Hello Friends,
So, the question is: which will have decent waves first, Sydney or Santa Barbara? Both spots are rainy, both are showing only the faintest sign of energy.
At 0500 in Sydney the wind was ESE 17-20 kts and a band of rain had passed through recently. Waves were dribbly and gutless and tide was running into a 1.8m high at just before 0700.
Outlook is for onshores basically through until Friday morning and for swell energy to track downward, if anything. Not a fabulous set of numbers I’m afraid.
SoCal is similarly dire for the next three days, but then it looks like we could get some very fun conditions for a day or two…
Have a great day one and all!
Weather Situation
A low pressure trough is sitting off the New South Wales coast and a high pressure system is centred over the southern Tasman Sea, directing generally northeast to southeasterly winds over New South Wales waters. Winds will turn more northerly on the south coast on Thursday as the high moves further northeast and along the whole coast on Friday. A weak southerly change is expected along the southern half of the coast later Saturday ahead of a stronger cold front on Sunday reaching the mid-north coast in the evening.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
Winds
Easterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore during the morning and early afternoon.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres.
1st Swell
South to southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
2nd Swell
Easterly around 1 metre, tending northeasterly 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
Weather
Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm early this morning.
Thursday 9 February
Winds
East to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending north to northeasterly during the day.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Easterly 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres by early evening.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 30% chance of a shower in the morning.
Friday 10 February
Winds
Northerly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather
Mostly sunny.
