"Stay happy and you'll be perfectly fine" - Jack Norris

C’mon Huey, what’s this?

Hello Friends,

Last night as we went in for our monthly Surfrider meeting, a group of us stood in the late evening light watching a very crowded but juicy Northy. At some point in the previous four hours it had gone from weak and gutless to reasonably intense. Our hopes for the morning were high.

This morning’s swell settings are very similar to last night’s (a couple metres of east windswell at about 9 seconds apart). But… there’s nothing like the quality this morning.

Wind is back around to the east (it was more north yesterday evening), so that’s not helping matters. The Bureau is calling for the wind to settle into the NE, so with luck we’ll see an improvement in the semi-exposed north corners when that happens. The Bureau and the models agree that we should see the swell ramp up through the day, so we’ll be keeping an eye on it.

Outlook for the week ahead is basically for waves of some sort through the weekend. Depending on the interpretation, what happens after that is a bit more up for grabs. Some riffs on the data reckon the east swell could still be lighting spots up with surf options through Tuesday morning. After that it looks less hopeful for at least a few days. The monsoon trough seems to have fired up now, so I’m hoping it won’t be a long wait for another dose of fun.

Have yourself a good one, and if you’re going in for a wave, consider wearing something with long sleeves. The bluebottle count was off the richter last night.

Tides: L @0700, H @1300
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Thursday until midnight: Wind: E/NE 10/15 knots, increasing to NE 15/20 knots in the afternoon.Sea: 1 to 2 metres. Swell: E 2.5 to 3.5 metres, breaking dangerously close inshore. Chance thunderstorms.
Friday: Wind: N/NE 10/15 knots early, increasing to 15/20 knots. Sea: around 1 metre, rising to 1 to 2 metres. Swell: E/NE 2 to 3 metres. Chance thunderstorms.
Saturday: Wind: Early S change 15/20 knots, turning E/NE 10/20 knots later.