Hello Friends,
Australia Day: 29 degrees at 0730 and we’re headed to a high of 38 ahead of a southerly buster in the early afternoon. Wind came around to the NW shortly after daybreak and was 12-18 kts by 0730. Waves were in the knee to waist-ish high range at better exposures, but looking rather weak and inconsistent. Tide was filling into the 1.8m high at 0940 and the Botany Bay wave buoy was showing a metre of 10 second energy from the NE. Water is clean and 23 at Dee Why according to Beachwatch.
Have a good one!
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge towards the northern waters. A cold front will bring a strong and gusty southerly change to southern and central waters today, reaching the Mid North Coast in the evening, and then weaken as it reaches the north coast on Saturday. After this, a new ridge of high pressure is forecast to develop along the New South Wales coast.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots shifting south to southeasterly 25 to 30 knots in the early afternoon. Winds decreasing to 20 to 25 knots late in the evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm late this afternoon and evening.
Saturday 27 January
- Winds
- Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots decreasing to about 10 knots late in the morning then becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1.5 metres around midday.
- 2nd Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Sunday 28 January
- Winds
- North to northeasterly about 10 knots tending east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
