Hello Friends,
Climbed aloft to take the pictures and although skies were blue straight overhead, looking to the south you could see and smell the smoke coming our way. Heaps of fires still going north and south of us, so no end in sight to the bad air days for us.
You could take the board to the beach, but don’t expect much more than about thigh high on the sets at Dee Why. Out at sea there is a 7 second, 1.5 metre north wind bump, so no immediate prospect of an improvement to the surf. We’re set for a south change tomorrow night, so Tuesday morning should see SE wind and a reasonable perk in the swell. Looking at the models, swell could be up to 3 metres, but period is projected to be 8-9 seconds, so the biggest spots will be blown out and the corners will likely be a lot smaller than 3 metres on faces.
Have a good one.
Weather Situation
A high pressure ridge is directing northerly winds along the coast ahead of a southerly change associated with an approaching cold front. This change currently lies about the southern waters, extending to the central parts of the coast during Sunday before weakening and stalling about northern waters on Monday. Later on Monday and during Tuesday, southerly winds are forecast to strengthen as a second front crosses to the Tasman Sea.
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
Winds
Northerly 15 to 25 knots. Winds tending north to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the morning ahead of a south to southwesterly change moving through in the late morning. Winds tending southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.
Seas
2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the late morning.
Swell
Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.
Weather
Mostly sunny morning. 70% chance of showers in the late afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
Monday 3 February
Strong Wind Warning for Monday for Sydney Coast
Winds
Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending west to southwesterly in the morning then tending northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon ahead of a southerly change 25 to 30 knots in the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre increasing to 2 to 3 metres in the evening.
1st Swell
Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 2 metres by early evening.
2nd Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Tuesday 4 February
Winds
South to southeasterly 20 to 30 knots tending east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.
1st Swell
Southerly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 2 metres during the afternoon or evening.
2nd Swell
Northeasterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, tending easterly below 1 metre during the afternoon.
Weather
Cloudy.
