Hello Friends,
Wind was coming lightly from the NNE at 0730 while skies were heavily overcast. We can expect the wind to pick up later and by this afternoon it should be 15-20 kts. At 0500 the MHL buoy off Sydney was seeing 2 metre of 9-sec coming from both the NE and SSE. Unfortunately, it didn’t seem to be adding up to much at Dee Why when I grabbed the snaps around 0720. I couldn’t see anyone in the water, which isn’t surprising given the weak, small and confused conditions.
The Bureau says it’ll get to a summery 24° and there’s a 90% chance of rainfall. Interestingly, the UV levels are creeping up and despite the cloud, it’ll be 8 (very high) on the scale. Ocean’s still 18C according to beachwatch – which also tells us apart from the lagoon exits at Northy, Long Reef and Curl Curl, water quality at all beaches is okay.
Being Thursday, I shall await the Goat’s prognostications with interest. From my reading of the runes, it looks like we’re near the peak of the energy levels for the next week…
Have a great day everyone!
Weather Situation
A strong high pressure system over the Tasman Sea will slowly move towards New Zealand over the coming days, generating east to northeasterly winds along the New South Wales coast. A weak southerly change is expected along the south coast early Friday, before winds return back to the northeast late Friday. A second southerly change is forecast to move up southern and central parts of the coast on the weekend.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots during the day.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2 metres.
- Swell
- Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 80% chance of showers during the day time. The chance of thunderstorms during the day time.
Friday 19 October
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Northeasterly 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1.5 metres by early evening.
- Weather
- Cloud clearing.
Saturday 20 October
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 25 knots turning northeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the day.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
- Swell
- Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending easterly 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
