Hello Friends,
Another chilly start for Sydney this morning. According to the MHL data we have about a metre of SSW 6 second windswell. But as the pictures show, there was a small but well defined line making its way in at Dee Why. No one was in the water, save a lone kayaker, so we can perhaps take that as evidence of minimal surfing options.
While there doesn’t seem to be much showing on the other MHL buoys as Friday kicks off, the forecast model interpretations, or at least some of them, are still showing the swell picking up as the day goes along as it builds toward a peak sometime over the next 24 hours. If it plays out as expected there could be some fun sets on offer from about lunch time onward at south swell spots. But… the wind will be an issue, because the forecast has it picking up from the SW then swinging to the south later. So it could be one of those days when there’s just a little window of opprotunity for the best conditions.
The latest outlook is for us to have generally small but not flat south windswell conditions over the next 72 hours or so.
Have yourself a top day and keep on smilin!
TIDES: L @1000, H @1650
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Friday until midnight: Wind: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending south to southwesterly 20 to 25 knots during the morning then tending southerly 15 to 20 knots by early evening.Sea: 1 to 1.5 metres increasing to 2 metres during the morning.Swell: Southerly 1.5 metres.
Saturday: Wind: South to southwesterly 10 to 20 knots tending south to southeasterly up to 10 knots during the afternoon.Sea: 1 to 1.5 metres decreasing to below 1 metre around midday.Swell: Southerly 1.5 metres.
Sunday: Wind: Southerly 5 to 10 knots becoming light during the morning.
