Hello Friends,
Solid 10-sec, 3 metre south swell barreling into the beaches of Sydney this morning. Fanned by a light NW wind under sunny skies, it looks like the best morning for waves in a long time. Tide was high at 0630 and will be back to low at 1245. By then the Bureau tells us to expect the wind to be coming around to the SE.
Swell should gradually decline across the day, so getting in now is the plan.
Your correspondent will be out and about with a camera later this morning and that means I’m hoping to have a few pictures to share later.
Have a top day everybody (and beginners: be careful about getting involved today)
Weather Situation
A deep low over the southern Tasman Sea is expected to move slowly southeast over the next few days, while a high pressure system south of Western Australia extends a ridge across New South Wales. The high centre will drift slowly east over the coming days with a centre forming over the Tasman Sea on Sunday and a broad low pressure trough developing over inland New South Wales.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
Winds
Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the morning then becoming east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
Swell
Southerly 2 to 3 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy.
Caution
Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Saturday 26 November
Winds
Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning east to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots early in the morning then becoming east to southeasterly about 10 knots in the late evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore during the afternoon.
Swell
Southerly 2 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 20% chance of a shower at night.
Sunday 27 November
Winds
Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Cloudy. 20% chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning.
