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Waiting day, wind day

Hello Friends,

There might be a possible little wave for the early at spots that were surfable yesterday. At 0400 there was still about a metre of ESE swell at 10 sec – but it won’t last long because the wind’s due to pick up to gale strength. It’ll be NW then west up to 25-30 kts by lunch time. Pretty much going to blow everything flat. Looks like a good rest day.

Tomorrow’s another matter.

We should see obvious signs of a brief but intense south swell event starting to develop from dawn. The Bureau says we should have around two metres of straight south swell by daybreak, quickly building to 3-4 metres. Wind will still be powering westerlies of 20-30 kts, so conditions will be testing and obviously suitable for experienced riders only.

Swell should last through Monday and into Tuesday. Winds are set to be west 15-20 kts Monday, so conditions are likely to be pretty good. Again, you’ll want to be reasonably experienced to take it on.

And from the shape of the forecast models, we should have waves right through to next weekend… oh-woo!

Tides: H @1105, L @1640

Sparkling morning without a hint of a wave at Dee Why
Sparkling morning without a hint of a wave at Dee Why

Weather Situation
A complex low is developing over southern New South Wales and Victoria, with a trough deepening off the coast. The low is expected to deepen rapidly as it moves offshore during today. This pattern will maintain vigorous winds along most of the coast through the weekend, easing later on Sunday as the low moves away and the next high pressure ridge extends across from the west.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
Gale Warning for Saturday for Sydney Coastal Waters
Winds
Northwesterly 20 to 30 knots turning westerly 25 to 30 knots in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 35 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning, then increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres around midday.
Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
Weather
The chance of thunderstorms offshore.
Sunday 4 May
Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for Sydney Coastal Waters
Winds
Westerly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
Southerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres during the morning.
Weather
The chance of thunderstorms offshore in the morning.
Caution
Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Monday 5 May
Winds
Westerly 15 to 20 knots decreasing to about 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
Southerly 3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.