Hello Friends,

Wind was steady 8-10 kts N at daybreak and the Bureau says it’s going to be 25 kts N to NE by evening. The much anticipated east swell should begin to fill in late this afternoon and peak tomorrow.

At first light, there were a few bods in the water catching the odd waist high little wobbler up the beach from the Dee Why SLSC. No real sign of the expected east swell though. But, like everyone else, I’ll be keeping a beady eye on it all day… waiting for the first signs…

If the swell models are right, we should have fun size, even overhead tomorrow at exposed spots on sets and the energy should stick around through Monday (looking like the best combo of swell, wind and weather at this point). The swell forecasts show things dropping back into the small to marginal plus range midweek before, possibly… kicking up again next weekend.

High tide’s around 0825 this morning.

Have yourself a great Saturday and fingers crossed for that swell arriving before dark tonight…

Forecast issued at 4:10 am EDT on Saturday 15 March 2014.
Weather Situation
A weakening ridge extends from a high over the southern Tasman Sea to the northern New South Wales coast, while Ex-Tropical Cyclone Lusi is centred near northern New Zealand. An increasing easterly swell is developing between these two systems, and is expected to peak along the New South Wales coast during Sunday. Meanwhile, a trough and associated cold front approaching from the southwest will bring a southwest to southeasterly change to the southern coast on Sunday, extending to the north coast early Monday.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
Winds
North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching 25 knots in the evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres.
Swell
Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Sunday 16 March
Winds
Northerly 15 to 25 knots shifting west to southwesterly around the middle of the day.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by evening.
Swell
Easterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Isolated thunderstorms.
Caution
Deceptively powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Monday 17 March
Winds
West to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots shifting northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day then tending northerly 15 to 20 knots during the evening.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
Northeasterly 2 metres, tending easterly 1.5 to 2 metres.