Hello Friends,

One of those murky, drizzly mornings we’ve come to expect from this summer. Swell is about a metre and a half from the SSE at about 9 seconds. So, it’s not flat. Wind is light from the SSW as I write this around 0830, but the forecast tells us it’ll be onshore from the SE soon and later it’s set to go east. Not the greatest.

So, another partly cloudy, occasionally showery day with onshores and waves in the waist high range.

Tide was low at 0720 and the high will be at 1315.

Outlook is for things to bumble along like this through tomorrow, then fade to near flatness toward the end of the week before possibly perking up a bit for late in the weekend.

Have yourself a good one!

Weather Situation
A broad trough over NSW and a weak ridge over southwestern Tasman Sea combine to direct onshore airstream along NSW coast. Onshore winds will persist for the next few days as the ridge gradually strengthens over the coast. Another trough is expected to intensify over the west of the state during Wednesday and Thursday with winds freshening over the southern and central parts. The trough may start moving eastward slowly and reach the South Coast later on Friday with associated southerlies extending to the central parts on Saturday.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
Winds
South to southeasterly 5 to 10 knots turning easterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon and evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southeasterly about 1 metre.
Wednesday 15 February
Winds
Easterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southeasterly 1 metre.
Thursday 16 February
Winds
Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Southeasterly about 1 metre.

Hello Friends,

“Large swells breaking dangerously close inshore” always catches a surfer’s eye and that’s what the Bureau was saying last night and again this morning in its marine forecast for the Sydney region. But look at the fine print and you can understand why it was only about waist to chest high along the Dee Why to Longy stretch as the sun peeped over a cloud populated horizon this morning. The big stuff is due to fill in this afternoon.

The swell’s currently out of the SSE and the wind’s offshore at 10-15 kts. However, from midday when the pulse could begin to make itself felt, Huey’s going to swing the breeze around to the east to SE, so surface conditions are likely to be pretty ordinary. Oh, and the cloud’s set to thicken up and there could be a few showers around the place.

So go early!

Looking ahead to tomorrow, the Bureau is again warning of dangerous surf, but the wind should be light SW under cloudy skies. The swell forecast models are calling for a couple metres of straight south swell Sunday morning. They reckon the period will have bumped up with the arrival of the pulse and be in the juicy 12-14 second range. According to the supercomputers, the swell will fade through Sunday and be bumping around the small to flat range on Monday morning.

But Huey has plans for later in the week if those computers are to be believed. Come late Wednesday and Thursday we could see a pretty good size east pulse developing. Unfortunately the forecast is for a fair amount of swell destroying easterly early in the event, so Thursday morning as it fades could be more the go… as usual, we shall see what we shall see!

Have yourself a great Saturday!

Tides: L @1045 H@1720

Weather Situation
A high south of the Bight will move eastwards and over the weekend should be centred near Bass Strait with winds tending southeasterly over the state. A trough of low pressure is expected to develop off the coast on Sunday and deepen into a low off the north coast during Monday and Tuesday.

Forecast for Saturday until midnight
Winds: South to southwesterly 5 to 15 knots becoming southerly up to 20 knots around midday then tending east to southeasterly up to 15 knots during the afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southerly 1 to 2 metres increasing to 2 to 3 metres late this evening. The chance of thunderstorms offshore from midday. Large swells breaking dangerously close inshore.

Forecast for Sunday
Winds: Northeast to southeasterly 5 to 10 knots tending southeast to southwesterly around dawn then tending west to southwesterly later in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southerly 2 to 3 metres. The chance of thunderstorms offshore from midday. Large swells breaking dangerously close inshore.

Forecast for Monday
Winds: Southwesterly 5 to 15 knots tending southeasterly up to 10 knots during the afternoon then tending easterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southerly about 1.5 metres.

Hello Friends,

One of those days when I was checking it every hour or two, hoping the swell would perk up. The swell size at sea didn’t vary much today, but the average period did increase from less than 8 seconds this morning, to almost 10 this afternoon. Should be cloudy tomorrow, but with lighter wind than we had to put up with today, so with luck the swell will stick around and there’ll be some fun ones to be had before lunch.

The current run of the forecast models suggests we might have some waist to chest high waves at the more exposed south swell spots on Saturday morning.

Catchya tomorrow!

Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Friday until midnight: Wind: South to southeasterly 8 to 13 knots.Sea: less than 1 metre. Swell: Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres.
Saturday: Wind: Variable 5 to 10 knots, becoming easterly 8 to 13 knots in the afternoon.Sea: less than 1 metre. Swell: South to southeasterly 1 to 2 metres.
Sunday: Wind: Variable 5 to 10 knots early, tending northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon.
Monday: Wind: East to northeasterly 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the evening.

Hello Friends,

Looks to be around the waist high range at the south end of Dee Why beach. There’s a touch more east to the swell which is now averaging around the 1.5 metre mark at about 9 seconds apart.

Should have some pics up later as I’m heading out to grab a few now.

Go well!

Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Thursday until midnight: Wind: Variable winds up to 10 knots, tending southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon.Sea: less than 1 metre, rising to 1 to 1.5 metres. Swell: South to southeast 1.5 to 2 metres, becoming 2 to 2.5 metres.
Friday: Wind: Southwest to southeasterly 8 to 13 knots, tending east to southeasterly 8 to 13 knots during the afternoon or evening.Sea: less than 1 metre. Swell: Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres.
Saturday: Wind: Variable 5 to 10 knots, becoming easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Hello Friends,

Looks as though there should be a few small waves about this morning. The settings are virutally identical to yesterday. Swell is out of the SSE at around 1.5 metres on average with a period of 9 seconds. Find yourself a spot with optimal exposure and you ought to see the occasional chest high set wave. Wind is SW this morning but is due to gradually go around to the SE. Fortunately as it does so, the Bureau says the average speed should decrease a bit.

This morning’s run of the WAMs still is calling for a boost in size from late today from the south. The more conservative estimates are calling for the energy to be in the chest to head high plus range on sets by this afternoon. If the estimates are correct, the swell will peak overnight but there should be something at south swell spots for the early on Wednesday.

The predictions point to decreasing size from Weds lunch time through to Thursday arvo when we should see a more substantial uptick as some unusually long period (15+ sec!) 2-3 metre south swell ramps up. Again, it looks as though the peak will happen overnight, but Saturday morning should still have a few scraps as we head into smaller conditions for Sunday and Monday.

Get out there and have yourself some fun!

TIDES: H @0730, L @1330
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Tuesday until midnight: Wind: South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots inshore, 15 to 20 knots offshore tending south to southeasterly 8 to 13 knots during the evening.Sea: 1 to 2 metres.Swell: Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 2.5 metres.
Wednesday: Wind: South to southwesterly to 10 knots tending west to southwesterly during the morning then tending north to northeast 8 to 13 knots during the afternoonSea: to about 1 metre.Swell: Southerly about 1.5 metres
Thursday: Wind: Light variable winds up to 10 knots tending east to southeasterly 5 to 15 knots in the afternoon.