Hello Friends,
Only a weak little remnant NE wind swell lapping into the beaches of Sydney this morning. At 0630 there were a few keen types chasing waist high bumpiness at Dee Why beach. Tide’s really high at 0830, so that’s not helping much. Outlook for the day ahead is kind of a smaller version of yesterday, ie NE’ly in the afternoon with a possible small uptick in the height of the average wave face. But we’re looking at 7 second period wind swell now, and I’d be surprised if it picked up noticeably.
From the look of the forecasts the next two to three days are set to be pretty small to nearly flat. Saturday could see a slight bump up in energy levels though.
Hope you have a good Thursday everyone!
Tides: H @0830, L @1405
Forecast issued at 4:10 am EDT on Thursday 30 January 2014.
Weather Situation
A weak southerly change near Sydney washes out early this morning with winds turning back to the northeast associated with a weak high pressure system over the Tasman Sea. This high will be the dominant feature extending a ridge over northern New South Wales over the next few days. Another weak southerly change is expected to move up the south coast late Friday morning weakening just south of Sydney in the late evening.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
Winds
East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the morning then northeasterly 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre.
Friday 31 January
Winds
Northeasterly 20 to 25 knots turning northerly 15 to 20 knots during the day.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1.5 metres during the morning.
Swell
Easterly around 1 metre.
Saturday 1 February
Winds
Northerly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the day then becoming northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
East to northeasterly around 1 metre.
