Hello Friends,
Wind was playing nice for the early and the raw swell was offering a lumpy playground for Dee Why surfers this morning. It was still over two metres from the SE at 10 seconds out at the buoy and wave faces on the bigger sets were in that size range. As the pictures show, it wasn’t uncrowded. Low tide today was at 0815, so the morning sesh should enjoy a little tidal assist.
The Bureau expects the swell to stay around the current size for the rest of the day. It’s moved more toward the east overnight. Wind outlook is for a summer NE pattern, so earlier will be better along exposed stretches, while late afternoon surfers will be looking for a protected north corner.
Tomorrow looks like another NE’r day, with light winds for the early and some residual mainly east swell. The models aren’t all lining up this morning, but it seems we’ll have little stuff for the early most days in the coming week, with some possibility of a pulse around Friday.
Have yourself a great Sunday!
Weather Situation
A high lies to the southeast of Tasmania and is extending a ridge along the New South Wales coast. This high will drift slowly east today. The next low pressure trough is expected to approach from the west late on the weekend, bringing showers to some southern districts as it crosses New South Wales early in the new week. Another trough is expected to move across the state during Tuesday, passing through southern parts of the coast on Tuesday afternoon and evening.
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
- Winds
- Northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southeasterly 2.5 metres, tending easterly 2 to 2.5 metres around midday, then tending east to southeasterly 2 metres by early evening.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Monday 15 December
- Winds
- Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to around 1 metre by early evening.
- Swell
- Easterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres around midday.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Tuesday 16 December
- Winds
- Northeasterly 15 to 25 knots increasing to 25 to 30 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Easterly 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 40% chance of showers.
