Hello Friends,
Hazy and close as Thursday got started. Skies were more cloudy than not and the breeze was coming lightly from the NNE as of 0700.The wind should be into the 15-25 kt range by this afternoon. Waves looked to be in the waist to chest plus range at Dee Why. Out at sea the swell was running around 1.75 m at 6-7 seconds from the NE.
While you can definitely get a soft windswell wave this morning, be warned that the water is likely to be affected by run-off pollution.
Outlook you ask? Well, can you wait until this afternoon? That’s when the mighty Goat usually drops his latest weekend and week ahead surf forecast. I wonder if he’ll share the optimism of some swell models for Sunday-Monday….
BTW, I’ve copied in the COVID-19 warning notice from Council (see below pictures).
(for latest version of this info, click here)
NSW Health has issued the following health alert:
NSW PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT – NORTHERN BEACHES
NSW Health has been notified of further venues of concern following the two new cases of COVID-19 this afternoon in the northern area of the Northern Beaches.
Anyone who has attended the following additional venues is considered a close contact and should get tested and isolate for 14 days even if they receive a negative result:
Hungry Ghost Café, 20 Avalon Parade, Avalon – Sunday, 13 December, 9.30am-11am and Tuesday, 15 December 9.30-11am
Sneaky Grind Café, 3/48 Old Barrenjoey Rd, Avalon Beach – Monday, 14 December, 9.30-11am
Barramee Thai Massage and Spa, 4/42-44 Old Barrenjoey Rd, Avalon Beach – Monday, 14 December, 2-3.30pm
Bangkok Sidewalk Restaurant, 1/21-23 Old Barrenjoey Rd, Avalon Beach – Monday, 14 December 7-8pm
Avalon Bowlo (bowling club), 4 Bowling Green Ln, Avalon Beach – Sunday, 13 December, 5-7pm (not 3-5pm as previously reported) and Tuesday, 15 December 3-5pm
People who have visited the following venues should get tested and isolate until they receive a negative result:
Bing Lee, Gateway, 1 Mona Vale Rd, Mona Vale – Monday, 14 December, 4.30-4.45pm
Woolworths Avalon Beach, 74 Barrenjoey Rd, Avalon Beach – Tuesday, 15 December, 12-12.30pm
A number of venues of concern were also advised earlier this evening.
People who attended the following venues are considered close contacts and should get tested and isolate for 14 days even if they receive a negative result:
Palm Beach female change rooms – Sunday, 13 December 9-9.15am
Coast Palm Beach Café, Barrenjoey Rd, Palm Beach – Sunday, 13 December 10-11am
People who have visited the following venues should get tested and isolate until they receive a negative result:
Oliver’s Pie, Careel Shopping Village, 1 Careel Head Rd, Avalon Beach – Monday, 14 December, 9-9.15am
Woolworths Avalon Beach, 74 Barrenjoey Rd, Avalon Beach – Sunday, 13 December, 12-5pm Please note: it was previously incorrectly reported that people who attended at this time were close contacts who should isolate for 14 days.
The source of these new infections is under investigation. At this stage, no links have been identified to other known cases. Contact tracing and urgent genome sequencing are underway, with genome sequencing results expected in the next 24 to 48 hours.
Everyone living in the Northern Beaches area should monitor for even the mildest of symptoms and come forward for testing immediately if they appear, then isolate until a negative result is received.
Testing clinics are located at:
Mona Vale Hospital, Gate 3 Coronation Street, Mona Vale – walk-in clinic – open 7.30am-5.30pm seven days a week
North Narrabeen Clinical Labs Pathology, 1416 Pittwater Rd, Narrabeen – drive-through clinic – open 10am-2pm Monday-Friday
There are more than 300 COVID-19 testing locations across NSW, many of which are open seven days a week. To find your nearest clinic visit COVID-19 testing clinics or contact your GP.
These latest cases, and the case from south-western Sydney announced this morning, will be included in the numbers reported on Thursday morning.
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Weather Situation
A strong high pressure system sits over the southern Tasman Sea, and a weak trough will move northwards through southern NSW waters today, before fading in the evening. 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 Thursday until midnight
Winds
North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots during the day.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Swell
Northeasterly 2 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Friday 18 December
Winds
Northerly 15 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the morning then shifting southerly 15 to 25 knots in the late afternoon.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
Northeasterly 2 metres.
Weather
Becoming cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Saturday 19 December
Winds
Southerly 15 to 25 knots turning southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
1st Swell
Southerly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
2nd Swell
Northeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Weather
Cloudy.
