Hello Friends,
Hazy, mainly overcast morning with light south wind and a weak 7 second period east wind swell producing knee to waist high dribbles at Dee Why.
You’ll need to be extra keen, but at least it is not totally flat.
The wind should settle into a NE by mid-morning and be hammering along at 20-25 kts by close of play. We’re due for a rinse-and-repeat tomorrow, so there might possibly be a little more activity for early risers on Monday. And of course fans of onshore conditions should have a few opportunities this afternoon as the chop builds up.
There’s still a hope for some long period energy mid week. The modelling shows the peak happening toward the end of Wednesday and maybe lasting into Thursday morning. If it plays out as the forecast predicts, it could be very long period south swell into the shoulder to head high range on sets. Hey, we can dream can’t we?
Go well with your Sunday!
TIDES: L @1040 H @1650
Weather Situation
A stationary high pressure system over the northern Tasman Sea extends a ridge into northern New South Wales. This high is expected to weaken and drift east tonight as a cold front, currently well south of the Bight, approaches the region. This front is forecast to sweep across southeast Australia during Monday and Tuesday, bringing a southerly change to most of the New South Wales coast before it weakens into a trough over the north. Following this, the next high is forecast to move from the Bight to the Tasman Sea mid-week, establishing an onshore airstream.
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
Winds
Light and variable inshore at first, otherwise north to northeasterly 10 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots by evening.
Seas
Up to 1.5 metres increasing to 2 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Northeasterly 0.5 metres.
Monday 24 October
Winds
Northerly 15 to 25 knots tending north to northeasterly 10 to 20 knots around dawn then increasing to 15 to 25 knots by early evening.
Seas
1 to 2 metres.
Swell
Northeasterly 1 metre.
Tuesday 25 October
Winds
Southerly 10 to 15 knots during the morning tending south to southeasterly 10 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
Up to 2 metres.
Swell
Northeasterly 1 metre tending southeasterly 1 to 2 metres from the morning.
