Hello Friends,
The Bureau tells us it’ll get to 38 in Sydney today. There was a faint westerly wafting off across the shore, but there’s less than a metre of 6-sec east wind bump out at sea. At Dee Why that means barely a hint of whitewater along the rocks at the point and tiny ankle to calf-high lines at the beach. Tide was headed into the high at 0800 as I wrote this, and that wasn’t helping either. If you can find anything approximating a wave this morning, my hat’s off to you.
This morning’s swell modelling generally points toward another 48-72 hours of barely there dribble. Then, if they’re right, they’re predicting a switch to south wind and 10+ second 1.5-2 metre south swell. Probably not the greatest conditions, but at least flatness shouldn’t be an issue.
Stay cool and go well with your Wednesday!
Weather Situation
A slow-moving high pressure system near New Zealand extends a ridge to the northwest directing north to northeasterly winds along the New South Wales north and central coasts while a low pressure trough brings southeast to northeasterly winds along the south coast. South to southeasterly winds are expected to extend along the entire coast during Wednesday and Thursday as the trough moves north in response to a cold front crossing the southern Tasman Sea.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
Winds
Northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots shifting south to southeasterly 20 to 25 knots in the late afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres by evening.
Swell
Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre in the middle of the day.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 30% chance of a shower or thunderstorm.
Thursday 12 January
Winds
South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning easterly below 10 knots during the afternoon and evening.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 20% chance of a shower.
Friday 13 January
Winds
Northeasterly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
Weather
Partly cloudy.
