Hello Friends,
Not much going on at Dee Why this morning, nor, I should imagine, elsewhere. There’s about a metre of mainly SE wind swelly stuff coming in and it’s a long wait between anything surfable. Biggest set wave face I saw was struggling to make waist high, but mostly it was much smaller than that. Wind was north early and tide was dropping to a low at noon.
From the shape of the swell forecasting data, we’re not looking at much prospect of an improvement this weekend. There could be slightly bigger dribblers tomorrow but then the wind will be southerly, so options will be severely limited.
As of this morning, it seems our best hope of a favourable wave and wind combo could be around Mon-Tue when we might actually get some waist to chest high waves at standout spots.
Have yourself a top old Saturday!
Tides H @0635, L @1200
Weather Situation
A high over the western Tasman Sea is extending a ridge towards New South Wales, as a trough on the northern coast weakens. This pattern will see northerly along most of the coast today ahead of the next trough and southerly change, expected to reach the southern coast late today and progress to the Queensland border on Sunday.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
Winds
Northerly 15 to 25 knots shifting southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.
Swell
East to northeasterly around 1 metre.
Sunday 27 April
Winds
South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly 15 to 25 knots in the morning.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing below 1.5 metres around midday.
Swell
East to northeasterly around 1 metre, tending southerly 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
Weather
The chance of thunderstorms early in the morning, mainly offshore.
Monday 28 April
Winds
Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the day.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the evening.
Swell
Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning.
