Hello Friends,
Perfect conditions this morning, but for a near complete lack of swell. A little before 0700 there were a pair of SUP riders looking for the odd ankle to knee high bump under the sunny early morning skies.
Wind was out of the NW at around 5 kts and there was around a metre of 9-sec south swell out at sea. Tide was high at 0445 and will be low again at 1125. We’re headed to a high of 28 with a possible late shower as we shift into a southerly pattern.
The Bureau’s hoisted a strong wind warning for 20-30 kts of southerly tomorrow – and at this stage it seems we could be in for generally south conditions through to mid-next week. The swell’s obviously going to come up with the wind, but the models are showing sub-10 sec periods until around Saturday, so I’m not too hopeful for much in the protected south corners at least initially. Maybe later as the swell goes more SE later in the weekend and the wind throttles back a little…
Have yourself a top old Wednesday one and all!
Weather Situation
A complex low pressure system is moving over the western Tasman Sea. Variable winds along the New South Wales coast will gradually turn southerly from the south during today and Thursday as the low moves further east and a high pressure system south of the Bight extends a ridge behind it. The high is expected to move very slowly east over the next few days strengthening the ridge along the coast.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming southerly 15 to 20 knots in the evening. Winds reaching up to 25 knots inshore in the late evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.
Swell
Southeasterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly sunny day. 30% chance of a shower this evening.
Thursday 4 February
Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Sydney Coast
Winds
Southerly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southeasterly below 1 metre, tending southerly 2 to 3 metres by early evening.
Weather
Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Friday 5 February
Winds
Southerly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
1st Swell
South to southeasterly 1 to 2 metres.
2nd Swell
Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 0.5 metres during the morning.
Weather
Cloudy. 40% chance of showers.
