"Stay happy and you'll be perfectly fine" - Jack Norris

It’s still pumping people

Hello Friends,

For close to two weeks it was looking like today might be the goods, and lo and behold, so it is.

Swell is much cleaner this morning than 24 hours ago and it looks to be just about the same size, but maybe a touch smaller on the biggest ones. That said, when I took the pictures, there was a nice clean up set that pretty much took everybody at the point by surprise. That’s the deal when you have an average period of close to 15 seconds – the bombs can be 15-30 mins apart.

Swell was just a touch under the two metre mark at 14.8 seconds from the east and wind was out of the WNW as things got started. The wind should be good most places until it swings NE in the afternoon.

Tide’s high at 0935.

I got a ton of pics yesterday and will be out and about with a camera again today.

Swell looks like dropping away pretty quickly through the day and tomorrow, while still fun-size, should be noticably smaller. The rest of the week looks small to marginal, but the models are showing another dose of the big stuff next Sunday-Monday!

Have a good one everybody.

Both crowds and waves are a bit smaller  than yesterday - but cleaner.
Both crowds and waves are a bit smaller than yesterday – but cleaner.
Lucky pup with a wall to himself at Dee Why @0720
Lucky pup with a wall to himself at Dee Why @0720
Big one sweeps the crowd.
Big one sweeps the crowd.
Might want to wait for the swell to drop a little...
Might want to wait for the swell to drop a little…

Weather Situation
A weak ridge of high pressure is extending across New South Wales today in the wake of a trough and cold front, which is near the Queensland border this morning. This ridge will remain over the region during the early part of the week, leading to a fairly weak pressure pattern. Note that a powerful easterly swell is affecting most of the coast today, courtesy of ex-Tropical Cyclone Lusi near New Zealand.
Forecast for Monday until midnight
Winds
Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots by the middle of the day then becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon.
Seas
1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by evening.
Swell
Easterly 1.5 to 2 metres.
Caution
Deceptively powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Tuesday 18 March
Winds
North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Wednesday 19 March
Winds
Northerly 10 to 15 knots becoming south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Easterly below 1 metre.