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

Grey and tiny

Hello Friends,

A very light sprinkle overnight at RealSurf HQ. Skies are grey again and there was a faint SE breeze when I grabbed this morning’s picture. As you can see, conditions didn’t improve overnight on the surf front. There were a few people in the water right in the corner, but it looked to be ankle to knee high and gutless. According to the MHL data, there was a mix of NNE and SSE swell coming at us. But it was about a metre out at sea and although typical periods were 12 seconds in the south component, there was no obvious sign of longer period energy at Dee Why.
The Goat’s latest forecast came in last night, so check that out to see what the wise one says about the coming surf week.
Stay safe folks.

 

Weather Situation

A high pressure system is strengthening over the Tasman sea and is directing northeasterly winds across the New South Wales coast. A trough associated with a cold front will bring a gusty southerly change to the southern half of the coast on Saturday, which will stall about the north coast on Sunday.

Forecast for Friday until midnight

Winds
East to northeasterly about 10 knots, tending south to southeasterly inshore at first. Winds increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon and reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore by early evening.
Swell
Easterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Saturday 4 January

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Sydney Coast

Winds
North to northeasterly 15 to 20 increasing to 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon and reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the late evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Swell
East to northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather
Sunny.