Hello Friends,
Sydney was seeing 2 metre east wind swell at about 8 seconds apart this morning. Wind was WNW and light as of 0700. Waves are likely to be soft and possibly tricky to catch because of the short period, but faces at best exposures could be as much as chest high on bombs. Tide was high around 0500 and is dropping to low at noon. Water’s 24C and Beachwatch warns water may be iffy, particularly from Newport southward. Manly has a pollution likely warning. Given there’s more rain in prospect, maybe up north would be better if you really need to get in.
Still no waves for your correspondent, at least none I’m willing to drive to. As is fairly typical this time of year, Santa Cruz is a bit bigger than down this way…
Weather Situation
A complex low pressure system lies in the Southern Ocean extending a trough through the Tasman Sea into northern New South Wales. This trough is forecast to move offshore today while southerly change is forecast to push up the coast. By the weekend, a high pressure ridge will extend along the New South Wales coast from a broad high centred near Tasmania seeing winds over the waters remaining in a southerly direction.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
Winds
North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots shifting southerly 15 to 25 knots in the middle of the day.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Saturday 7 March
Winds
Southerly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
1st Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening.
2nd Swell
Easterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Sunday 8 March
Winds
Southerly 15 to 20 knots tending southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
1st Swell
Southerly 2 metres.
2nd Swell
Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy.
