Hello Friends
Wave chasers were finding waist high sets at Dee Why this morning. There was the occasional slightly bigger one in the mix too. The wind wasn’t up to much, but the Bureau says it’ll eventually get into the 10-15 kt range from the NE this afternoon. Tide was high at around 0730. It’ll hit low about 1410.
Energy levels are not impressive, so if you’re super keen to get wet, I’d be taking the most floaty option in my surf arsenal. Anything high performance is likely to be more about exercise than much of anything else.
I’m not sure that we can count on seeing it up here, but it’s interesting to note that the average period has bumped up on the buoys off to the south of us. It’s nudging 10 seconds at Eden and maybe 9 at Batemans Bay. Some of the forecast models are showing the period increasing toward midday, so it just might be on the improve… wouldn’t that be nice?
I’m planning to help out at the Surfrider stall down at Manly’s Ocean Care Day festival, so if you’re down that way checking it all out, say hi!
Have yourself a great Sunday.
Average period of the 1.5m east to ene wind swell is around the 8 second mark.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the eastern Tasman Sea extends a ridge to the New South Wales north coast. This ridge is weakening as a trough of low pressure off the southern Queensland coast moves slowly southward. A second trough is bringing a weak southerly change to the southern coast this morning. Both of these systems are expected to weaken later today and Monday as the high restores a generally northeasterly airstream along the coast.
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
Winds: Southerly 5 to 10 knots inshore at first, otherwise east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Forecast for Monday
Winds: East to northeasterly 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening. Swell: Easterly 1.5 metres.
Forecast for Tuesday
Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres increasing to 2 metres during the evening. Swell: Easterly 1.5 metres.
