Hello Friends,
Les’see… what’s the nicest thing we can say about the conditions? Hmmmm. Well, tomorrow might be up a bit… Otherwise, it’s kinda hard to see much upside surfwise for today in Sydney. We have a tiny, barely-there southeast wind swell of maybe a metre out at sea. But the average period is a choppy 5 seconds or so. Wind is lightly NE and set to come up to a standard issue 15-20 kts later in the day.
If that keeps up overnight, there could possibly be slightly more bump tomorrow morning and maybe, as the NE’r accelerates later in the day Friday, we could see some waist to chest high wind lumps at semi-protected spots.
It still appears that there should be another slight increase at NE spots on Saturday afternoon and into Sunday. Beyond that, the long range forecasts this morning are showing a trend toward slightly bigger than we’ve had this week. And that’s a good thing.
Enjoy your Thursday!
Weather Situation
A high pressure system to the east of Tasmania extends a ridge northwards, while a low pressure trough lies over the state’s west. Over the next few days the high will drift slowly across the Tasman Sea, maintaining generally east to northeast winds for coastal waters until a low and trough affect the region during the weekend.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
Winds
Northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Southerly below 1 metre.
Friday 14 February
Winds
North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 2 metres around midday.
Swell
Northeast to southeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore by early evening.
Saturday 15 February
Winds
North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then tending northerly during the day.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon.
