Hello Friends,
Only 8 days left now. The pledging pace has picked up and I’m hoping by this time next week we have close to 200 pledgers. Oh, and keep an eye on the Manly Daily because I had a chat with a reporter about this little project and I’m due to get my picture taken down at Dee Why later today. Good to spread the word and huge thanks to long time Friend of RealSurf Ben Grozier who totally off his own bat made sure the MD found out about the story.
You might want to pile on surfwise too because although we have some pretty little glassy lines coming in as of 0700 this morning at south spots, all indications are that it’s on the fade. Dee Why was showing waist with the odd plus when I checked the first time. The tide’s dropping now and we’re due to have a stiff 25-30 kts of NEr by this afternoon.
Outlook is kinda mixed. Tomorrow really doesn’t look too good. The wind’ll be okay but the swell is expected to be tiny, probably unsurfably so at most places. Friday could possibly have something for us but the model interpretations are a bit all over the place. If we go with the Bureau’s take, we should see NW wind and an increasing straight south swell on Friday morning.
Go well with your day and stay happy!
Forecast issued at 4:10 am EDT on Wednesday 16 October 2013.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system centred in the northern Tasman Sea is moving east extending a ridge over New South Wales. This high will maintain a ridge to the state’s northeast today as a cold front approaching the western border. The front is expected to cross the state during Thursday with another ridge developing in its wake by Friday.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
Strong wind warning for Wednesday for Sydney Coastal Waters
Winds
North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending north to northeasterly 25 to 30 knots in the afternoon.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre around midday.
Thursday 17 October
Gale warning for Thursday for Sydney Coastal Waters
Winds
Northerly 20 to 30 knots shifting southerly 25 to 35 knots in the evening.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
Friday 18 October
Winds
South to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots shifting east to northeasterly below 10 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
2 to 3 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
