Hello Friends,
Showery skies over Dee Why this morning. But it looks like it should lighten up in the next few hours. At 0500, swell was 1.7 m from the south at 10 seconds and tide was running out to the low at 1150. Wind was 6-7 kts from the south.
There were half a dozen stalwarts in the water at the point just after 0700. Looked like having a mal was the go as waves were dribbling in at about knee to waist high.
Outlook is for the swell to fade both in size and period, which of course means the waves will be getting smaller and weaker. Wind’s set to go NE later.
The next few days look like being close to flat and beyond that the models are not shaping up too spectacularly. If they have it right, we’re not going to see average periods into double figures until the weekend.
Have yourself a top old Monday everyone!
Weather Situation
A high pressure system moving over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge along the New South Wales coast, with generally east to southeasterly winds along New South Wales coastal waters. Winds will steadily turn northeasterly during Monday as the high pressure system moves further east, and strengthen during Tuesday and Wednesday as the next cold front approaches from the southwest. This next front will reach southern parts of the coast during Wednesday, extending a southerly change along southern and central parts of the coast by Wednesday evening.
Forecast for Monday until midnight
Winds
East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, tending southwest to southeasterly inshore early this morning. Winds turning northeasterly 15 to 25 knots in the late morning.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers, mostly inshore, possibly heavy at times. The chance of a thunderstorm. Wind gusts in excess of 45 knots possible with showers/thunderstorms early this morning.
Tuesday 5 April
Strong Wind Warning for Tuesday for Sydney Coast
Winds
North to northeasterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the late evening.
Seas
2 to 2.5 metres.
Swell
Southerly below 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly sunny. 20% chance of a shower offshore in the morning.
Wednesday 6 April
Winds
Northerly 15 to 25 knots shifting south to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Swell
Easterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Sunny.
