Hello Friends,
Odd situation at Dee Why this morning. Swell was dead south, a touch over two metres and sporting what should be a useful enough 9 sec average period (with some 11 sec stuff in amongst it). What’s more, the forecast southerly hadn’t kicked in again and it was offshore. Plus the tide wasn’t too bad (coming in to a high at 1030). And yet, the dull grey skies an occasional drizzle seem to have infected the swell. Waves at Dee Why point were episodic and struggling to make the waist chest high mark. The beachy was even less interesting looking at 0630. Really inconsistent and a struggle to get into for the few punters partaking.
And just to add to the general weirdness, the Bureau is warning of dangerous surf conditions.
There seems to be some longer period stuff down at Eden, but the transit time to us could be upwards of 12 hours, so I’m not sure we’ll see a dramatic improvement. Plus we’re supposed to get SE wind later. Maybe it’ll pick up later today…
This morning’s run of the swell forecasts seem to be broadly indicating an increase across the middle part of the day before we fade back to not much of anything for the coming week. I hope they’re being unduly pessimistic, but they are all agreeing that it’s not going to be flash…
Check your fave south spot today and you just might be tempted…
Go well!
Weather Situation
A high pressure system centred near Tasmania is extending a ridge across New South Wales. The high will move to the Tasman Sea during Saturday, and is then expected to remain slow-moving through the first half of next week, directing warmer more humid northerly winds over New South Wales as a trough approaches from the west. The trough and an associated cold front currently appear likely reach the coast state mid-week.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
Winds
East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly in the late evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southerly 2 to 3 metres.
Weather
Large swells breaking dangerously close inshore.
Sunday 4 November
Winds
Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre increasing to 1.5 metres by early evening.
Swell
Southerly about 2 metres decreasing to 1 metre late in the evening.
Weather
Large swells breaking dangerously close inshore.
Monday 5 November
Winds
Northeasterly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Southeasterly 1 metre.
