Sunny and tiny again

Hello Friends,

A nice morning along the beaches, but the waves have weakened a bit more overnight and it looked to be only just into the surfable range along the beach. Figure around the waist high mark on standouts. And of course we still have the very high ratio of shutdowns to makeable sections.

Surface conditions were smooth and out at sea swell was a metre at 11 seconds from the ESE. Wind at 0830 was west at 5-6 secs. Tide was high at 0600 and will be back to low at 1205. Should be mainly sunny today with a high of 22. Ocean temp is still a balmy 21C.

Outlook is for the waves to maybe perk up a bit tomorrow, but it doesn’t seem likely to be a dramatic improvement. We might see more bump on Friday from the look of the models, however the average periods are projected to be in the 7-9 second range, so we can’t expect anything dramatic in the way of juice. On the other hand, Saturday onward is currently shaping to be (potentially) interesting as both the size and period bump up with the arrival of a south swell.  Fingers crossed.

Go well with your day!

 

 

Sydney Coastal Waters Forecast: Broken Bay to Port Hacking
No warnings for New South Wales

Forecast issued at 4:10 am EST on Tuesday 19 May 2020.

Weather Situation
A high pressure system continues to establish itself in the Tasman Sea as a coastal trough weakens in strength, resulting in northerly winds over the waters. A cold front is expected to cross the state later today and during Wednesday, bringing a brief southwesterly change to the southern coast late Wednesday. This will be followed closely by another cold front on Thursday, which is forecast to develop a low pressure system over the Tasman Sea, resulting in vigorous south to southwesterly winds and large waves.

Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
Winds
East to northeasterly about 10 knots becoming northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Easterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly sunny.
Wednesday 20 May
Winds
Northerly 10 to 15 knots turning northwesterly in the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Easterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore.
Thursday 21 May
Winds
Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning west to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore during the afternoon or evening.
Swell
Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.