Hello Friends,
Energy for surfers this morning. Waves were in the waist to maybe chest and bit range but quality at Dee Why looked so-so thanks to a light northerly breeze. Skies were overcast and swell was a bit over a metre at 11 seconds from the east. Tide was low at 0720 and will be back to high at 1400. There’s a 70% chance of the odd light shower and while the swell should come up a bit more, the wind will pick up into the 15-25 kt range as it swings to the S-SW later. Water’s clean and sitting on 19C according to Beachwatch.
Outlook is for a modest and gradual increase in average size across the day as we get a little more south component. Tomorrow might be about the same and then some of the models show a little bump up Sunday along with SW wind. Monday and Tuesday should see surfable but smaller conditions and then we may see a solid but onshore south pulse mid-week.
Have a good one!
Weather Situation
A high pressure ridge lies over the Tasman Sea east of NSW with north to northwesterly winds prevailing. Winds freshening ahead of a series of cold fronts, which will bring a fresh to strong and gusty south to southwesterly change today, and another on Saturday. Winds easing and tending northerly again from Sunday as another high pressure system moves over the region.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots turning south to southwesterly in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 30 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Saturday 20 August
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore early in the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre around midday.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny. 60% chance of showers.
Sunday 21 August
- Winds
- South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the evening.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon or evening.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers
