Hello Friends,
No surf today. Only half a metre of SE swell showing on the MHL buoy off Sydney. It’s a tiny touch bigger as you head north along the coast, so if you find yourself up Byron way, there might be a little something at the magnet spots.
This morning’s swell forecast models have gone all bleak on us. There’s some hope of a brief, small, sideshore south pulse on Friday morning, but between now and then – and for a good week (at least) beyond that – it’s not a good look. All I can say, is I hope it doesn’t turn out to be as bad as the models are showing this morning.
Made more headway on the preparations for the RealSurf crowdfunding project yesterday, so back on to that for me today as I work toward completing all the spadework before week’s end.
Have yourself a great Wednesday
Tides: H @0830, L @1410
Forecast issued at 4:10 am EST on Wednesday 7 August 2013.
Weather Situation
A weakening cold front over central NSW is associated with generally light winds. A low may develop in the western Tasman Sea tomorrow, leading to strong to gale force winds along most of the coast. Winds are likely to ease later on Friday under a weak high pressure ridge.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
Winds
Westerly 10 to 15 knots tending southwesterly in the middle of the day then becoming variable about 10 knots in the early afternoon.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre around midday.
Swell
South to southeasterly up to 1 metre.
Thursday 8 August
Gale warning for Thursday for Sydney Coastal Waters
Winds
Variable below 10 knots becoming west to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots before dawn then tending south to southwesterly 30 to 35 knots in the afternoon.
Seas
2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres around midday, then decreasing below 3 metres by early evening.
Swell
Southerly up to 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 metres by early evening.
Friday 9 August
Winds
South to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the day then becoming northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing below 1.5 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
