"Stay happy and you'll be perfectly fine" - Jack Norris

Swell is here but lumpy

Beachy @ 0715

Point and beachy

Interesting take off

Bodyboarder jags one

Hello Friends,

Grey skies and light wind inshore greeted early risers. As predicted, the swell ramped up overnight and for the last 12 hours or so it has been around the 3 metre mark at sea with an average period of 10 seconds. At Dee Why this means wave faces on the biggest sets that are in the 2.5-3 metre range. However, it seemed as though there was a bit of a wait between those sets when I watched and at those times you’re looking more at chest plusses. It’s a raw and pretty sectiony swell too.

The southerly is expected to stick around all day but to fade in the afternoon. So, it’ll probably be pretty lumpy and raw. Tide swings are small, but for the record the low is at around 0800 and the high will be at 1400.

Swell is set to peak this morning but to not fade much across the day. Weather should be partly cloudy.

Tomorrow morning still looks about the most promising of the week with models predicting around two metres at 10 seconds from the SE – with light offshores and sunniness to start.

Thursday morning might still have a little wave activity worthy of the name too, but the wind’s set to come back south again.

I’ve got a new waterproof camera to experiment with, so I’ll be making the effort to get in the water to see how it goes. Wave hi if you see me!

Have yourself a great Tuesday and keep on smilin’!

Weather Situation
A high pressure centre to the south of Tasmania extends a ridge northwards into New South Wales, while a trough over the Tasman Sea moves away to the east. This pattern will result in fresh to strong southerly winds in the north, easing Tuesday evening. As the high moves east during the second half of the week, winds will shift northerly and increase while another trough approaches from the west. This next system will bring a southerly change to the coast at the end of the week.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
Winds
Southerly 20 to 25 knots, decreasing to 15 to 20 knots in the evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing below 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Southerly 3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2.5 to 3 metres around dawn.
Caution
Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Wednesday 27 November
Winds
South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning east to northeasterly in the afternoon.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southeasterly 2 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
Thursday 28 November
Winds
North to northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots during the morning then increasing to 20 to 30 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southeasterly 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre.