Hello Friends,
Although the forecast’s calling for a shower or two today, skies were largely clear over the Northern Beaches as Tuesday got started. Sadly there were no waves to be seen The MHL buoy was picking up 0.75 metyres of ESE wind bump at around 8 seconds apart. I reckon magnets could have knee-ish sets. Conditions are clean with light west wind early. Tide was low at 0540 and will be high at noon.
The Bureau predicts that the waves should come up during the day (see forecast below) but the wind’s expected to go around to the SE – and it’ll stay that way through Thursday. At the same time we can expect a fair amount of rain from Wednesday through to Friday. Not a great prospect, sadly.
Surf outlook for the weekend’s not too hot, but the long range all is currently rather interesting. If it’s right, we could see a 24-hr pulse of solid, long period south swell around Tuesday-Wednesday. Wind call is for NW at this stage. Stay tuned I guess…
Have a great Tuesday everybody and keep on smilin’!
Weather Situation
Northerly winds will give way to southerly winds as a change over the southern waters extends to central and northern parts during the day. Winds will tend northeast to southeasterly on Wednesday as trough over northeastern New South Wales deepens. A low is expected to develop within the trough later Wednesday with increasing winds. The positioning and movement of the low is somewhat uncertain, though it is expected to have moved east later Thursday as a new high pressure system over southeast Australia extends a ridge to the coast.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
Winds
Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots inshore in the early afternoon. Turning south to southeasterly in the afternoon.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre by early evening.
1st Swell
Northeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.
2nd Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Wednesday 24 August
Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for Sydney Coast
Winds
Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots in the evening. Reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the late evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
1st Swell
Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending easterly below 1 metre during the morning.
2nd Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. 90% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore from the late morning.
Thursday 25 August
Winds
South to southeasterly 25 to 30 knots tending south to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots during the morning.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather
Cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
