"Stay happy and you'll be perfectly fine" - Jack Norris

Little but rideable

Hello Friends,

The quiet before the storm this morning. Not much change to surf options since yesterday. It looked inconsistent and around knee to maybe waist high at Narrabeen and along the Longy-Dee Why stretch. So a good morning to go for a paddle if you’re a beginner. The clouds and rain are due later, as is the NE sea breeze, so earlier is better if you can manage it. Water is 17C, so not bad in a steamer.

As of 0400, the MHL buoy was showing 1.1 metres at 11.8 sec from 158°. Tide was low at 0545 and will be back to high at noon.

Current outlook is for the swell to gradually start building tomorrow as it heads to a peak in the 3 metre range Tuesday afternoon. Right now the wind looks like being southerly across Sun-Mon but as the swell peaks, it could be a fairly stiff  20+kts from the SW with showery weather. Wednesday is currently predicted to be partly cloudy with swell dropping into the 2 metre range. Could be the go…

Take care, mask up when you go into shared internal spaces and keep washing those hands!

Kiddies set
Lone hunter near the Pole
Surfrider Gardens peak
Good morning Saturday

Weather Situation
A high pressure system lies over the southern Tasman Sea, while a low pressure trough is deepening off the northern New South Wales coast. This trough is forecast to deepen to a low pressure system from late Saturday or early Sunday before heading south. Depending on its position, strong winds and large surf to some coastal areas are possible from the later part of the weekend into early next week.

Forecast for Saturday until midnight
Winds
Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning easterly in the late evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm from late this morning.
Sunday 26 July
Gale Warning for Sunday for Sydney Coast
Winds
Easterly 15 to 25 knots shifting south to southwesterly 30 to 45 knots in the evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres by early evening.
Swell
Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending easterly 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
Weather
Cloudy. Near 100% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.
Monday 27 July
Winds
Southerly 30 to 40 knots turning southwesterly 30 to 40 knots during the morning.
Seas
3 to 5 metres.
1st Swell
Below 0.5 metres, tending southerly 2 to 4 metres during the morning.
2nd Swell
Easterly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the afternoon or evening.
Weather
Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning.

Forecast for the rest of Saturday

Summary
Max 19
A few showers developing.
Possible rainfall: 4 to 8 mm
Chance of any rain: 80% 

Sydney area

Partly cloudy. Areas of morning fog. High (80%) chance of showers, most likely during this afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm from late this morning. Light winds becoming northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the evening then becoming light in the late evening.

Sun protection not recommended, UV Index predicted to reach 2 [Low]

Sunday 26 July

Summary
Min 12
Max 18
Rain. Becoming windy.
Possible rainfall: 40 to 60 mm
Chance of any rain: 100% 

Sydney area

Cloudy. Very high (near 100%) chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late morning and afternoon. Winds east to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h turning south to southwesterly 35 to 55 km/h in the evening.

Sun protection recommended from 11:50 am to 12:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 3 [Moderate]

Monday 27 July

Summary
Min 13
Max 18
Showers. Windy.
Possible rainfall: 5 to 10 mm
Chance of any rain: 80% 

Sydney area

Cloudy. High (70%) chance of showers. Winds southwesterly 35 to 55 km/h.

Sun protection recommended from 11:10 am to 12:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 3 [Moderate]