Hello Friends,
If you were in the water before 0700 at Dee Why, there were waist to chest pluses at various peaks along the beach, but nothing much at the point. The incoming tide (it was low at 0620) helped and the light NW wind meant it was glassy too. Banks are still kinda variable and there seemed to be a fair amount of shutdown action. Swell was coming from the SE at a touch under the 10 sec mark with an average height at sea of about 1.5 metres.
Those numbers should mean that there are waves of some sort at any Sydney beach with reasonable SE exposure (ie most of them).
Speaking of numbers, we’ve got less than two weeks to go in the crowdfunding drive and we’re still adrift of the target. I know lots of you fine folk have been hanging back, meaning to, but not quite getting to making your pledge. Obviously you really can’t leave it much longer now. Yours truly is getting just a tiny bit nervous.
Tell you what. Would you like to see some of my rare MP footage? Well, if you make a pledge, I’ll send you an invite to Don’s Surf Party and for an ultra modest cover charge, there are a couple drinks lined up for you and lots of gourmet pizza to keep you cheerful as we show not only my 1977 footage, but something from Tim Bonython’s upcoming ASMF. Weekend show fans, you should jump in too, because the mighty Mr Simon Marnie will be MC’ing for us. So make your pledge and get your invite!
Have yourself a top old Saturday everyone.
Forecast issued at 4:10 am EDT on Saturday 12 October 2013.
Weather Situation
A high pressure ridge over the western Tasman Sea is weakening. Northerly winds along New South Wales coast will increase ahead of a gusty southerly change developing on the south coast Sunday afternoon and extending to the far north coast Monday morning. During Tuesday another high pressure ride will develop over the western Tasman Sea and winds are expected to ease.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
Strong wind warning for Saturday for Sydney Coastal Waters
Winds
North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning northeasterly 15 to 25 knots in the early afternoon then increasing to 20 to 30 knots in the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday, then increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending northeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening.
Sunday 13 October
Strong wind warning for Sunday for Sydney Coastal Waters
Winds
North to northwesterly 20 to 30 knots tending west to southwesterly in the late afternoon.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
Northeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around dawn.
Weather
The chance of thunderstorms in the late afternoon and evening.
Monday 14 October
Winds
South to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots turning south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon or evening.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
