Hello Friends,
Solid swell, went to take pictures and discovered it was busy with only sporadic worthy sections. 30 people at Dee Why point and close to 40 at Collaroy (with another dozen at the Kick). Sets were maxing out Dee Why point and it was a challenge to make them even on the cleanest ones. Size at Dee Why saw 3-4 metre faces on bombs and 1.5 2 m on the rest, while at Collaroy bombs had around 2.5 m faces but mostly was in the 1-1.5 metre range. Swell at sea was around 3 metres at 14 seconds from the SSE.
A few pics…
Weather Situation
A high pressure system is centred near Tasmania, while a deep low pressure system has crossed the southern Tasman Sea. The winds between these systems has developed a powerful southerly swell along the New South Wales coast. By Thursday evening, the high pressure system will reach the Tasman Sea where it will remain slow moving and cause winds to shift northeasterly for the coming days. A weak trough may bring a brief southerly change to the southern half of the coast on Friday.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
Winds
Variable below 10 knots becoming northerly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then tending northeasterly 15 to 25 knots in the early afternoon.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres in the afternoon.
Swell
Southerly 2 to 3 metres, reaching up to 4 metres offshore in the early morning.
Weather
Partly cloudy.
Caution
Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Friday 22 January
Winds
Northerly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Swell
Southerly 2.5 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning.
Weather
Mostly sunny.
Saturday 23 January
Winds
North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early morning. Winds shifting northeasterly 15 to 25 knots in the afternoon.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
1st Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
2nd Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Sunny.
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