Hello Friends,
The Sydney MHL buoy was only detecting about 1.5 metres of 7-second period NE windswell as of 0600. An hour later when I grabbed a snap of the point, it was looking unsurfably small. Tide will be high at 0910, so the extra fatness isn’t helping things along. Wind was light from the north but is expected to ramp up into the 20-30 kt range this afternoon.
Tomorrow’s forecast is still calling for a southerly in the morning along with a tiny east-ne wind swell. Swell should move more to the south as the day goes along and the winds gradually back off. Whether or not there’d be an opportunity late in the afternoon is an open question. I’m not overly hopeful on that front. Let’s see what the Goat has to say later…
Have a great Thursday one and all!
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the central Tasman Sea extends a ridge towards northeast New South Wales, with generally northwest to northeast winds along the coast. A low pressure trough approaches today and is forecast to bring a strong southerly change to southern and central parts of the coast during Thursday, extending to the north coast early Friday. Another high is forecast to move in behind the trough later Friday and should remain the dominant feature in the region through the weekend, with winds gradually easing before shifting more northerly again.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Sydney Coast
Winds
Northerly 15 to 20 knots shifting southwesterly 20 to 30 knots in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 30 knots during the afternoon and evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
The chance of thunderstorms until this evening.
Friday 26 September
Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Sydney Coast
Winds
Southerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots early in the morning. Winds decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.
Seas
2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
Swell
East to northeasterly below 1 metre, tending southerly 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Saturday 27 September
Winds
Southerly 10 to 15 knots turning east to southeasterly below 10 knots during the afternoon then becoming east to northeasterly during the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
