Hello Friends,
Raining steadily this morning so no pictures for now. Looks from the MHL data as though the swell hadn’t arrived in Sydney as of 0600 when it was 2.4 m at 10 sec from the S-SSE. But it should be here very soon because the Port Kembla buoy was seeing 5 metres as of 0700. Wind was still westerly as of 0815, but that too should change soon to the SSW.
I’ll try to update this afternoon, conditions willing.
From the Bureau:
Weather Situation
A low pressure system off the South Coast is deepening, with its associated front sweeping the southern coast tonight and the rest of the coast on Tuesday. Vigorous southerly winds and heavy surf will develop along southern parts of the coast later today and extend northwards during Tuesday in response to the movement of the low and the associated front. The winds should start easing from Wednesday as a high pressure system over the Bight moves across the state from the mid week.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
Storm Force Wind Warning for Tuesday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- South to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots becoming southerly 30 to 45 knots early in the morning. Winds reaching up to 50 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- 2 to 4 metres, increasing to 4 to 6 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Southerly 4 to 6 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm this morning.
- Caution
- Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Wednesday 5 June
Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots early in the morning. Winds turning southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1.5 to 2 metres around midday.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly 4 metres, decreasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- Southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.
- Caution
- Surf conditions may be more powerful than they appear and are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Thursday 6 June
- Winds
- Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning southerly during the afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- Southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
