Hello Friends,
15-20 kts of SSW wind and a shade under 2 metres of 6-sec S-SSW bump showing at North Head and out at sea. Conditions at Dee Why, unsurprisingly, looked weak, small and messy. I couldn’t see anyone in the water either.
A day for doing other things I’d say because it’s unlikely there’ll be any positive change to conditions according to the Bureau.
Prospects for tomorrow don’t look too much better, although the weather could be a little nicer in the afternoon. I’m not seeing much of interest for the rrest of the week in this morning’s batch of swell models. Tuesday morning looks about the best prospect right now thanks to a call for brief moderation in the wind. But the waves are likely to be short period and therefore gutless.
Your correspondent will be heading off to the Northern hemisphere again from Thursday. So, expect the usual stream of postcards from Cali and thoughts on what the models show for Sydney. If the iron law of ‘you really missed it’ holds, the waves will get better in Sydney while I’m away. 🙂
Go well with your Sunday!
Weather Situation
A slow-moving high pressure system over the Tasman Sea is directing a humid northeasterly airstream over the New South Wales coast, while a trough with an associated southerly change extends northwards. The trough is expected to slow and stagnate on the lower Mid North coast today before weakening on Monday with a return to northeasterlies along the whole coast. The next southerly change is expected later on Tuesday in the south.
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots inshore during the morning and early afternoon. Winds decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Northeasterly 1.5 metres, tending easterly 1.5 metres around midday.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Monday 22 October
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, reaching up to 1.5 metres in the evening.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Tuesday 23 October
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
