Hello Friends,
Wind was 10+ knots from the NE at 0700 and the Bureau says it’ll ratchet up into the 15-25 kt range later. Lots of moisture in the atmosphere too, so there’s a 95% chance of showers. The MHL buoy was showing a metre of 11-second SSE bump, but there wasn’t much of anything at Dee Why. A few bods were up the beach from the SLSC where there seemed to be a vaguely surfable little stretch of the otherwise undistinguished banks. I’d call it about ankle to knee. Tide wasn’t a problem early. It’s now coming into a high at 1235.
It’ll be interesting to see what the Goat has to say in this week’s forecast. My take is that we’re maybe going to see a little uptick in the NE windswell, but it’ll be struggling to get into the chest high range at magnet spots this weekend.
Hang in there everyone, the waves will come back – they always do. So keep on smilin’ and have yourself a top old day.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the central Tasman Sea extends a ridge to southeast Queensland while a broad, slow-moving trough lies over NSW. The high is expected to weaken today as the trough deepens and moves over the coast. Winds are likely to tend east to southeasterly over southern parts of the coast today and become fresh to strong over central waters with the deepening of the trough. Winds should tend back to the northeast during Thursday and strengthen over the southern coast as a new high moves into the southern Tasman Sea and gradually extends a ridge over NSW. North to northeast winds are expected to freshen over southern and central parts of the coast on Friday.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- Northeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore at times.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.
- Swell
- East to northeasterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 95% chance of showers, heavy at times. Thunderstorms likely.
Thursday 17 December
- Winds
- Northeasterly 15 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the morning.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Easterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers in the morning. The chance of thunderstorms offshore in the morning.
Friday 18 December
- Winds
- Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Easterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
