Hello Friends,
A perfect morning for the Anzac ceremonies in Sydney. Wind was coming faintly from the west before 0800. The MHL buoy was seeing 0.8 of a metre from the east at 9 seconds apart. As the pictures show, the consequence at Dee Why was smooth but flat conditions.
The forecast says we can expect sunny conditions all day as we go to a high of 25. The ocean is 21C according to Beacthwatch and all beaches are suitable for swimming. Tide was low at 0705 and will hit a moderate 1.24 m high at 1300.
The Goat should be along later with an outlook for the week ahead. I hope he sees something encouraging because it’s been a dire start to autumn after an equally dire summer. We’re all getting lots of practice on tiny waves and it’d be nice to have something more challenging…
Go well with your Thursday!
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge to the northern New South Wales coast, while a trough is bringing a southerly change to southern waters today. This trough will weaken overnight, although a strong cold front is forecast to bring a vigorous south to southwesterly change to southern and central waters on Friday, extending to the Queensland border early Saturday. Winds should gradually ease later Saturday and Sunday as a ridge of high pressure from the west becomes the dominant feature over New South Wales.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming northerly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Friday 26 April
Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting west to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the middle of the day, reaching 30 knots offshore in the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 2 to 2.5 metres by evening.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore in the evening.
- 2nd Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Saturday 27 April
- Winds
- Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending southerly 15 to 25 knots during the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon or evening.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy
