Hello Friends,
10-15 kts of SSE wind knocking the tops off a choppy and grey sea this morning. Swell was showing at nearly 3 metres and 11 seconds from the SE as of 0400 according to the recently revived MHL Sydney buoy. Nothing approaching that size at Dee Why when I checked for the first time a little after 0700. About the biggest I saw was a shorey with a wave face in the shoulder plus range. There were three or four bods poking about at the point, but I didn’t see them pick anything up. Swell looked scuddy and flabby there and inclined to shutdown in the shorey. You had to be keen!
Looking at the trends, I’d say the swell energy probably peaked overnight and according to the modelling, will fade across the day – but not go flat. The SE wind is forecast to be around all day, overnight and into tomorrow. It does look as though tomorrow morning might see it being pretty light and therefore maybe a better prospect than today. Friday looks more promising again, as we could still have a little SE energy hanging around and light winds for the early with a standard issue afternoon NE’r later.
So, maybe a few fun ones for Friday and Saturday morning.
Have yourself a smoothly operating Wednesday!
Tides: L @0723, H @1335
Weather Situation
A low pressure trough is currently moving northwards along the New South Wales coast. This is bringing gusty south to southeasterly winds as it moves northwards, with a high near Tasmania pushing a ridge along the coast in its wake. Winds will gradually shift northerly during the second half of the week as the next high becomes established over the Tasman Sea.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
Winds
Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots in the morning.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
South to southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres.
Thursday 6 February
Winds
Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning east to northeasterly during the day.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres.
Friday 7 February
Winds
East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
