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Sunday morning and waves

Hello Friends,

Sunday morning sees mostly cloudy skies with regular light showers, a chilly SW wind and clean chest plus sets at Dee Why point and just up the beach toward No Mans. Around at Curly there were some weak and occasional sets into the same range at the south end. But the rest of the beach was oddly non-descript from a surf perspective. Where Dee Why was Sunday crowded, Curly was only lightly populated. Despite 16mm of rain in the last 24 hours, Beachwatch says water is fine for surfing at Dee Why (but not so good at some other locations). It’s about 19C too.

Tide was high at 0740 and is currently headed to low at 1330. The MHL buoy data was offline when I checked, but from what I saw, swell conditions match the Bureau’s forecast (see below). They’re predicting it to go more SE and to even come up a little more later. Plus the models show the wind staying SW.

Wind looks like being okay again tomorrow morning, but the swell models show the period getting shorter and wave heights fading. Tuesday looks less interesting still and then on Wednesday the models show a return to southerly conditions by afternoon. Swell should push up again, but quality has a questionmark over it thanks to short periods. Thursday could see the period improve and the south wind moderate slightly. At the same time swell heights are looking to push past the 3 metre mark. So, maybe some south corner action…

Have a great Sunday one and all!

 

Nup.

 

Oddly weak and fat south Curly as of 0945

 

Fun at the point 0935

 

A bit slow looking but definitely rideable just up from DYSLSC

Weather Situation

A near-stationary trough lies across the north coast and extends southward offshore, with a low pressure circulation off the central coast. This is generating vigorous south to southeasterly winds on its southern flank, while southwest to northwesterly winds lie to its north. The low is is expected to affect central coastal areas through to Monday before weakening. Winds will tend back to the north ahead of a cold front which is expected to move along the south coast on Tuesday and to reach the Hunter coast in the evening, bringing a vigorous southerly change.

Forecast for Sunday until midnight

Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for Sydney Coast

Winds
South to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
1st Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending southeasterly 1.5 metres around midday, then tending south to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
2nd Swell
Easterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
Weather
Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Monday 8 October

Winds
Northeast to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots tending southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots before dawn then tending northwest to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the morning.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres.
1st Swell
South to southeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then tending southeasterly below 0.5 metres by early evening.
2nd Swell
Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore.

Tuesday 9 October

Winds
Northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day then tending west to southwesterly during the evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the evening.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.