Hello Friends,
Not much wind as the day got started, so conditions looked smooth – but very small. There were a few bods poking around near Kiddies, but the point was struggling to be plausibly surfable. At 0500 swell was 1.4 m at 11 seconds from the S-SSE (148-152°) and as I write this, North Head is recording calm conditions. Tide was high at 0500 and is now dropping to a low of 0.48 at 1045. Beachwatch reported that the water temperature was down to 15°C yesterday morning.
Wind is set to build up from the N-NE later (the Bureau has a strong wind warning for 20-25 kts later and there’s a 60% of showers.
There isn’t much of interest in this morning’s long range forecasts. Near term looks like being small to just about flat through the weekend. If you’re an optimist, some of the models are showing the potential for a slight uptick Monday – but I’m not overly hopeful at this stage.
Have a great Thursday everyone and keep on smilin’
Weather Situation
A strong high pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea is extending a ridge over the Waters. The high will drift slowly east today promoting northeasterly winds. Increasing northerly winds will precede the next cold front, which is forecast to cross the southern coast on Friday, continuing to the north on Saturday. A new high pressure ridge begins to build on Sunday, with most areas seeing a decrease in wind strength.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots in the evening. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon.
- 1st Swell
- Southeasterly around 1 metre.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Friday 7 September
Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then below 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Swell
- East to northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Saturday 8 September
- Winds
- Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning southerly 20 to 30 knots during the morning then becoming south to southwesterly about 10 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- South to southeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning.
