Hello Friends,
There’s a 95% chance of rain, but at 0730 skies were partly cloudy. Wind was out of the north at 10-15kts and swell was coming from the south around to the SE. The MHL buoy was picking up 1.7 metres from 137 degrees at 14.8 seconds. Water temp out at the buoy is still 20C. At Dee Why the surface conditions were somewhat bumpy from a light NE chop, but the swell was getting the into the point at around shoulder high on the bigger ones. It was a similar size along the beach, but the shutdown percentage continues to be high.
Tide is high at 0800 and will be back to low at 1340.
The Bureau says the wind is going to swing around to the NE soon and at the same time they predict the swell from that direction will come up and they’ve issued a hazard warning for big waves.
Thoughts about the outlook later today… have a great morning!
Weather Situation
A high pressure system moving east over the southern Tasman Sea extends a ridge over the coast ahead of a developing trough over southeast Australia. This trough is expected to move over the Bass Strait tonight before intensifying and rapidly moving over the Southern Tasman Sea on Wednesday and Thursday. A large high pressure system will follow in the wake of this low becoming established over New South Wales and Victoria by the weekend.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Tuesday for Sydney Coast
Winds
North to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots by afternoon.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres.
1st Swell
Northeasterly 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning.
2nd Swell
Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre around midday.
Weather
Cloudy. 95% chance of rain.
Caution
Deceptively powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Wednesday 17 June
Winds
North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning westerly in the morning. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 2 metres around midday.
1st Swell
Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.
2nd Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. 80% chance of rain.
Thursday 18 June
Winds
Westerly 15 to 20 knots turning southerly 20 to 30 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon or evening.
1st Swell
Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 metres during the evening.
2nd Swell
East to northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather
Cloudy. 70% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
