Hello Friends,
Still some swell around this morning, but the incoming tide seemed to be swamping it at Dee Why beach. Sets were approaching the chest high mark, but as with yesterday, there’s a bit of a wait for sets. Swell is mainly out of the south at around 1.3 metres. Average period is sitting pretty close to 10 seconds. Wind looks like being similar to yesterday, ie westerly in the morning before going SW and picking up to 15-25 kts.
The tide’ll make it fat until late morning, so there could be a little window around lunchtime where the waves are standing up and the wind hasn’t become too much of a factor.
Speaking of windows of opportunity, the swell is expected to pulse up pretty strongly by tomorrow morning and the wind is due to go south with the swell, but there might possibly be a touch of SW to it for the early.
The pulse is expected to peak around the 4m mark at dawn and then to drop back a little during the day. Thursday should see it back into the two metre range. This morning’s swell forecast models show swell of some sort through to early next week.
Have yourself a great Tuesday!
Tides: H @0830, L @1415
Weather Situation
A complex low pressure system over the southwestern Tasman Sea will continue to move slowly to the south-southeast and weaken today, with strong south to southwesterly winds extending to southern and central New South Wales coast. A high pressure system is expected to move over the Bass Strait over the next few days extending a ridge to the southwestern Coral Sea.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
Strong wind warning for Tuesday for Sydney Coastal Waters
Winds
Westerly 15 to 20 knots tending southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the middle of the day then increasing to 20 to 30 knots in the late afternoon.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Easterly around 1 metre, tending south to southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres around midday.
Wednesday 24 July
Winds
Southwesterly 25 to 30 knots turning southerly 15 to 25 knots in the morning.
Seas
2 to 3 metres, decreasing below 2 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Southerly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 2 to 4 metres around dawn, then decreasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
Caution
Dangerous surf conditions expected, hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Thursday 25 July
Winds
Southerly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the morning then becoming northerly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
Southerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
