Hello Friends,

Very late start for your correspondent. Fortunately no harm done as there really isn’t much going on at Dee Why or over the hill at Curly. Lots of people in the water there, but not for any obvious reason I could see. Sets were struggling to get to waist high and they weren’t too frequent. Grey skies, humid temps and desultory rain drops falling just frequently enough to make you aware of them. Swell’s showing as mainly from the ENE. It’s about 1.5 metres on average out at sea, but the 7 second period means it’s not amounting to much.

Interestingly it looks from the forecasts as though we might possibly have a little activity tomorrow – winds willing – at south swell spots. Tide’ll be coming into a high at around 1030 on Monday morning.

Have yourself a great Sunday!

Weather Situation
A low pressure system to the east of Tasmania moves over the southern Tasman Sea today bringing a fresh to strong southerly change to the South Coast this morning, extending to the North Coast overnight. Fresh to strong northerly winds are expected ahead of the trough. Winds moderate into the new week as a weak high pressure system develops over the western Tasman Sea on Monday.
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
Winds
Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots shifting southerly 15 to 25 knots in the middle of the day.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres.
Swell
Northeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
Weather
The chance of thunderstorms from the morning until evening.
Monday 17 February
Winds
Southerly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore early in the morning.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
East to northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre around midday, then tending south to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
Tuesday 18 February
Winds
East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres.