Hello Friends,
Winter solstice is shaping up to be a beautiful day. The swell has faded a fair amount overnight but there were still some waist high peaks here and there. I spotted one at Manly (see pic) and around at Curly there seemed to be another at the south end.
Heading over the hill to Dee Why revealed a similar situation. There were a couple of folks bobbing hopefully at the point, but the action, such as it is, was well up the beach toward No Mans and beyond that Longy. (The lagoon is open, so water quality will be questionable)
Swell was showing from the SE at 1.3 metres with a period of 13 seconds at 0700, but I reckon you’d be doing well to get that much wave face on the average one. What’s more, as we head to the high tide at 1230, the swell is supposed to drop. So the earlier the better.
Outlook according to the models is for marginal conditions through to Friday morning when there may be a small short period east pulse. Beyond that, there could be another possibly long period pulse early next week. By that stage your correspondent will be on the other side of the planet where surf prospects are looking pretty ordinary I have to say. Expect the usual postcards!
Have yourself a top old Monday and stay happy!
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Weather Situation
A strong high pressure system is centred near the New South Wales coast and is moving slowly eastwards over the Tasman Sea. A trough is expected to bring south to southwesterly change during Thursday.
Forecast for Monday until midnight
Winds
West to northwesterly about 10 knots tending northerly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre by early evening.
Swell
Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 40% chance of showers offshore this morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere.
Tuesday 23 June
Winds
Northerly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
Swell
Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Weather
Mostly sunny.
Wednesday 24 June
Winds
Northerly 10 to 15 knots turning northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
1st Swell
South to southeasterly around 1 metre.
2nd Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. 30% chance of rain.
