Hello Friends,
Light offshores under mainly clear skies as Friday got started, but no sign of swell at Dee Why – yet. The Bureau is predicting the swell to increase to 2-2.5 metres from the south this morning. The MHL buoy was picking up only half a metre of 7-8 sec SSE at 0500 however Batemans Bay was showing 2.6 metres of south swell at 9 seconds, so there’s definitely a reasonable prospect that we’ll have surfable conditions later today.
Tide’s high at 0715 and then will drop to the low at 1305. Wind’s supposed to go south to SW during the middle part of the day and then become light and variable.
All the settings look right, so now we wait…
And the week ahead? Well, I commend the Goat’s wisdom to you.
Have a great day and yes, I’ll be looking for an opportunity to update with news of a swell arrival later, so might be an idea to check back…
Have a top old Friday!
Weather Situation
A cold front moving through the Tasman will extend a south to southwesterly change along New South Wales coastal waters on Friday. A high pressure system will then move eastwards to be centred over the area on Saturday, then move into the Tasman Sea and weaken on Sunday. The next cold front and associated southerly change will reach the New South Wales coast on Monday.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
Winds
West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the morning. Winds tending south to southwesterly in the middle of the day then becoming variable below 10 knots in the late afternoon.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre around midday.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
Weather
Mostly sunny.
Saturday 21 May
Winds
East to southeasterly about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly in the middle of the day.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy.
Sunday 22 May
Winds
Northerly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon or evening.
Swell
Southerly 1.5 metres.
Weather
Mostly sunny.
Please be aware
Wind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the height.
Nearby Coastal Waters
