Hello Friends,
What a difference a day makes. The heat is gone and it’s raining steadily along the coast this morning.
Wind at North Head was SSE at 10-12 kts as of 0700. The 0400 MHL data was showing 2.5 metres of 8-second S wind bump. Visibility was too low for pictures as I wrote the report, so I’ll have to post something later when I can get closer to the beach. But I’m not expecting to see anything too interesting given the basic settings. Here’s how North Bondi RSL cam looked at 0740
The forecast tells us we can expect more rain and more SE wind today and tomorrow and the surf outlook isn’t much to get excited about. I suppose if you’re really keen you could find something in the waist to chest range – so long as you don’t mind junky and chaotic conditions.
The Goat will be along later with his weekend and beyond forecast and as always I’ll be interested to see his take on the prospects. From my reading of the runes, we’re in for more so-so than so-good across the coming week. Ah well, on we go, another day closer to the next great session.
Stay happy!
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea is moving east maintaining a ridge to the Queensland coast and directing north to northeasterly winds in the north while a low pressure trough stalled north of Hunter has established a south to southeast flow over the south. During Friday another high pressure ridge will extend across the Coastal Waters with winds tending north to northeasterly.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
Winds
Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres around midday.
1st Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
2nd Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. 90% chance of rain.
Friday 16 December
Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Sydney Coast
Winds
Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots shifting northerly during the day. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the late evening.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening.
1st Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
2nd Swell
East to northeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning.
Weather
Cloudy. 90% chance of rain.
Saturday 17 December
Winds
North to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the day then becoming southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
