"Stay happy and you'll be perfectly fine" - Jack Norris

Waves for the keen early

Hello Friends,
Lumpy, close-together NE wind bump piling in to the magnets. Set wave faces were into the shoulder plus range, but it was pretty chaotic looking even at the peak spots. Lots of opportunity to get caught behind the section and the short period means they’re coming at you pretty relentlessly. The MHL data from 0400 showed 1.9 metres of 7-second stuff spread across the SE to NE quarters. Wind was light 8-9 kts from the NNE and tide hit a 1.3 m high at 0620. We’re going to a summery high of 27 with 15-25 mm of rain developing later. Water’s sitting on 18.
Tomorrow promises more rain plus strong southerly wind, so although the swell should push up, I’m not overly hopeful about the prospects for water quality or surface conditions on what could be a gloomy day.
The rest of the week is looking so-so to me. Monday’s set to be rainy again (water quality could be ordinary by then) and thereafter, well, I don’t see much, but as the Goat says, there should be something scrappy to mess with if you’re keen.
Have a great Saturday one and all!

No Mans

 

Longy

 

Longy

 

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Carparks

 

North Narrabeen

 

North Narrabeen

 

Weather Situation

A slow-moving high pressure system over the Tasman Sea is directing a humid northeasterly airstream over the New South Wales coast. During the day, a trough approaching from the west is expected to bring a southerly change to the south, reaching the central coastal area this evening. The trough is expected to slow and stagnate on the lower Mid North coast on Sunday before weakening on Monday with a return to northeasterlies along the whole coast. The next southerly change is expected later Tuesday in the south.

Forecast for Saturday until midnight

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Sydney Coast

Winds
North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the late evening.
Seas
1 to 2 metres.
Swell
Northeasterly 1.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. A thunderstorm likely during this afternoon and evening, possibly severe.

Sunday 21 October

Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for Sydney Coast

Winds
A southerly 20 to 30 knots change extending throughout in the morning, then tending east to southeast 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres.
1st Swell
South to southwesterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
2nd Swell
East to northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
Weather
Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning.

Monday 22 October

Winds
East to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon or evening.
Swell
Easterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
Weather
Cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.