Hello Friends,
Still heaps of raw looking swell this morning, but very few people in the water as of 0800. Swell angle/period/tide not perfectly tuned for Dee Why point but that said, as the pictures show, there were still well overhead wave faces on the bigger ones. From the beach to Longy was just too chaotic and big to have attracted anyone. Maybe later as the swell fades those spots will start to be more inviting. Wind is set to weaken and drift around to the north this afternoon. And the forecast calls for sunny skies too.
First tide of the daylight hours was a low at 0700. We’re back to a 1.4 metre high at 1330.
As for the outlook, well the Goat has done his thing…
Have a great Friday!
Weather Situation
A high pressure system is drifting over southeast Australia in the wake of a series of cold fronts, and is expected to reach the Tasman Sea tonight. This will result in southerly winds easing then shifting northerly along most of the New South Wales coast during the next day or so, while a large and powerful swell gradually eases. The next cold front is set to bring a southerly change to southern and central parts during Sunday, continuing to the north on Monday.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
Winds
Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the afternoon then northerly 15 to 20 knots in the evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre around midday.
Swell
Southerly 4 to 6 metres, decreasing to 3 to 4 metres around midday.
Weather
Cloud clearing.
Caution
Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Saturday 24 August
Winds
North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching 25 knots offshore during the morning.
Seas
1 to 2 metres.
Swell
Southerly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning.
Weather
Sunny.
Sunday 25 August
Winds
West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting southerly during the morning.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather
Mostly sunny.
