Hello Friends,
Wind was WSW 10-20 kts around 0800, swell at 0600 was 4.3 metre off of Sydney. It had a period of 11.4 seconds and was coming from the SSE. Conditions at Dee Why point weren’t as big as yesterday’s peak intensity, but as the picture shows, it wasn’t small. No takers in the water that I could see. Probably because it was pretty lumpy and junky as well as double overhead plus on the bigger sets.
Wind is going to swing southerly and then SE and the swell is set to drop back into the 2.5-3 metre range by lunch time. So not a great outlook for surfin’ options where Dee Why’s concerned. There might be something around at Collaroy if you’re really keen.
The southerly is expected to fade out by midday tomorrow and with luck we’ll still have some swell energy left. Beyond that, the models are not currently being encouraging. At this stage there don’t seem to be any fresh swell events coming our way.
Have yourself a great Sunday everyone!
Tides: L @0840, H @1515
Weather Situation
A complex low pressure system near New Zealand Northern Island is moving slowly east as a strong, slow-moving high pressure system moves over southeastern Australia extending a ridge across the western Tasman Sea and as the result vigorous southerly winds along New South Wales coast will gradually weaken during today and Sunday. The high is expected to be position over the southwestern Tasman Sea on Tuesday maintaining the ridge to the north coast.
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the morning. Winds turning southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 2 metres around midday, then decreasing to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southerly 3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2.5 to 3 metres around midday.
- Caution
- Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Monday 21 July
- Winds
- Southerly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southeasterly 2 to 2.5 metres, tending southerly 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon, then tending southeasterly 1.5 metres later in the evening.
Tuesday 22 July
- Winds
- Variable below 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres.
