0830: pretty unimpressive offering this morning at Dee Why.

Hello Friends,

So, Slats has picked up number 9. Phenomenal. I reckon he might come from a different planet

Light showers and SE wind to kick off Saturday in Sydney. Strictly ordinary conditions it has to be said. Really no reason to be out the door and off to the beach at first light. In fact, I’m not too hopeful about the prospects for today or tomorrow.

The MHL buoy is reporting less than a metre of 6-sec period ENE windswell. So, even if we didn’t have 10-15 kts of SSE winds working it over (and those showers), the prospects would be distinctly ordinary. Oh, and just to add insult to injury, there’s a nice fat high tide just before 1100. High tide, micro and onshore, what a combo. Oh, and there’s going to be another SE change later today.

And the outlook for tomorrow is basically more of the same, ie E-SE winds (light though) and a metre of NE windswell dribble.

We’re due for another south change on Monday. Ahead of it the wind is set to be out of the NW, and there’s not much in prospect on the surf front. Expect more wimpy, tiny windswell from the NE.

Now for some good news.

From about Tuesday onward, the models are projecting the arrival of several south pulses along the NSW coast. The first one could peak around midday on Tuesday at roughly 2 metres from the south with a power setting of 7-9 seconds. Here’s a link to three reports from early this year with those particular settings (scroll down below the tags)

If the models are correct, then we should see a slight improvement to the power setting (getting closer to the 10 sec mark) on Wednesday. Wind is set to be generally out of the easterly quarters in the arvo, but with luck it could have a touch of west early.

Thursday is my pick day because the models are forecasting 2.5 metres of 15-17 sec period south swell with light NE winds! We’re still a long way away from Thursday, so I’d put this into my watching briefs for now. Don’t be surprised if that forecast gets scaled back as we get closer to the day…

Okay, enough out of me for now, but check back later because I’m going to post our first ever editors’ choice links.

Just finished the radio surf report on 702 ABC, click the little play icon below to have a listen!
Saturday morning Sydney surf call by Don on ABC 702 radio