Hello Friends,
Ankle to knee with the odd waist high bomb as Saturday got started on the beaches of Sydney. Swell’s a metre or so out of the SSE at a touch under 8 seconds apart. Wind was coming lightly from the west and from what the Bureau says, it’s not going to get up to much today. Saturday’s morning tide is a high at 0940 so conditions are not only smooth and small, they’re also kind of fat.
Take your floatiest surf option today would be my advice.
Weather should be partly cloudy with a high of 25.
Tomorrow is shaping to be pretty much a rinse and repeat of today’s conditions.
MHL’s modelling is pointing to a little uptick in the size late Monday into Tuesday. Unfortunately the reason it’s expected to come up is that a 15-20 kt SE change is on the cards. Tuesday-Wednesday is shaping to be bigger than today but there’s a question mark over the timing of the wind switch from south to SW. Maybe late Wednesday.
Some models are calling for an improvement to average periods into the 10-12 sec range around Thursday… so maybe… fingers crossed…
Have yourself a top old Saturday everyone!
Weather Situation
A weak southerly change will extend as far as the northern parts of Mid North Coast during Saturday morning. As the high pressure ridge builds, northeast to northwesterly winds will prevail across central and northern waters on Sunday, with generally light winds across southern waters. Another southerly change will develop along the coast late on Sunday and during Monday.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
Winds
South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable below 10 knots in the early afternoon.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southerly below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 20% chance of a shower offshore early this morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere.
Sunday 10 April
Winds
West to southwesterly about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly in the late afternoon then becoming west to southwesterly in the late evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southerly below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 20% chance of a shower offshore in the morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere.
Monday 11 April
Winds
West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the day then becoming southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the evening.
Swell
Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Please be aware
Wind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the height.
Nearby Coastal Waters
