Hello Friends,
The numbers don’t look too flash for Sydney this morning. The MHL buoy data reveals that whatever energy there was around the place yesterday has pretty much disappeared. Apparently it’s about a metre from the SSE out at sea, but since the period is just 7 seconds, it’s hardly a surprise that the WRL cam at flight deck was showing essentially nothin’ along the south Narra stretch at 0500.
Should be a sunny day with a high around 28 on the coast and standard summer NE’rly in the afternoon. But no waves.
I’m not too impressed with the outlook either. This morning’s run of the models seems to be pointing at another week or more of marginal to flat summer conditions for Sydney. The energy is staying away for now.
Scroll down a bit for a couple postcards from Santa Barbara – where it is equally flat and the water is a bone-chilling 12 degrees (pretty much the coldest I’ve seen here)
Have a good one!
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge to NSW north coast. The high will move slowly east across the Tasman during the second half of the week, bringing a return to more northerly winds along the coast. The next frontal system will bring a southerly change to southern and central parts of the coast on Friday, continuing to the north during Saturday.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
Winds
Northerly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon. Wind tending southeasterly 5 to 10 knots tonight.
Seas
Below 1 metre increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the evening.
Swell
Southerly 1 metre.
Thursday 17 January
Winds
North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
Up to 2 metres.
Swell
Southeasterly 0.5 metres tending easterly from the late morning.
Friday 18 January
Winds
Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending northerly during the morning. A gusty south to southeasterly change 15 to 25 knots during the evening.
Seas
Up to 2 metres.
Swell
Easterly about 1 metre.
Weather
Isolated thunderstorms from midday.
Postcards from Santa Barbara
(above) Santa Barbara doesn’t get bluies, but it does often have tar globs thanks to natural seepage offshore. Santa Barbara locals invariably have tar besmirched decks.
(below) Tiny, perfect line zippers into Arroyo Burro beach (aka The Pit) this morning. Just need a couple more metres…
