Hello Friends,
After two months, the crowdfunding drive finished early this morning with $12,759 due to arrive in the RealSurf revamp and development account in about a week. And, we have another $1000 coming our way from the good folks at The Perfect Wave, so the final tally will be $13,759. An incredibly successful, gratifying and humbling result. Thank you to all 213 Friends of RealSurf!
As so often is the way in life, the highs are entwined with lows. This morning I’m scrambling to get things squared away so that I can be on QF11, headed for LA early this afternoon. My friend got through her operation, but it’s touch and go and I’m hoping to be of some use, some how to her and her husband, (my mate since high school days). At this stage I look like being there for a couple of weeks. But who knows what the Fates will decree.
So, it’s back to postcards from Cali and over the horizon interpretations of the surf data by yours truly. Thanks in advance for your understanding.
Okay, on to this morning’s surf situation.
We have a tiny south line coming in courtesy of a swell at sea around the 1.5 metre range with a period in the 13 second range. This was producing knee to waist sets at Dee Why when I checked at 0700. Next tide is a high at 1115.
The latest swell modelling is showing the south swell picking up a little as the day goes along and with luck there will be something in the interesting range for you tomorrow morning – when your correspondent will be blearily adjusting to being on the other side of the planet…
Forecast issued at 4:10 am EDT on Thursday 24 October 2013.
Weather Situation
A vigorous south to southwesterly change is moving along New South Wales north coast and it will reach Point Danger by this afternoon. A strong high pressure system south of the Bight extending a ridge behind the change. As the ridge strengthens over the western Tasman Sea , winds along the coast will ease. The next southerly change is expected to develop during Saturday.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
Strong wind warning for Thursday for Sydney Coastal Waters
Winds
West to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots before turning southerly 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning, then decreasing below 2 metres by early evening.
Swell
Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre around midday.
Friday 25 October
Winds
South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the morning then becoming north to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots in the afternoon.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
East to northeasterly below 1 metre, tending southerly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Saturday 26 October
Winds
Westerly 15 to 20 knots at first, turning east to southeasterly and easing to about 10 knots during the day.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres.
