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Stormy skies and solid sets early

Hello Friends,

Heaps of dawn patrollers on it this morning at Dee Why as conditions were glassy and the showers were taking a break. Sets looked to be into the head and a bit range on the bigger ones. Water quality didn’t look too wonderful though but that said, yesterday’s Beachwatch report said pollution was unlikely, so I guess we’ll soon see what they find this morning. Wind was light from the WSW at 5-6 kts as of 0700 and it should pick up into the 15-25 kt range later. Swell at sea was 2.15 metres at 10 seconds from 132°. Weather call is for diminishing chance of rain as the day heads to a high of 19C. As for the swell, it looks as though this morning’s session will see the biggest sets. It’s already Thursday again, so we should see the Goat’s predictions for the surf week ahead this afternoon.

Go well with your plans everyone!

Bomb set at the point 0700
Size along the beach too

Weather Situation
A low pressure system over the Tasman Sea extends a trough towards the Queensland coast. A transient low pressure system looks likely to develop within this trough today increasing southerly winds, this low will quickly move away to the east. After this, winds are expected to turn east to northeasterly and increase as a new trough develops over inland New South Wales. This second trough is forecast to reach the Tasman Sea on the weekend, where it may develop a low pressure system offshore.

Forecast for Thursday until midnight
Winds
East to southeasterly about 10 knots tending south to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the middle of the day.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Friday 30 October
Winds
Southerly 10 to 15 knots becoming southeasterly below 10 knots in the late afternoon then tending easterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
South to southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Weather
Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
Saturday 31 October
Winds
East to northeasterly 20 to 30 knots tending northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon then becoming about 10 knots during the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
1st Swell
Easterly around 1 metre, tending northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
2nd Swell
South to southeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. 90% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm.