Semi-surfless
Posted by: Don on March 9th, 2013
Hello Friends,
Another day when it can safely be said that wherever you found a wave yesterday is likely to be where you’ll find one today. At Dee Why a metre or so of 7 second period east wind swell was dribbling in at around 0700. A solitary SUP rider to greeted it and with a fair amount of earnest digging, was able to briefly glide shoreward on the odd knee high bump.
The outlook remains much the same as it has for the last few weeks, ie marginal to just surfable mainly easterly wind swell with light onshores early and going NE in the afternoon. From south of the Tweed to the Vicco border, the latest modelling says there will be little change to the conditions for at least another week.
Hey, what can ya do? Keep smilin’ says I, the waves will return!
Tides: H @0615, L @1255
Weather Situation
A slow moving high pressure system over the Tasman Sea will maintain an onshore airstream along the coast over the next few days.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
Winds
Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Easterly 1 metre.
Sunday 10 March
Winds
North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Easterly 1.5 metres.
Monday 11 March
Winds
Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning easterly during the morning.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Easterly 1.5 metres.



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