Hello Friends,
Swell at sea is hanging around the 0.6 metre mark at 9-10 seconds from the SSE. There was no sign of surfable waves at Dee Why though. Wind was around 10 kts from the WNW at 0730. Weather should be sunny all day and going to a summery 26C. Water temp’s on 22C.
Outlook on the surf front continues bleak for Sydney. The swell forecast models are projecting very small and short period wind bump through the weekend and into next week. Wish it was otherwise, but, we’re surfers and we know all about waiting out the lulls.
Go well with your day!
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Weather Situation
A high pressure ridge will persist across the state this week, with a series of cold fronts slipping away to the south. These fronts are expected to bring occasional short-lived southerly changes to southern coastal waters.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
Winds
West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots becoming southerly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day, then becoming variable below 10 knots in the evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.
Swell
Southerly below 1 metre.
Weather
Sunny.
Thursday 23 April
Winds
Variable below 10 knots becoming northeast to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore by evening.
Swell
Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Weather
Sunny.
Friday 24 April
Winds
Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable below 10 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.
Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly sunny.
