Hello Friends,
Things have calmed down considerably since yesterday’s downpours. The debris wrack lines along the high tide mark confirm that the surf zone is highly likely to be hosting an abundance of run-off nasties. That hasn’t dissuaded the hundreds who’ve paddled out this morning along Sydney’s beaches. The mainly east swell is back into the 2+ range with a useful 11 second periods delivering head high plus wave faces at the best exposures. Wind was coming lightly from the NW when I grabbed the snaps around 0830. Tide hit a pretty swampy 1.9 m high at 0650 and is currently draining out to the 0.25 m low at 1315. Weather should be sunny and an unseasonably warm 28.
Waves should be a bit smaller on Monday, but the wind will be offshore, so it could be fun at east spots. Tuesday could be more or less the same, but on Wednesday the swell picks up from the south, while the wind takes a SW tilt under sunny skies…
Have a good one!
Weather Situation
A trough lingers over the northeast of New South Wales which will weaken and continue moving eastwards into the Tasman Sea today, where it will linger for several days. A cold front looks set to cross the state’s southeast during Tuesday, bringing a burst of vigorous cool southerly winds, before a high pressure system extends a ridge across the region mid-week.
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning westerly in the late evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly 1.5 to 2 metres, tending northeasterly 1.5 metres during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore.
Monday 8 April
- Winds
- Westerly 10 to 15 knots tending southwesterly before dawn then becoming variable below 10 knots in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Tuesday 9 April
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending south to southwesterly 25 to 35 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Southerly 3 to 5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
