Hello Friends,
A 2.2 metre high tide at 0900 combined with less than a metre of short period south bump meant no real prospect of a surfable wave at Dee Why – or anywhere else in Sydney. Throw in grey skies and a good chance of the odd shower this morning and it looks like an excellent day to be getting on with the non-surfing part of your life.
Some of the models are pointing to a very slight increase into the (potentially) surfable range on Wednesday and most of them project a more hopeful, but sitll modest uptick for the weekend, particularly on Sunday.
Have a top old Monday!
Weather Situation
A high pressure system lies over the Tasman Sea, while a trough stretches from central Australia through western New South Wales. This pattern will bring northerly winds to most coastal areas today and Tuesday. A trough is forecast to bring a fairly weak southerly change to southern and central waters mid-week, which should quickly decay as the Tasman high asserts its dominance.
Forecast for Monday until midnight
- Winds
- Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly in the middle of the day.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm this morning.
Tuesday 22 January
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Wednesday 23 January
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the day then becoming south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.