Nothing doing at Dee Why

Hello Friends,

Beautiful morning out there. But where were these clear skies last night when the eclipse was on??? Anyway, nice as the lighting arrangements are as Thursday gets started in Sydney, we have a real issue in the wave department.

At 0500 the MHL Sydney buoy was recording 1.3 metres of 11-second SE swell. But when I checked it a couple of hours later, Dee Why wasn’t showing anything above knee high – if that. Couldn’t see anyone in the water either. The Bureau says the swell is supposed to decrease during the morning, so maybe Huey just got started early.

The wind was not a real issue early, but the high tide at 0930 was wrecking havoc on the tiny conditions.

Outlook for the next few days is looking pretty much awful – if the models are right. The Goat hasn’t rolled out his words of wisdom yet though, so maybe he’ll see something not obvious to me. Sure hope so.

Have yourself a great Thursday and keep on smilin’!

Weather Situation

A high pressure system centred near Adelaide is extending a ridge across the south of New South Wales. The high will move slowly eastwards across New South Wales over the next two days, with winds in the north easing and winds in the south swinging around to become more north to northeasterly. A trough will develop over New South Wales from late Friday, with a southerly change expected along southern parts of the coast during Saturday.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight

Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Friday 10 October

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Sydney Coast

Winds
North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres around midday.
Swell
South to southeasterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Saturday 11 October

Winds
North to northeasterly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Swell
Northeast to southeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 30% chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.