Hello Friends,
A bit more bump around this morning courtesy of yesterday’s wind. Outlook is for wind to be north again this morning at 15-25 kts ahead of a midday southeasterly change. Swell is out of the NE at around the 2 metre mark but with an average period of about 8 seconds. That means lumpy, bumpy, sloppy waist plus wave faces on sets at exposed spots.
Outlook is for this morning to be the best of the bunch for at least the next three days. That said, I do note with interest that a couple of the models are calling for a brief longer period pulse on Christmas morning. So, who knows, maybe there’ll be a wave for those (like our very own Shari Hooper) who make a tradition of a Christmas surf.
Go well with your Monday, and keep on smilin’!
Tides: L @0520, H @1135
Forecast issued at 4:33 am EDT on Monday 23 December 2013.
Weather Situation
A low pressure trough will bring southerly change to New South Wales far south coast Monday morning, extending to Sydney coast in the afternoon and to the far north coast during Tuesday morning. Behind the trough a high pressure system will move over the western Tasman Sea by Wednesday. This high it is expected to weaken gradually over the next few days.
Forecast for Monday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Monday for Sydney Coastal Waters
Winds
Northerly 15 to 25 knots shifting south to southeasterly in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore early in the morning.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending northeasterly 1 to 2 metres around dawn, then decreasing to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
Tuesday 24 December
Winds
Southerly 15 to 25 knots turning southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending south to southeasterly 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
Wednesday 25 December
Winds
East to northeasterly about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre.
