Hello Friends,
A grey skies morning with a light drizzle carried on the north breeze. Swell is about the same as this time yesterday, ie 1 metre at 10 seconds from the SE. For Dee Why that meant waves into the waist high range. Tide hits high at 1000 so it was also looking a bit fat. There were a few cars in the carpark but for the most part things looked pretty quiet.
Remember that beaches around Australia are only open for exercise.
Current beaches status from Northern Beaches Council
Weather Situation
North to northeasterly winds will increase and turn west to northwesterly ahead of the passage of a strong cold front on Saturday. This front will bring a vigorous south to southwesterly change to southern parts of the coast from late Sunday morning, continuing through to the northern coast by evening. Following this, winds are forecast to ease as a ridge of high pressure pushes across from the west.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
Winds
North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending northwesterly during the afternoon, reaching up to 25 knots offshore in the evening.
Seas
1 to 2 metres.
1st Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
2nd Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm this afternoon and evening.
Saturday 11 April
Gale Warning for Saturday for Sydney Coast
Winds
Northwesterly 15 to 25 knots turning west to southwesterly 25 to 35 knots in the afternoon.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 4 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.
Sunday 12 April
Winds
Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots turning southerly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the evening.
1st Swell
Southerly 2 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 4 metres offshore.
2nd Swell
Northeasterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, tending easterly below 0.5 metres during the evening.
Weather
Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning.
