Hello Friends,
A mild breezy start to the global #ClimateStrike day. Yours truly is getting ready to bus it into the Domain with family and friends, so I’ll be passing on this morning’s soft knee to waist high wind swell bumps at Dee Why. Wind was already 8-10 kts NE as of 0800. Swell was 1.6 metres at a gutless 8 seconds from the SE. By this afternoon the Bureau tells us the wind will be belting along from the NE. That’s a summery set of numbers, so if you’re keen, there might be a windswell bump in the waist plus range at semi-protected summer wind swell spots. An extra day of mostly sunny conditions should also help to knock down the run-off induced pathogen load a bit too. No use risking getting crook for 2 star surf conditions.
My plan is to take a few pics of #ClimateStrike to share via my socials. They’ll be tagged #RealSurf #ClimateStrike
Weather Situation
A strong and slow-moving high pressure system near New Zealand extends a ridge towards New South Wales, and is bringing a gradual return to northeasterly winds to all coastal waters. Winds are forecast to increase on today ahead of a cold front, which will bring a southerly change to the southern coast later Saturday and to central parts on Sunday before stalling. A second front will follow on Monday, pushing the change to the Queensland border by Tuesday.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Sydney Coast
Winds
Northeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the evening.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Easterly around 1 metre, tending east to northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres in the evening.
Weather
Partly cloudy.
Saturday 21 September
Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Sydney Coast
Winds
North to northeasterly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
East to northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy.
Sunday 22 September
Winds
Northerly 20 to 30 knots tending southerly 15 to 20 knots during the morning then becoming east to southeast 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Northeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres.
Weather
Cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning.
