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

Barely there for the early

Hello Friends,

Another dense atmosphere morning for Sydney and the Bureau has the following warning on its Saturday forecast:

A POOR Air Quality Forecast alert issued by the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) due to forecast elevated PM2.5 levels in Sydney for Saturday.

It’s right at the lower end of surfability this morning at Dee Why and Narrabeen. If you figure ankle to knee with the odd thigh high bomb set, your expectations should be close to reality. Wind has come around to south and was 12-15 kts when I grabbed the pictures at 0630-0640.

Tide is currently running into what will be a swampy high at 1135. The bump is coming from the SSE-SE at 7 seconds apart and about 1.3 metres out at sea.

Outlook is for conditions to deteriorate surfwise as the day goes along and right now I’m not seeing much of interest on the models until around midweek when there seems to be prospect of a small south pulse into the waist-ish range.

Have yourself a top old Saturday everyone!

Paltry offerings at Long Reef
A few tiny bumps in the corner at Dee Why
Trying – but not succeeding – south Narrabeen
Waist high at Northy 0630
Near the Gardens 0630

Weather Situation
A weak high pressure system over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge to the northern New South Wales coast, while a cold front brings a southerly change to southern central waters today. This change is expected to stall and decay in the north during Sunday. A second, more vigorous cold front is forecast to affect southern waters later Sunday and continue through remaining areas on Monday.

Forecast for Saturday until midnight
Winds
North to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots shifting southerly 15 to 25 knots in the early morning, locally reaching 30 knots.
Seas
1 to 2 metres.
1st Swell
Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
2nd Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
Sunday 1 December
Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for Sydney Coast
Winds
Southerly 15 to 25 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the morning then north to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots in the middle of the day. Winds locally reaching 30 knots in the evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres.
1st Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
2nd Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly sunny day. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening.
Monday 2 December
Winds
Southwesterly 20 to 25 knots turning westerly 20 to 30 knots during the morning.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy