Hello Friends,
Had a look at Curly and Dee Why a little after 4pm. Not great it has to be said, although there were sort of waves if you were keen. I’d call it 4 out of 10. The latest MHL data shows that the swell is still dead south. Average size is creeping toward the three metre mark, but the period is a fairly anemic 8 seconds. At Curly the biggest sets were maybe head high on take off, but they were pretty soft and weak looking to me. Not many people in the water, but then again it’s been chilly all day and it was cloudy and breezy when I checked it.
Over the hill at Dee Why the average size was smaller – maybe chest high on the biggest ones. Mostly though they’re more in the waist high range. It was more protected from the wind, but just as cold of course.
I’d expect the waves to stick around at roughly this size through tomorrow morning. One of the forecast models is calling for the average period to increase by a couple seconds or so. It if does, then the distinctly ordinary options of this afternoon could be replaced by something more tempting for Saturday morning.
Here’s the Bureau’s call:
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Friday until midnight: Wind: S/SW 20/25 knots, easing to 15/20 knots in the evening.Sea: 2 to 3 metres, abating to 1 to 2 metres later.Swell: S/SE increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres. Isolated early thunderstorms.
Saturday: Wind: S/SW 10/15 knots, tending N/NW 8/13 knots in the afternoon/evening. Sea: 1 to 1.5 metres, abating to less than 1 metre later. Swell: S/SE 1 to 2 metres.
Sunday: Wind: W/NW 10/15 knots.
Monday: Wind: NW 10/20 knots.
