Hello Friends,
Foggy morning at Dee Why but applying the haze cutting filter to my picture, you can make out a few folk hanging around just up from Kiddies in what look to be very tiny swell conditions. Checking the MHL data , there was 1.4m of 7 seconds from the S-SSE. There wasn’t much wind around either. Down at North Head the breeze was out of the south at 3-4 kts. Tide is low at 1015 and back to high at 1600. Water is on 24C according to Beachwatch.
Interestingly the Bureau has hoisted a hazardous surf warning for tomorrow following a swing to southerly conditions today and overnight. So, there should be wave energy, but it’s not clear to me if there will be much happening in the protected south corners. Beyond that, Weds-Thr look like being straight onshore from the east but with potentially some juice from the south…
Go well!
Weather Situation
A southerly change associated with a low pressure trough has stalled off the Mid-North Coast while a high pressure system over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge towards the far northern coast. A stronger cold front will see the southerly change strengthen and extend further north today and into Tuesday. Behind this, a new high is forecast to move from the Bight to the Tasman Sea during the middle of this week, as another trough deepens off the northern coast.
Forecast for Monday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Monday for Sydney Coast
Winds
Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending southwesterly in the morning then tending east to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots in the early afternoon. A southerly surge at 20 to 30 knots moving through in the late afternoon and evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the afternoon and 2 to 3 metres in the evening.
1st Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres.
2nd Swell
Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather
Cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm during the morning and early afternoon.
Tuesday 4 February
Strong Wind Warning for Tuesday for Sydney Coast
Winds
Southerly 20 to 30 knots, decreasing to 15 to 25 knots in the morning. Winds turning east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon.
Seas
2.5 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
1st Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
2nd Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy.
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 February
Winds
Easterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the day.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres.
Weather
Cloudy.
