Hello Friends,
Visibility at RealSurf HQ was down to 100m as of 0700 thanks to thick and drippy fog. Down at North Head the wind was coming from the ENE at 12-17 kts, while out at sea the buoy was seeing a touch over 2 metres of 10-11 sec ENE swell. Tide was coming in to a 2 metre high at 1015. Weather is set to be showery all day as we go to a high of 27C with a 90% chance of rain (accumulations from 15-25mm).
So, on the numbers alone, you know it’s not going to be anything special at the beach.
Outlook for tomorrow isn’t exactly red hot either. The wind should be more norherly and maybe not too strong for the dawn patrollers, but it’s still going to be cloudy and showery. The ENE swell looks like fading back a bit from today’s levels both in terms of average height and period. At this stage it looks as though the rainy stuff will reintensify Friday afternoon while the swell settings remain more or less the same. With luck Friday morning will see the odd sunny break.
Weather Situation
A strong high pressure system sits over the southern Tasman Sea while a low pressure trough lies near the northern New South Wales coast. This pattern is generating northeasterly winds but a second trough is forecast to bring a short-lived southerly wind change to the southern coastal waters on Wednesday. Following this, a more substantial southerly change is then expected to move north along the coast during Friday and Saturday, and then stall in the far north.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
Winds
Northeasterly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Northeasterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Thursday 17 December
Winds
North to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas
1 to 2 metres.
Swell
Northeasterly 2 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.
Friday 18 December
Winds
Northerly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the morning then becoming south to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Northeasterly 2 metres.
Weather
Becoming cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
