Hello Friends,
Swell has perked up overnight and as of 0600 was 2 metres at 11 seconds from the south with light west wind. Tide was high at 0545 and will get back to low at 1130.
Sets at Dee Why point were around the chest high mark on the take off, but were mostly smaller than that once you got down the line. The beachy didn’t seem to be shutting down quite as much as the last few days and it was reasonably consistently delivering waist to chest plus on the take off.
The Bureau says the wind will move more around to the e-ne by lunch and is expected to be a chop-inducing 10-15kts. They also warn that the swell will pick up later today and have posted a warning for deceptively powerful surf conditions.
Like the Goat says, the next week is looking pretty reasonable for surfin’. So woohoo!
Have yourself a great Friday one and all.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over Victoria extends a ridge across central and northern NSW. A cold front will weaken as it crosses the southeast of the state. The high will move east across NSW following the front, then move across the Tasman Sea Friday and Saturday. A stronger front will cross southern parts of the coast on Sunday and extend to the north coast on Monday.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- South to southeasterly about 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.
- Caution
- Deceptively powerful surf conditions in the evening are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Saturday 9 August
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending west to southwesterly in the evening. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning.
- Swell
- Southerly 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.
- Caution
- Deceptively powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Sunday 10 August
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 20 knots turning southwesterly 15 to 25 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the evening.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending southeasterly below 1 metre during the evening.
