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

Well, well, what have we here?

Hello Friends,

When I knocked off yesterday evening, the MHL buoy was showing about 1.5 metres of ESE windswell. The average period was just 6 seconds. But at midnight Huey decided to ramp up the energy and by dawn the average period was a juicy 10 seconds with some 14sec peak component thrown in to add interest. Dee Why point was well populated by 0630.

We’re in for a warm one with an afternoon NE’r, so I’d say there should be surf options around the joint for the whole day. According to the latest run of the models, it seems that today might be the peak. Here’s hoping it sticks around in the surfable range through the weekend.

I’m hoping to get out and about with the camera today, so check back later to see what I found!

Tides: H @1000, L @1640

Coastal Waters Forecast for New South Wales
Sydney Coast: Broken Bay to Port Hacking

Issued at 4:50 am EDT on Friday 21 January 2011
for the period until midnight EDT Sunday 23 January 2011.

Please be aware
Wind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the height.

Warning Summary at issue time

Nil.

Details of warnings are available on the Bureau’s website www.bom.gov.au, by telephone 1300-659-218* or through some TV and radio broadcasts.

Weather Situation

A weak high pressure system south of New Zealand extends a ridge to the New South Wales coast. A cold front will pass to the south today, bringing a southerly change to southern parts of the coast overnight or early Saturday, before the next high drifts across from the west.

Forecast for Friday until midnight

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday

Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing below 10 knots around dawn then becoming easterly and light during the morning. Winds tending east to southeasterly up to 10 knots during the afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southeasterly about 1.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday

Winds: Light winds tending northeasterly up to 15 knots during the afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southeasterly 1 metre.