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Tiny offerings

0930 update:
Hello Friends,
Just saw Manly and Curly and can report that as of 0900 there were some chest high sets at both places. At Manly it was all up the Queensie end and at Curly it appeared to be right along the beach. There seemed to be a reasonable wait for the rideable ones to turn up, but at least it’s not flat.

Curly was sparsely populated at 0900 even though there were waves.
Curly was sparsely populated at 0900 even though there were waves.

Looking promising but it sectioned
Looking promising but it sectioned

0800: Some waist high little sets along the beach at Dee Why but only the tiniest little line trickling along the rocks at the point. Swell is ESE at about a metre with a period of just under 10 seconds. Water temp out at the buoy is 17C.

There were a few people in the water along the beach where it looked to be reasonably consistent, if small. Swell is set to hang around at about this size today but to drop down another notch tomorrow – which will probably mean it goes flat. And, if the models have it right, it’ll stay that way for at least a week. Hope they’re wrong..

Keep on smilin’ everyone!

You'll need something big and floaty to catch anything
You’ll need something big and floaty to catch anything

Weather Situation

A high pressure system is centred over the western Tasman Sea, while a low near Adelaide is linked to a trough over central Australia. As this trough approaches today, coastal winds will turn more northerly, freshening in some parts. By late Friday the low is expected to be near Bass Strait, with the trough bringing a gusty west to southwesterly change Friday night or Saturday as it progresses towards the northeast. Another high pressure system is forecast to develop over the region during the weekend in the wake of the trough,

Forecast for Thursday until midnight

Winds
Northerly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the morning.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 metres later in the evening.
Swell
Southerly below 1 metre.
Weather
The chance of thunderstorms offshore later this afternoon and evening.

Friday 25 July

Winds
North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore early in the morning.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
South to southeasterly below 1 metre.
Weather
The chance of thunderstorms offshore from the late morning, extending throughout during the late afternoon and evening.

Saturday 26 July

Winds
Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning southwesterly during the day.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
The chance of thunderstorms.
It shut down a second later
It shut down a second later
Light fog at 0745
Light fog at 0745

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