Hello Friends,
Yet another grey start to the day along the beaches. As of 0700 the wind was coming lightly from the SW, but the Bureau has a strong wind warning for later when it expects 15-25 kts of N to NE. The MHL data from 0400 is consistent with what the pictures taken 3 hours later show, ie ankle to maybe knee high thanks to 1.2 m of 7 second south wind bump. Tide was close to its midpoint when I took the snaps. It’ll be a 1.75 m high at 0940. It should be sunny later as we head for the high of 31.
Tomorrow’s set to be very hot (38 on the coast) and unfortunately the swell models are not overly hopeful for any significant improvement over today’s barely there waves. Most of the predictions are saying we can expect 7-8 sec stuff at 1.2-1.5 m from the NE.
The long range models don’t show any significant change to the mainly small, short period conditions across the next 10 days. Typical summer conditions in other words.
Have a great Tuesday everyone!
Weather Situation
A slow-moving high pressure system over the Tasman Sea is directing north to northeasterly winds along the New South Wales coast. A front will bring a southerly change to south and central parts of the coast on Wednesday, before stalling on the northern coast during Thursday.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Tuesday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching 30 knots offshore in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres around midday.
- Swell
- Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Wednesday 20 December
Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- Northerly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 25 knots before dawn then shifting southerly 20 to 30 knots in the afternoon.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
- Swell
- Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a shower or thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
Thursday 21 December
- Winds
- South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning southeasterly 15 to 25 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
