Hello Friends,
We have almost three metres of SE windswell pushing into the Sydney region’s beaches this morning. But 20-30kts of SSE wind has reduced surfing options to a minimum. There was actually a person in the water when I grabbed the morning Dee Why situation snap, but while I admired the pluck, I wasn’t in the least envious. It really looks just junky and horrible and the water is not exactly clear and sparkling either.
The SE wind is set to continue until the end of the week. Which is kinda sad given the forecast rise in easterly swell for tomorrow through Thursday. The models are calling for 4-5 metres of swell at the peak, but the Bureau is saying it’ll be 3 to 4 metres. Either way, that’s big enough to be interesting under the right circumstances.
My hope is that when the wind comes back around to a more favourable direction by Friday, that we’ll still have something left in the tank. Some of the models are saying it could still be in the two metre range from the east…
Have yourself a safe and happy Tuesday!
Weather Situation
A low pressure system just off the NSW far north coast, is expected to deepen and move slowly to the south over the next couple of days. A strong high pressure system west of Tasmania is moving slowly east extending a ridge across the southern Tasman Sea. The low is expected to move away to the east on Thursday.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
Winds
Southeasterly 25 to 30 knots.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
Southeasterly about 2 metres.
Wednesday 15 June
Winds
East to southeasterly 30 to 35 knots.
Seas
3 metres increasing to 4 metres during the morning.
Swell
Easterly 2 to 3 metres.
Weather
Large swells breaking dangerously close inshore.
Thursday 16 June
Winds
Southeasterly 25 to 35 knots decreasing to 15 knots during the afternoon then tending southwesterly up to 25 knots during the evening.
Seas
Up to 4 metres decreasing below 2 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Southeasterly 3 metres tending easterly 3 to 4 metres from the morning.
