"Stay happy and you'll be perfectly fine" - Jack Norris

SW early, SE later

Hello Friends,
As of 0720 the wind was lightish and from the SW, but it won’t last long. Pretty soon the wind will be coming from the SE, just like the showers wafting in from that direction. Not a nice morning and while it’s getting crazy up north from the Oma energy, Sydney is currently seeing 2.7 metres from the SSE at 8 seconds. From the cams it looks pretty lumpy and disorganised with size in the shoulder-head high range at magnets. As for the week ahead, well, it looks like a complicated story. The Goat has ruminated upon the prospects and yesterday offered his take on the possibility of our seeing something vaguely reasonable from all the storm energy boiling around off the east coast.

As for California, it’s still flat to micro everywhere from Santa Cruz to San Diego. But here are a couple of Surfline cam sourced postcards for your amusement…

above the view north from Jalama State Park in Santa Barbara county

You could have had Malibu to yourself…

Weather Situation

A strengthening high pressure system to the west of Tasmania will move slowly east over the next couple of days, establishing south to southeasterly winds through most coastal areas. Winds and seas in the north increase today and through the weekend due to the presence of Tropical Cyclone Oma in the region.

Forecast for Friday until midnight

Winds
South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres.
Swell
Northeasterly 1.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Saturday 23 February

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Sydney Coast

Winds
South to southeasterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the evening.
Seas
1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
1st Swell
Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
2nd Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Sunday 24 February

Winds
Southeasterly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots during the day.
Seas
2 to 3 metres, decreasing below 2 metres during the afternoon.
1st Swell
Southeasterly 1 to 2 metres, tending southerly 2 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon or evening.
2nd Swell
Easterly 1 to 2 metres.
Weather
Cloudy.
Caution
Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.