Hello Friends,
Light east breeze showing at North Head around 0730, but Dee Why was looking glassy. There were knee to waist high bumps along the beach and, if the crowd hanging around out there’s any guide, there’s something at the point too. MHL’s Sydney buoy was registering a metre of 7-sec east bump as of 0500. Tide’s low at 0900 and will be back to a 1.5 metre high at 1510.
It was raining down the Shire way as I wrote this, but the weather radar shows only a few more spots of rain getting to Sydney over the coming hours. Wind should pick up into the 10-15 kt range from the east too.
The ever reliable Goat has taken a look at the surf prospects for the coming week and as usual I concur with his wise prognostications.
Have a top old Friday everyone and stay happy!
Weather Situation
A slow-moving high pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea extends a ridge along the New South Wales coast and maintains a southeast to northeasterly airstream across the coastal waters. Little change is expected to this pattern until a low pressure trough moves across the state on Sunday and Monday, sending a southerly change along coastal waters.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
Winds
Easterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
1st Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
2nd Swell
Easterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Saturday 7 January
Winds
East to northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Easterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 30% chance of a shower in the morning and early afternoon.
Sunday 8 January
Winds
North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots during the evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Easterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly sunny.
Please be aware
Wind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the height.
Nearby Coastal Waters
