Hello Friends,
A faint westerly at 0700. RealSurf HQ was socked in with fog, but looking at the MHL data from 0400 showed 1.2 metres of 11 sec bump from the SSE. Tide was low at 0440 and is currently headed to the 1.6 m high at 1105. Once the fog burns off, the wind will pick up as we head toward a high of 28C along the coast.
Weather Situation
A high pressure ridge lies over northern New South Wales coast while a trough of low pressure is lying across central parts. The ridge is directing north to northeasterly winds over the northern half while the trough slowly extends a southerly change to the remainder of the Coastal Waters. Winds throughout will tend northerly again by tonight ahead of the next cold front on Thursday, strengthening and turning more westerly with the front. Winds will weaken during Friday as a new ridge develops across the north.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Sydney Coast
Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming westerly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then increasing to 15 to 25 knots in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 30 knots during the afternoon and evening.
Seas
Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre around midday, then increasing to 2 to 2.5 metres by early evening.
Swell
East to northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore during the morning.
Weather
The chance of a thunderstorm this morning. Mostly sunny afternoon.
Friday 18 October
Gale Warning for Friday for Sydney Coast
Winds
West to southwesterly 25 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds becoming southwesterly 15 to 25 knots early in the morning then shifting north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon.
Seas
2 to 3 metres, decreasing below 2 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 metre around midday.
1st Swell
Southwesterly below 1 metre, tending southerly 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
2nd Swell
Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
Weather
Sunny.
Saturday 19 October
Winds
Northerly 15 to 20 knots tending northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then turning southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 2 metres.
Weather
Sunny day. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening
