Hello Friends,
Waist to chest with the odd plus at Dee Why this morning when I checked for the first time a little before 0700. As of 0730 wind was light from the NW. It should come around to the north at 10-15 kts later. Tide is coming in to a 1.5 m high at 1040. The MHL buoy was showing 1.4 m of 11 sec SSE swell.
The models show the swell fading across the day, but interestingly the Bureau is warning about deceptively powerful conditions again tomorrow morning.
Get in ASAP looks to be the plan!
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge towards the north coast. This high will remain in the region for the remainder of the week, with a passing trough forecast to bring a brief southerly chance to southern and central parts of the coast later today and tomorrow.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- Northerly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm late this afternoon and evening.
- Caution
- Surf conditions may be more powerful than they appear and are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Friday 20 April
- Winds
- Northerly 10 to 15 knots turning westerly in the morning then south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late morning.Winds reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore around midday.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
- Caution
- Surf conditions in the early morning may be more powerful than they appear and are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Saturday 21 April
- Winds
- Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly about 10 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 40% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm
