Hello Friends,
The only waves being detected by the MHL Sydney buoy this morning were westerly ripples being pushed out to sea by the vigorous WNW wind. The Bureau says there should be 1-1.5 metres of south swell, but there’s no sign of it in the spectral data (a chart that shows where the swell’s coming from, how big it is and what the average period is). If you can find an ankle to knee high set wave today, you’ll be doing very well indeed. Fortunately it looks from the forecasts as though the wavelessness will be at its worst this morning and maybe by this afternoon, south spots will be showing something again.
Outlook for the remainder of the week is shaping up okay according to the models. Tuesday could see some waist high activity with strong offshores. Wednesday morning early could be back to zippo (kinda like today) but by late afternoon we could see some hint of the expected south swell event that’s expected to be hitting in earnest on Thursday. Thursday and Friday have been shaping up to be pretty intense for some days now and the models are still projecting solid overhead south swell and strong SW wind with chilly temps but sunny skies on Thursday. With any luck, the good to potentially excellent conditions could last into Sunday morning.
So whoohoo! for that 🙂
Go well with your Monday
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Weather Situation
A high pressure ridge lies across northern New South Wales, while a cold front moves over the southeast corner of the state this morning. Vigorous westerly winds should gradually ease later in the day as this front moves away, although another strong cold front will affect the region mid-week.
Forecast for Monday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Monday for Sydney Coast
Winds
West to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots, locally reaching 30 knots.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather
Sunny.
Tuesday 12 May
Winds
West to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots tending west to northwesterly in the morning.
Seas
1 to 2 metres.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 2 metres.
Weather
Sunny.
Wednesday 13 May
Winds
Westerly 15 to 20 knots turning southwesterly 25 to 30 knots during the morning.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southerly below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 30% chance of a shower.
