Hello Friends,
Breezy under partly cloudy skies as Saturday morning got going. Had hoped to see some sort of wave activity but there’s really nothing going on at Dee Why. The MHL buoy was showing 1.3 metres of 6-sec NE bump, so there might be some knee high lumps at an optimally aligned beach. Wind’s NNW at 15-20 kts as of 0730. Tide’s high at 0925
Outlook is for the swell to come up from the south late in the day, joining the existing NE energy. Wind should go more west as well. The models aren’t too hopeful about quality today, but tomorrow it looks as though we can expect some potentially good to very good conditions at south magnets – particularly for the morning session.
Have a top old Saturday!
Weather Situation
Northerly winds are increasing along the New South Wales coast as a low pressure system and associated trough approach from the west. The low will move off the south coast Friday night bringing vigorous west to southwesterly winds along the southern and central coasts. The low will move rapidly east during Saturday as a high pressure system near the Bight moves east extending a ridge to the Tasman Sea and winds are expected to gradually ease.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
Gale Warning for Saturday for Sydney Coast
Winds
Northwesterly 25 to 30 knots turning westerly 20 to 30 knots in the morning. Reaching up to 35 knots offshore in the afternoon.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 4 metres offshore.
1st Swell
Southerly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.
2nd Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 40% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore this morning.
Sunday 4 September
Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for Sydney Coast
Winds
Westerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore early in the morning. Shifting south to southeasterly below 10 knots in the early afternoon.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre around midday.
1st Swell
Southerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
2nd Swell
East to northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Sunny.
Monday 5 September
Winds
West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the morning then becoming northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather
Mostly sunny.
