Hello Friends,
Really not much of a morning for surf it has to be said. SW wind meant that it was comparatively clean lots of places, but the residual NE wind swell is awful weak and gutless and tiny. You really need an air mat or similar large floaty object (kids’ inflatable wading pool maybe?) to have much chance of any shorward push.
The Bureau says the wind’ll kick along like this for pretty much the rest of the day. So, not much hope of an improvement in prospect. Tomorrow the wind should be light early and there just might possibly be a little bumpy south-east/east combo at spots that like that sort of thing.
From this morning’s swell modelling, it looks as though the further north you are on the east coast, the better your prospects of a little something in the mornings. Or, you could go to SW vicco or WA!
Have yourself a top old Saturday one and all!
Forecast issued at 4:10 am EDT on Saturday 21 December 2013.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge to New South Wales north coast and a southerly change is moving along the south coast. This change will weaken on the central coast Saturday afternoon as another high pressure centre develops east of Tasmania. The next southerly change is expected to develop on the south coast later Monday extending to the far north coast during Tuesday.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
Winds
South to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening. Winds reaching up to 25 knots in the morning.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1.5 metres during the morning.
Swell
Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning, then tending southerly 1.5 metres by early evening.
Sunday 22 December
Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for Sydney Coastal Waters
Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots before dawn then tending north to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots early in the morning. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the late evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southerly 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
Monday 23 December
Winds
Northerly 20 to 30 knots shifting southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the evening.
Seas
2 to 3 metres, decreasing below 2 metres during the morning.
Swell
Northeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres.
