Hello Friends,
No waves were evident at Dee Why as Wednesday got started. Looks like a nice day though. The waves could come up later though. According to the marine forecast the current metre or so of 5-sec SSW wind bump will build a little around midday as a southerly fills in. Tomorrow might be a bit better as the swell sticks around and the SE wind fades toward midday. But I’m not too excited about the likely quality because the models aren’t showing any improvement to the anaemic period settings until maybe Sunday.
Oh well, we can’t complain about a lack of surf this year, can we?
Have a great Wednesday everyone and see you again tomorrow.
ps:
In case you’re wondering, that’s empty oil tanker the Polar Bright leaving Sydney and in the background is some sort of US Navy vessel. (The backstory on this tidbit: the Goat showed me a maritime transport app he uses to find out the names of ships he spots from his own Crows nest at Avalon, so, now I’m equipped similarly. Because of course!)
Weather Situation
Northerly winds are freshening ahead of a cold front which will bring a fresh southerly wind change to the south coast early this morning, and the remainder of the coast later today. Winds will ease towards the end of the working week as a ridge of high pressure develops and become the dominant feature. Then a coastal trough looks set to develop about the South Coast on Saturday and heads north, while another high pressure system develops further south near Tasmania, bringing another south to southeasterly wind change along the coast during the weekend.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning southerly 15 to 25 knots in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres around midday.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm during the morning and afternoon.
Thursday 24 August
- Winds
- South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- Southerly 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Friday 25 August
- Winds
- North to northwesterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the morning then becoming north to northeasterly about 10 knots during the day.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
- Weather
- Sunny.
