Hello Friends,
Wind was lightly out of the north before 0700 but the expected overnight drop in the swell energy sees only knee to waist high wave faces at Dee Why. Although the MHL buoy was detecting 1.6 metres of 12-sec SSE swell, by 0700 it definitely looked smaller than that at Dee Why.
Tide’s heading to the high at just before 1000 and the Bureau says we can expect a warm day with an afternoon NE’r. The swell’s expected to continue weakening and tomorrow should be smaller again as the south swell fades out.
The wind regime is set to go southerly from Wednesday. We should see some south swell turning up around the same time, but with heaps of wind and rainy skies too. So, not getting real excited about the prospects for the later part of the week… however things may improve for us at the weekend.
Have yourself a great Monday one and all, and keep on smilin’!
Weather Situation
A high pressure system near New Zealand extends a ridge towards the northern New South Wales coast, while a trough deepens over the state’s southwest. This pattern will directly generally northeasterly winds over coastal waters today, freshening in many areas through the afternoon. The trough is expected to bring a southerly change to southern and central parts of the coast during Tuesday, before stalling and weakening in the north early Wednesday. A brief return to northerly winds will precede a cold front, which looks set to bring a more substantial southerly change on Thursday and Friday.
Forecast for Monday until midnight
Winds
North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
1 to 2 metres.
Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
Weather
Sunny.
Tuesday 12 January
Winds
Northerly 10 to 15 knots shifting southerly 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Southerly below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 20% chance of a shower.
Wednesday 13 January
Winds
Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning east to southeasterly below 10 knots during the day then tending northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
South to southeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.
