Hello Friends,
Hope you weathered the storms ok. RealSurf HQ’s rain gauge recorded 203mm yesterday! This morning things are very different. Only a sprinkle or two so far and wind is SW at 17-30 kts at 1000. That means surface conditions in the south corners were pretty clean for the dead south swell which was 4m at sea at 11 seconds apart. It was maybe half that size on sets at Dee Why when I grabbed the snaps around 0900.
As you’d expect, Beachwatch has declared all Sydney beaches to be likely polluted. Water looked grim to me, so I’m not risking my health. Plus with all the organic matter, the sharks could be poking around a bit more than usual in the surf zone.
Swell should stick around into the weekend and be pretty solid tomorrow into Friday. Know your limits folks.
Catch you again tomorrow
Weather Situation
An East Coast Low is situated offshore of the central NSW coast and will continue to drift to the south to southeast away from the NSW coast today. A ridge of high pressure will build along the NSW coast on Thursday as the low continues to move away.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
Gale Warning for Wednesday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- Southwesterly 25 to 40 knots.
- Seas
- 2 to 4 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly 3 to 5 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
- Caution
- Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Thursday 10 March
Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- Southwesterly 25 to 30 knots turning southerly 15 to 25 knots during the morning and early afternoon.
- Seas
- 2.5 to 3 metres, decreasing to 2 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southerly 3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 3 metres during the 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 11 March
- Winds
- Southerly 10 to 15 knots turning east to southeasterly below 10 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- Southerly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 2 metres during the evening.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
