Hello Friends,
Glassy little south lines getting into Dee Why this morning. Sets were into the chest high range at the point and a bit bigger along the beach. The MHL buoy is showing two metres of south swell at a healthy 11 seconds apart, so I’m mildly surprised that it’s not a bit more impressive. The NE’r will kick in as the day goes along and by this afternoon it’s set to be a summery 20 kts.

Speaking of summery, I went for a splash yesterday at Longy bombies and the water seemed to just a touch warmer over last go-out and there were blue bottles drying on the beach. (Didn’t see any in the water though).

Anyway, get out there as soon as you can and make for a south swell spot for maximum energy levels.

From the look of this morning’s run of the swell forecast interpretations, we’re heading into a week of summery ordinariness. Indeed, if they have it right, we’re going to have knee high dribble for at least a week – at the big spots. Oh, and it’ll be more grey than not, with the week ahead forecast now pointing to showers every day. So make the most of today!

Go well one and all.

Forecast for Saturday until midnight

Winds

North to northeasterly 5 to 10 knots becoming northeasterly 10 to 15 knots around midday then increasing to 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.

Seas

Below 1 metre increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Swell

Southerly about 2 metres.

Sunday 6 November

Winds

North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots by early evening.

Seas

1 to 2 metres.

Swell

Southeasterly about 1.5 metres.

Hello Friends,

Although they had to contend with an 0620 high tide, the crew at Dee Why point were still finding a few fun sets this morning for the early. The wind was relatively light and out of the W to NW. The Bureau says the swell should stick around at the present two metres or so, but we can expect the wind to get more around to the S to SE as the day goes along. By this time tomorrow some of the models have average wave heights at south spots dropping into the waist high range, but they’re also showing another spike for around Weds.

Go well with your plans!

If you’re just checking in and want to know what happened over the weekend, here are my galleries which I mostly shot with the super shmick Nikon D3S. Who knows, I might have got a snap or two of you! (click the pic to go to the gallery)

Warriewood, Sunday afternoon

Dee Why point from the water, Sunday morning

Big Avalon, Saturday morning

Pumping Dee Why point, Friday afternoon

Weather Situation from the Bureau of Meterology

A strong slow-moving high pressure system southwest of the Bight extends a ridge to the northern Tasman Sea and a deep low lies south of New Zealand. The two systems are generating a vigorous southwesterly airstream and moderate to heavy swell across the southern Tasman Sea.
Forecast for Monday until midnight

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing below 10 knots by early evening then tending easterly and light later in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southerly 2 metres.
Forecast for Tuesday

Winds: Northwest to southwesterly 5 to 10 knots tending south to southeasterly 10 to 20 knots during the afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon. Swell: Southerly about 2 metres.
Forecast for Wednesday

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly up to 10 knots during the morning. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southerly 1.5 metres.

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