Hello Friends,
Pretty much nothin’ doin’ at Dee Why this morning – sadly. It’s shaping up to be an absolute corker of a day with a forecast high of 22 (well above the mean average of 17.8 for this time of year) under clear skies. There’s a weak SE wind swell (1m @ 9s) delivering the very occasional thigh-high set mid-beach, but with high tide looming at 1100, it’s quite a struggle catching them. Your best bet for a wave will be at the S-SE magnet spots. Fortunately the wind should be reasonable all day.
This morning’s swell forecast models paint a generally unlovely picture for the week ahead. The prospects for a little south pulse that was shaping for around Thursday into Friday seem to have been downgraded to just a hope of a very slight uptick over the present conditions. And then it looks like slumping back to the odd knee to waist sorta thing until next weekend. There is some interesting speculation happening on the very long range predictions, but you’d never book a day off on that basis. Anyway, here’s hoping!
So have yourself a top old Sunday one and all, and keep on smilin’!
Forecast issued at 4:11 am EST on Sunday 11 August 2013.
Weather Situation
A high pressure ridge over the western Tasman Sea is weakening and a cold front will bring gusty southwesterly winds along New South Wales coastal on Monday. Winds will ease briefly later on Tuesday as another cold front is expected to bring gusty change during Wednesday and Thursday.
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
Winds
West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day then becoming northerly 15 to 20 knots in the evening.
Seas
Up to 1 metre.
Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
Monday 12 August
Winds
Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning west to southwesterly 25 to 30 knots in the late afternoon.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1.5 metres around midday, then increasing to 2 to 3 metres by early evening.
Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
Tuesday 13 August
Winds
Southwesterly 25 to 30 knots turning westerly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon or evening.
Swell
Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
