Hello Friends,
Not a cloud in the sky when I climbed aloft to the RealSurf crows nest at 0615. A fair amount of moisture in the air though. Wavewise, well, there really doesn’t seem to be even a trickle coming into Dee Why. The MHL spectra for Sydney is showing about a metre of 5-second E by ESE wind bump.
We’re going to a high of 27 today and the wind will kick in later and get into the 15-25kt range by this afternoon. Tide’s dropping toward a low at 1145.
You might find yourself a wee barely catchable lump at a beach with good exposure to the current “swell” direction. I reckon knee high plus with the odd bomb in the waist high range would be doing very well. The NE’r may possibly bump up the energy a tiny touch later.
Outlook for tomorrow and the weekend is not hopeful according to the models. The only swell energy is far off to our south, deep in the southern ocean – and it doesn’t look as though any of it will be coming our way in the near term. Western Tassie might be the go…
Have yourself a summery Friday and go well with your plans!
Forecast issued at 4:10 am EDT on Friday 13 December 2013.
Weather Situation
A low pressure trough lies over northeastern New South Wales and another near the southern coast, while a high pressure ridge extends across the west of the state. This pattern is expected to change little during the next few days, with the ridge gradually strengthening and pushing through to the northeast later on the weekend. Early in the new week, the high is expected to shift to the the Tasman Sea, with a weak trough remaining over the northern inland.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
Winds
Northeasterly around 10 knots, increasing to 15 to 25 knots in the afternoon and evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Easterly below 1 metre.
Saturday 14 December
Winds
North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots ahead of a southerly change 15 to 25 knots early in the morning, then tending south to southeasterly in the middle of the day.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1.5 metres during the morning.
Swell
Easterly around 1 metre.
Weather
The chance of thunderstorms.
Sunday 15 December
Winds
South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly below 10 knots during the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Easterly below 1 metre.
