Hello Friends,
Swell’s arrived on schedule this morning. It’s pretty chilly and the grey skies have switched everything to monochrome, but surface conditions were glassy at 0730 and swell energy was coming in from the south to SSE. Average height at sea was 2.7 metres at 9 seconds apart. There was some longer period component in the mix too. At Dee Why the numbers were translating into a fairly inconsistent chest to shoulder plus wave faces.
Outlook is for the wind to be light south, then variable before going NW late. The Bureau sees the swell fading back this afternoon. Tomorrow is shaping to be small again and then the energy should be back up significantly from Thursday. So, if you can’t hit it today, there should be options in the near future.
Gotta jam, have a good one and expect a follow up post at some point today.
Weather Situation
Coastal winds will ease in most areas today as a high pressure ridge extends across the region. Gusty westerly winds are expected to return on Wednesday as the next cold front sweeps across the state, shifting more southerly during Thursday as the system moves away. Lighter wind conditions should return at the end of the week as a slow-moving high pressure system drifts across from the west and remains dominant through the weekend.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
Winds
Southerly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day then becoming west to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Southerly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1 to 2 metres by evening.
Weather
Cloudy. 40% chance of showers, mainly offshore.
Wednesday 5 August
Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for Sydney Coast
Winds
Westerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching 30 knots offshore in the evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 40% chance of showers offshore.
Thursday 6 August
Winds
Westerly 20 to 30 knots turning south to southwesterly 25 to 35 knots during the morning.
Seas
2 to 3 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres during the afternoon.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 30% chance of a shower.
