Hello Friends,
Beautiful if chilly morning in Sydney as Saturday kicked off.
Swell at sea was 1.2 metres at 10 seconds from 70° (ENE). As of 0630 the wind was out of the NW at 12-22 kts. Next tide is a low at 1000. High will be at 1620.
As the pictures show, it is very close to flat.The best exposures are seeing sets into the knee and a bit range, but for the most part it’s a bathtub.
The good news is that the swell models tell us that swell is on the way and should be with us tomorrow morning. Weather should be nice, wind offshore and by the afternoon south magnets could be into the double overhead range (if the more enthusiastic models have it right). Monday should be happening as well, although the wind is expected to come around to the south. While it’ll be southerly, swell should hang around into Wednesday.
Have a good one!
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Weather Situation
Vigorous westerly winds will persist today due to a slow moving complex low pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea. Winds will shift southerly and gradually ease on Sunday, with hazardous surf conditions developing along much of the coast, as the low moves away to the east and a high pressure system pushes a ridge across from the west.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Sydney Coast
Winds
Westerly 25 to 30 knots.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
Northeasterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly sunny.
Sunday 3 May
Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for Sydney Coast
Winds
West to southwesterly 25 to 30 knots tending south to southwesterly during the morning and early afternoon.
Seas
2.5 to 3 metres.
Swell
Southerly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 5 metres around midday.
Weather
Partly cloudy.
Caution
Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Monday 4 May
Winds
South to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres.
1st Swell
Southerly 3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2.5 to 3 metres during the afternoon.
2nd Swell
Easterly 3 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Weather
Partly cloudy.
