Hello Friends,
Light NNW winds beginning to push smoke in from the record number of fires across NSW. Swell is dead south (182°) and, in line with predictions, has into the 2 metre range at 12 seconds. There’s definitely more of a line showing at the Dee Why end of the beach and there were even a few folks out at the point waiting hopefully around for a set. But to get the maximum size, you’ll be heading to the northern ends and south magnets where I’d be expecting shoulder high with the odd plus. The Bureau says the swell will peak this morning and the models showing it fading back overnight into tomorrow. As always I’m keen to see what the Goat thinks about the coming surf week’s prospects when he rolls out his forecast later today.
We’re heading to a scorcher today with a high of 34C along the coast and air quality is pretty bad. Water temperature is sitting on 20C and the next tide is a low at 0935. It’ll be back to a moderate 1.38 m high at 1545.
Have a good one.
A POOR Air Quality Forecast alert is issued by the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) due to forecast elevated PM2.5 and ozone levels in Sydney for Thursday 5 December 2019.
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Weather Situation
A number of cold fronts will cross southeastern Australia over the coming days, bringing a series of wind changes to New South Wales waters, particularly through southern and central parts.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
Winds
North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, tending north to northeasterly in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the evening.
Seas
Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
Weather
Sunny.
Friday 6 December
Winds
South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then tending southeasterly in the evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
1st Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres.
2nd Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly sunny.
Saturday 7 December
Winds
South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon or evening.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore during the morning.
Weather
Partly cloudy.
