Hello Friends,
Argh! Still with the near-flatness this morning. Only the faintest of faint east wind swell’s dribbling into the Dee Why stretch. Had to wait ages to get this morning’s shot of someone milking a gutless one-footer onto the sand. I really admire the keeness and it’s otherwise a beautiful morning too.
From the look of this morning’s swell modelling, we can’t really expect an improvement until late Wednesday. And then it looks as though the best hope for a wave will be up north. Erstwhile reporter PB and I are planning to make a run up that way on Wednesday to see if we can find something above the knee high mark. Network connections willing, I’ll post an update or two on how we go…
The long range outlook remains pretty bleak I have to say. Spring is not getting off to a great start along the east coast.
Given the approaching election, I wanted to share a couple of useful links with my fellow voters.
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Have a great Tuesday!
Forecast issued at 4:20 am EST on Tuesday 3 September 2013.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge into New South Wales and will remain the dominant feature over the next few days, promoting generally light wind conditions in most parts of the coast.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
Winds
Variable about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Easterly around 1 metre.
Wednesday 4 September
Winds
North to northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by evening.
Swell
Easterly around 1 metre.
Thursday 5 September
Winds
Northerly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Easterly around 1 metre.
