Hello Friends,
Well, back from the Surfrider conference in Margaret River to dear old Sydney and things seem to be much as I left them on Friday – namely weak and tiny. The MHL buoy is showing a metre of 6sec period south swell out at sea. In on the beach at Dee Why there’s a bit of froth on along the rocks at the point and the odd sub knee high scraps of dribble along the beach.
The wind is set to be out of the south early and then to swing to the SE later. Not a good thing where our beaches are concerned. But worse, the swell outlook is currently for no significant change. This morning’s run of the wave models does not a happy picture make. Energy is coming across from the southern ocean, but it’s just staying away from our swell window. And sadly, these conditions look like lasting for at least another week.
Pretty much what you’d expect for this time of year I guess. So, what can you do, but keep the powder dry and wait for the magic days to return. Go well!
Weather Situation
A persistent high pressure system lies over the Tasman Sea. A weakening cold front will bring a southerly change to the Mid North Coast today, but is not expected to reach the Queensland border. Northeasterly winds will become reestablished along the coast under the influence of the high, before another south to southeasterly change develops along the southern half of the coast during Wednesday.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
Winds
Southerly 10 to 20 knots tending east to southeasterly up to 15 knots around midday then becoming east to northeasterly during the afternoon and increasing to 15 to 20 knots during the evening.
Seas
Up to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Easterly about 1.5 metres tending southerly 0.5 metres late this evening.
Wednesday 16 November
Winds
North to northeasterly 5 to 15 knots ahead of a south to southwesterly change up to 25 knots during the morning then tending south to southeasterly up to 15 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southeasterly 0.5 metres tending easterly about 1 metre from the morning.
Weather
The chance ofthunderstorms in the afternoon and evening.
Thursday 17 November
Winds
East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeasterly up to 10 knots during the evening.
Seas
Up to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Southeasterly 1 metre.
