Hello Friends,
Air quality was pretty ordinary this morning when I stopped by Longy to grab a few pictures. Visibility was under 2 km and there was a strong smoky smell. Wind was light from the west when I checked it around 0730. Swell was out of the south about a metre at around 10 seconds apart and that meant mostly waist high wave faces along the Dee Why to Longy stretch. There were people scattered all along the beach, but there weren’t any obvious standout peaks. I think the deal is that you see something interesting, paddle out and then wait…
Tide was low at 0640 and is now coming into the 1.5 m high at 1300.
Outlook is rather so-so. Depending on the model you look at, waves will stay about the same over the next 24-48 hours before it cogs down into the marginal range as we get to the back half of the work week.
So, if you can get in, do so, and if not, well you’re definitely not missing all time waves.
Have a top old Monday!
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over southeastern Australia with a ridge to the east is bringing light and variable winds along the New South Wales coast. Winds will turn north to northwesterly over the next few days as the high moves over the Tasman Sea extending the ridge to the northwest.
Forecast for Monday until midnight
Winds
West to northwesterly about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southerly 1.5 metres.
Weather
Sunny.
Tuesday 15 August
Winds
West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northwesterly in the late morning and early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore early in the morning and again in the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore by early evening.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
Weather
Partly cloudy.
Wednesday 16 August
Winds
Northerly 20 to 30 knots turning westerly during the morning.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.
Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 20% chance of a shower.
