Hello Friends,
Another chilly morning along the beaches. Although the forecast is for southerlies becoming variable later, the wind’s still coming from the westerly quarters as it did yesterday. That means textured but relatively clean surface conditions at Dee Why where sets in the 1.5x overhead range were rolling in. Swell at sea was 2.7 metres at 11 seconds from the SE (131°). Tide hit a moderate 1.34 m high at 0640 and is currently dropping back to the low at 1210. Skies were more cloudy than not, so the forecast call for a 40% chance of a shower this morning looks right. Water’s on 18C, as is the predicted high for the day.
Swell’s set to peak today but there should still be solid sets through tomorrow and it should be surfable on Friday too.
Have yourself a great Wednesday everyone and stay safe. The virus infected another 2271 people in our LGA in the last week. That could mean another few hundred of our fellow citizens will find they have some form of long covid.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over Tasmania extends a ridge into western New South Wales, and is directing fresh southerly winds along the north coast. A low pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea is generating a powerful southeasterly swell along the northern half of the coast today, bringing hazardous surf conditions. The high will drift slowly southeast during the next few days, with southerly winds gradually easing over coastal waters, then shifting northerly late in the week as a cold front approaches. A westerly change associated with this front is forecast to arrive during the weekend.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the early afternoon. Inshore winds tending southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre around midday.
- Swell
- Southeasterly 2.5 metres.
- 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.
Thursday 11 August
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming northerly 15 to 20 knots in the morning.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.
- Swell
- Southeasterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres later in the evening.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Friday 12 August
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon or evening.
- Swell
- Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending easterly around 1 metre during the afternoon or evening.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
