Hello Friends,
Quick version: there were waves at first light.
Nothing spectacular because the two metre SSE swell has an average period of 8 seconds. There are some 10 sec period sets in the mix and it is probably those that are providing the occasional chest high take off for the hardy crew who were out watching the sun come over the horizon at Dee Why.
The swell direction’s a good one for much of Sydney, so I reckon there’ll be lots of folks out snagging the odd waist to chest high bump at their fave spots.
Outlook is for the little swell to stick around through today but to fade overnight and therefore be pretty small tomorrow. With luck it’ll still be surfable. Come Monday, the models are showing the swell as smaller again but they show a long period pulse coming in from the south. If it develops as they anticipate, we could have some more chest to head high sets at exposed spots for the first day of the new working week.
After that it basically looks as though we’re in for a week of small to flat conditions. Oh well. Can’t complain, it’s been a winter and a half for waves.
Low tide’s set down for 0957 and high tide is due at 1646.
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Saturday until midnight: Wind: SW 5/10 knots, tending N/NW 10/15 knots.Sea: about 1 metre.Swell: S/SE 1 to 2 metres.
Sunday: Wind: W/NW 10/15 knots.Sea: about 1 metre. Swell: S 1 to 1.5 metres.
Monday: Wind: NW 10/20 knots.
