Hello Friends,
Could the current flat spell have bottomed out yesterday morning? Although it was unsurfably microscopic at Dee Why Monday morning, in the late afternoon we scored a few knee to waist high little waves at the Long Reef end.
This morning sees about a metre of SE swell at close to 13 seconds apart. Yesterday afternoon some of the sets were in the 12 second range, so with luck, spots that were showing a bump yesterday should be doing the same again this morning. Best exposures could possibly be into the chest high range on wave faces on the bombs. I hope…!
The Bureau’s marine forecast is predicting only a metre of NE to SE swell though. And its call for Wednesday and Thursday aren’t any better. As well, the forecast models which until yesterday had been suggesting a little upward pulse for Wednesday have now decided we have to wait until Friday for anything much to arrive. But on the good side, the various predictions are lining up in agreement that this coming weekend should see some fun to solid south swell activity. Some are picking the peak for Sunday, others predict it’ll be Monday.
Have yourself a happy and productive Tuesday!
Tides today: L @0655, H @1300
Dee Why about 0700
Weather Situation
A near stationary high pressure system over the Tasman Sea is extending a ridge across NSW. A weak cool change will affect NSW coastal waters on Wednesday, before the ridge becomes reestablished and remains slow moving for the remainder of the week.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
Winds
Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning westerly in the late evening. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the late evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Northeast to southeasterly below 1 metre.
Wednesday 21 May
Winds
Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the late afternoon.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
Northeast to southeasterly around 1 metre.
Thursday 22 May
Winds
North to northeasterly about 10 knots tending north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southeast to southwesterly below 1 metre.
