Hello Friends,
Still too crazy to think of going surfing in Sydney this morning. As of 0930, the wind was SSE at 16-20 kts, and swell at sea was 3.4 metres at 13 seconds from the east. It was a nice morning for a stroll along the boardwalk from South Curly to the headland at Freshwater though.
When will it be safe to get in the water again? For the answer to that, may I direct you to the Mighty Goat’s Words of Surf Wisdom bequeathed to us late yesterday…
Stay safe and go well!
Weather Situation
A weakening East Coast Low lies within a trough off the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, and will continue to weaken today. The trough will linger about the coast with winds shifting northeasterly through today. A cold front is then forecast to bring a southerly change to the southern half of the coast over the weekend.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning east to northeasterly below 10 knots in the afternoon.
- Seas
- 2 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing below 1 metre around midday.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly 3 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
- Caution
- Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Saturday 5 March
- Winds
- Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning.
- Swell
- Easterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
- Caution
- Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Sunday 6 March
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots shifting southerly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then tending east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- Easterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
