Hello Friends,
Not the most prepossessing of mornings as Monday started. Wind was out of the south at around 20 kts and swell was 3 metres on average but the combination of a 7 second average period and the southerly swell direction are not doing us any favours. Dee Why was messy although not small. If the wind were more favourable, you’d be looking at the odd shoulder to head high set. But as long as the wind continues, we’re out of luck.
The outlook is for the SE wind to keep working us over for another three or four days.
Latest reckonings of the wave models for our region are a bit all over the shop but there’s some consensus around Friday being both big and offshore – if the expected East Coast low forms up around midweek.
Have yourself a great Monday.
Weather Situation
A strong high pressure system west of Tasmania is moving slowly east extending a ridge across the southern Tasman Sea and a low pressure trough is deepening off New South Wales central and north coasts. Late tonight or early Tuesday a low is expected to develop off the north coast and then to move south to southeast during Wednesday and Thursday.
Forecast for Monday until midnight
Winds
Southeasterly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 20 to 25 knots during the afternoon then increasing to 20 to 30 knots by early evening.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
Southerly about 1 metre.
Tuesday 14 June
Winds
Southeasterly 25 to 30 knots increasing to 30 to 35 knots by afternoon.
Seas
2 to 3 metres increasing to 3 to 4 metres around midday.
Swell
Southeasterly 1 metre.
Wednesday 15 June
Winds
East to southeasterly 25 to 35 knots, reaching 40 knots at times, although southeasterly 25 to 30 knots inshore during the morning.
Seas
3 metres increasing to 4 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southeasterly about 1.5 metres.
