Hello Friends,
Swell has faded overnight and now looks to be in the knee to waist high range at Dee Why. There were still a few people in the water at the point winkling out the odd little slide along the rocks. The beach seems to be a touch bigger but of course it’s still mostly shutdowns. Good for an exercise paddle I guess.
Wind was 7-9 kts from the WNW. Swell at sea is about a metre at 11-12 seconds from the SE.
First tide of the day is a 1.74m high at 0755 and it’ll be back to low at 1400. The day should be mostly sunny and warming up to a near summery 24C. Ocean temperature is still on 21C. I’m not seeing much of interest in the near term prospects, so as always I’ll be reading the Goat’s words of wisdom later today to see what he thinks…
Go well with your day!
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Weather Situation
A high pressure system centred over the Tasman Sea will direct a generally northerly stream along the New South Wales coast over the coming days. A weakening cold front is forecast to skim across southern New South Wales later Thursday or Friday, with another, more significant front expected on the weekend. These systems will be accompanied by increasing winds in many coastal areas, particularly the south, with a southerly change expected to move up the coast during Saturday and Sunday.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
Winds
North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots during the day.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly sunny.
Friday 8 May
Winds
Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning northerly in the middle of the day.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
South to southeasterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Sunny.
Saturday 9 May
Winds
Northerly 15 to 20 knots turning west to northwesterly 20 to 25 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
