Hello Friends,
We’re heading for a high of 35 today, so you’d hope there’d be waves of some sort. There are, but it’s small. At 0745 Dee Why looked to be in the waist high range on sets. No one was at the point and nor could I see anyone up the beach at No Mans. The MHL buoy report from 0500 showed 1.3 metres of 10-sec bump from 132-166°. Tide is dropping to low at 1115 and will be back to a 1.5 m high at 1720. Ocean temp is still sitting on 19.
Outlook for the coming week has not improved over yesterday’s less than exciting prognostications. The most hopeful projections are still indicating a small uptick midweek, but at best it’ll only be about today’s intensity.
It’s the 25th Ocean Care Day at Manly’s South Steyne and as usual, Surfrider Foundation will have a presence. I’m headed down there later, so stop by and say hi.
Have a great Sunday everyone.
Weather Situation
A high pressure ridge over the western Tasman Sea and a cold front approaching from the west are directing north to northeasterly winds along the New South Wales coast. The cold front will bring a vigorous southerly change to the far south coast late this morning, with the change extending through central parts during the afternoon and evening, and reaching the Queensland border overnight. A brief return to northeasterly winds on Monday will precede a second southerly change on Tuesday.
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots, tending westerly 15 to 25 knots inshore during the afternoon, ahead of a gusty southerly change 25 to 30 knots in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 2.5 metres by early evening.
- Swell
- Southeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Monday 3 December
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots early in the morning then becoming northerly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore during the afternoon.
- 1st Swell
- Southeasterly around 1 metre, tending southerly 1 to 2 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
- 2nd Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Tuesday 4 December
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Forecast for the rest of Sunday
- Summary
- Max 34
- Becoming windy. Late cool change.
- Chance of any rain: 5%
Sydney area
Mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the west early this morning. Winds north to northwesterly 25 to 40 km/h tending westerly 35 to 45 km/h in the middle of the day. A gusty southerly change in the late afternoon or early evening, reaching 40 to 55 km/h near the coast.
Fire Danger – Low-Moderate
Sun protection recommended from 8:30 am to 4:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]
Monday 3 December
- Summary
- Min 16
- Max 27
- Sunny.
- Chance of any rain: 0%
Sydney area
Sunny. Winds southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light before dawn then becoming northwest to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the afternoon.
Sun protection recommended from 8:30 am to 4:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]
Tuesday 4 December
- Summary
- Min 18
- Max 23
- Becoming cloudy.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 0.2 mm
- Chance of any rain: 30%
Sydney area
Becoming cloudy. Slight (30%) chance of a shower. Light winds becoming southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the evening.
Sun protection recommended from 8:30 am to 4:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]
Wednesday 5 December
- Summary
- Min 17
- Max 22
- Cloudy.
- Chance of any rain: 10%
Sydney area
Cloudy. Slight (20%) chance of a shower in the west. Winds south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light during the morning.
Sun protection recommended from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]
Thursday 6 December
- Summary
- Min 17
- Max 24
- Partly cloudy.
- Chance of any rain: 10%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Light winds becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day.
Friday 7 December
- Summary
- Min 17
- Max 26
- Mostly sunny.
- Chance of any rain: 0%
Sydney area
Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning.
Saturday 8 December
- Summary
- Min 19
- Max 28
- Mostly sunny.
- Chance of any rain: 0%
Sydney area
Mostly sunny. Winds north to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending east to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h during the day.
