Hello Friends,
A 10-13 kt NNE breeze was already doing its thing as of 0730. It’s due to pick up into the 20-30 kt range as the day goes along. Swell at sea was 1.7 metres from the NE at 6-8 seconds and the tide was coming in to a 1.6 m high at 1100. It’ll be back to low at 1720. Weather should be mostly sunny as we head to a summery high of 31C.
As the pictures show, waves at Dee Why were very small, but given the conditions, there should be surfable knee to waist and things to play on at more optimally aligned exposures. Water has crept back up to 18C too.
Take care, the virus may be at low levels in NSW, but it’s still around, and apart from the 4045 people who’ve been infected, every one of us is just as vulnerable to the virus as we were when it first turned up. Take your mask for when you’re inside or when you can’t count on maintaining safe distance.
Weather Situation
A strong high pressure system over the Tasman Sea is maintaining a ridge towards the northern New South Wales coast, bringing increasing northerly winds to most coastal areas this long weekend. A low pressure trough is forecast to bring a gusty southerly change over the southern and central parts of the coast today, before stalling and decaying on the northern coast during Tuesday.
Forecast for Monday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Monday for Sydney Coast
Winds
North to northeasterly 20 to 30 knots shifting gusty southerly 20 to 30 knots in the late evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Swell
Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather
Mostly sunny.
Tuesday 6 October
Winds
Northerly 15 to 20 knots offshore at first, turning south to southwesterly in the early morning. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the afternoon.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.
1st Swell
Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning.
2nd Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy.
Wednesday 7 October
Winds
Light winds becoming northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then tending northeasterly during the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
1st Swell
Easterly 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.
2nd Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy.
