Hello Friends,
Monday opens with 10-12 kts of westerly wind grooming a 1.2 metre, 12 sec SSE (160°) swell. Tide hit a 0.4 m low at 0730 and is now coming in to a 1.4 m high at 1340. Weather is set to be sunny all day. And the swell should gradually pick up (the Bureau’s posted a warning for rock fishers to be careful of deceptive conditions.
As you can see from the pics, there were little waves at Dee Why this morning. Sets looked to be in the chest plus range along the beach and waist plus at the point. The dire bank situation along the beach appears unchanged (ie, shutdowns rule).
The Bureau’s forecast – and all the surf forecasts – are still calling for a gradual build in the swell to a Wednesday morning peak in the 3+ metre range + a 16 sec period. It’s looking very interesting indeed. And if the long range models have anything to do with reality, we should be looking at surf for at least the next week and maybe beyond that. So woo-hoo!
Have a great Monday everyone.
Weather Situation
A semi-stationary, strong high pressure system south of the Bight with a ridge to the northern Tasman Sea is directing south to southwesterly winds along the New South Wales coast.
Forecast for Monday until midnight
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 20 to 25 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres.
- Swell
- Southerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- Weather
- Sunny.
- Caution
- Surf conditions may be more powerful than they appear and are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Tuesday 22 May
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending south to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the evening. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres.
- Swell
- Southerly 2 to 3 metres.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Wednesday 23 May
- Winds
- South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots shifting north to northeasterly below 10 knots during the day.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southerly 2.5 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
- Caution
- Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
