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Sunday scrappyness at Dee Why

Hello Friends,

Less than amazing late morning at Dee Why this Sunday. There were a few gutless bumps, but you had to work them to get any forward motion. Lulls were long too and by the time I grabbed the snaps around 1040, the high tide was less than two hours away. So, on top of the weak swell, it was also getting fatter. Yes, you could go for a paddle, and there’s nothing wrong with that, but finding any juice, well that wasn’t really on the menu.

The wind was dribbly side shore, but the Bureau tells us it should swing NE during the afternoon – and the swell will weaken.

Looks as though the weak and tiny conditions will be southerly tomorrow but late Wednesday and overnight into Thursday, the Wavewatch model is showing a straight south pulse that might get into the magnets. The ECM model doesn’t agree and it predicts tiny dribble through the week.

I’m planning to head down to Manly after lunch to see if I can make myself useful on the Surfrider Ocean Care Day stall. Drop on by if you’re around!

Head dip on a bomb near No Mans 1040
UFO looms over the hot surf action as a one wave set hits No Mans 1035
Looking like very long waits at Longy lugga
Rider slowing into instability as the little wave at Kiddies fades out

Weather Situation
A weakening trough lies over the New South Wales north coast today, with winds shifting northerly in most coastal areas. A vigorous cold front will reach the southern coast tonight, continuing through remaining areas on Monday, bringing a gusty west to southwesterly change. Following this, a weak ridge looks set to develop over the region on Tuesday, and should remain dominant through much of the coming week.

Forecast for Sunday until midnight
Winds
Variable below 10 knots becoming northeasterly 15 to 25 knots in the middle of the day then tending northerly 20 to 25 knots in the late evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
Weather
Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore in the evening.
Monday 2 December
Strong Wind Warning for Monday for Sydney Coast
Winds
Northerly 15 to 20 knots shifting west to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots before dawn, reaching 30 knots during the day.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.
Tuesday 3 December
Winds
Westerly 20 to 30 knots tending northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then tending west to northwesterly during the evening.
Seas
2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.
1st Swell
Southerly below 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
2nd Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Sunny.