Hello Friends,
Skies were mostly cloudy over the coast as Thursday got started, but it looked to be clearing out west. That’s in line with the forecast which called for a morning shower followed by a sunny day. Wind was light westerly early but should go SW and then around to the east and SE by this afternoon. We should see a high of 25C.
It was pretty busy in the water at Dee Why by 0700. There were waist to chest plusses at the point and along the beach north from there. Surface conditions were comparatively smooth too. Tide hits the first high of the day at 0755 and will be back to low at 1350. The SE swell was 1.46 m at sea with an impressive 16-second period on the sets. Beachwatch reports a water temp of 17C.
The models tell us that the energy levels will drop steadily across the day.
It’s Thursday, so that means it’s Goat’s Weekend and Week-ahead Surf forecast day. Check back this afternoon for your weekly dose of surf wisdom!
Weather Situation
A high pressure system lies over the Tasman Sea while a trough is gradually crossing the state. This trough will bring a short-lived southerly change to the southern half today. From Friday, the high is forecast to again become the dominant feature, extending a ridge across the northern Tasman Sea towards southeastern Queensland, with northerly winds strengthening over the weekend.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning west to southwesterly this morning, then shifting east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore during the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Swell
- South to southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres later in the evening.
- Weather
- 60% chance of showers this morning. The chance of a thunderstorm this morning. Sunny afternoon.
- Caution
- Surf conditions may be more powerful than they appear and are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Friday 2 October
- Winds
- Variable below 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- South to southeasterly 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Saturday 3 October
- Winds
- Northerly 20 to 30 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.