Hello Friends,
Another sunny morning and we still had a few waves for the early session at Dee Why. Once again the point is more busy than usual because the banks aren’t coping with the long ground swell lines. Sets looked to be less frequent than yesterday at this time. Size was in the waist on the average sets to shoulder high on the biggest ones. The MHL buoy was showing 1.25 metres from 158° at close to 14 seconds apart. Wind was coming from the NW at 6-7 kts early. It should pick up a bit as the morning goes along, but the forecast says it’ll be light and variable by midday. Tide was low at 0715 and will be back to a 1.5 m high at 1340.
Swell is predicted to fade slowly across the day, so getting in earlier rather than later is definitely the plan. The next few days currently look like being very small to flat, but around about Sunday we could have a fresh straight south pulse. If that happens, the front half of next week should see more fun conditions at south magnets…
Have a great Wednesday!
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea is slowly drifting east. Northerly winds are expected today ahead of a cold front which is forecast to bring a vigorous westerly change during Thursday. After this, a series of cold fronts are expected to maintain a vigorous westerly flow until the weekend when a low pressure system moves over the southern Tasman Sea.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots reaching up to 20 knots offshore. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the early afternoon then becoming north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening. Northerly winds reaching up to 20 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Thursday 8 August
Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 25 knots turning westerly 20 to 30 knots in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore in the afternoon and evening.
Friday 9 August
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 25 to 35 knots.
- Seas
- 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 2 to 4 metres during the afternoon.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre.
- 2nd Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.