Hello Friends,
The wind was chilly early but we’re headed to a high of 27 later. At 0700 the wind was offshore and the most recent MHL data was showing a metre of 8-second south swell. So, there might be something up the beach at Long Reef, but as far as the Dee Why to No Mans stretch it was looking knee high at best along the beach. Tide’s high at 1030, so that’s a factor as well.
If you found waves somewhere yesterday, I’d start my looking there this morning. Given the settings, the biggest sets at the best spots will probably be around the knee high mark. So, not utterly flat, but pretty small.
The forecast models are generally agreeing that the next three days will be tiny to flat most places, but there might be a bump up for Friday (according to some).
The weekend currently looks like being dominated by south wind and some short period south swell. It’s nice to see some hopeful predictions for early next week in the long range models. If the most optimistic of them turns out to be right, we could see shoulder plus at SE magnets Monday-Tuesday morning… here’s hoping!
Have yourself a great Tuesday everyone!
Weather Situation
A cold front will bring south to southwesterly change along the New South Wales south coast later this evening, extending to Sydney Waters overnight before weakening on the central coast Wednesday morning. Winds will turn north to northeasterly during Thursday as a high pressure system moves over the Tasman Sea extending a ridge to the north coast and increase ahead of the of another cold front and stronger southerly change expected in the south late Friday.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
Winds
West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly in the early afternoon then tending northwesterly in the evening. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Sunny.
Wednesday 19 October
Winds
West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots shifting southeasterly in the early afternoon.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 metres by early evening.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 20% chance of a shower offshore, near zero chance elsewhere.
Thursday 20 October
Winds
East to southeasterly about 10 knots tending northeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon or evening.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
Weather
Cloudy. 40% chance of showers.
