This morning saw an uptick in the swell overnight. It’s shifted more to the ESE now and is averaging around 3 metres out at sea with an average period of close to 11 seconds. Once again, we have light offshores for the early – and threatening skies as masses of rain bearing cloud slowly approaches from the SE.
Tide hits high at 0940 and will be back to low at 1520.
Swell is set to push up, but the wind is set to go SE at any time now…
I’m going to run off and see if I can get a few snaps before it all goes pear-shaped!
Images for above new gallery will be online by 1300 or so…
Weather Situation
A strong, slow moving high pressure system near Tasmania extends a ridge to the northern Tasman Sea while a low pressure trough with a few small lows embedded in it lies off New South Wales coast. Some of the lows will cross parts of the central coast today bringing strong to gale force winds to the central and south coasts. The trough is expected to move east during Wednesday and Thursday as the high moves to the south strengthening the ridge across the western Tasman Sea.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
Gale warning for Tuesday for Sydney Coastal Waters
Winds
Northeast to southeasterly 25 to 35 knots decreasing to 15 to 25 knots in the early afternoon then becoming southeasterly 25 to 35 knots in the evening.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
Easterly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres later in the evening.
Weather
The chance of thunderstorms.
Caution
Large swells breaking dangerously close inshore.
Wednesday 26 June
Strong wind warning for Wednesday for Sydney Coastal Waters
Winds
Southeasterly 25 to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 25 knots in the middle of the day.
Seas
2 to 3 metres, decreasing below 2 metres around midday.
Swell
Easterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
Weather
The chance of thunderstorms.
Caution
Large swells breaking dangerously close inshore.
Thursday 27 June
Winds
Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
Easterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
The chance of thunderstorms offshore in the morning.
