Hello Friends,
Cloudy with a 30% chance of rain today along Sydney’s beaches. But there’s almost no swell. Overnight the average period plummeted from around 10 seconds to about seven. And that means waves at south-exposed spots will be struggling to make waist high. A high tide at 0940 won’t help much either.
There were a few folks in the water at Dee Why when I grabbed the picture at around 0700. Waves looked to be about knee to waist and very weak and crumbly.
I wish I could report some suggestion of a significant improvement in the models’ outlook, but sadly it looks as though the east coast will be marginal to flat for at least another week. If you’re desperate for a wave, I’d be heading down to Vicco because from the look of the models it’s going to be pumping. You’ll want some pretty decent rubber though as sea temps are in the mid to low teens. Yikes!
Have yourself a top old day!
TIDES: H @ 0940, L @1550
Weather Situation
A cold front is moving across the southern Tasman Sea and a high pressure ridge lies across the the northern Tasman Sea. During today and Friday the ride will strengthen and extend to the southern Tasman Sea as the front moves towards New Zealand and weakens.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- South to southeasterly 10 to 20 knots tending east to northeasterly in the afternoon then tending north to northwesterly up to 10 knots later in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres decreasing to below 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- Southerly about 1 metre.
Friday 16 September
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 10 to 20 knots becoming westerly 10 to 15 knots during the morning, with inshore northeasterly sea breezes developing in the afternoon.
- Seas
- Up to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 metre.
Saturday 17 September
- Winds
-
West to northwesterly 5 to 15 knots becoming northwesterly 10 to 20 knots during the evening.
- Seas
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Below 1 metre increasing up to 1.5 metres during the evening.
- Swell
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Southerly about 1 metre.
