Hello Friends,
Go’n’orf this morning at Dee Why. Heaps of folks on it at the point and good numbers in the rather intense looking beachies north from there. Not a morning for beginners or even slightly wobbly intermediates. Sets looked to be 1.5x overhead and when I watched, it was quite consistent too. Wind was out of the WSW at 12-15 kts and swell at sea was hitting the 3 metre mark while packing a period of 12 seconds. It was coming from the SSE. First tide of the daylight hours was a 1.4 m high at 0745. It’ll be back to low at 1325. We should see a high of 19C along the beaches today. Water is still on 18C. Weather should stay sunny with the odd cloud keeping things picturesque.
Swell’s due to dial back a little bit over the next few days, and the wind is going to be a strong 20-30 kts in the afternoon today, but a touch less tomorrow. It should be SW this morning and Tuesday morning, but on Wednesday, while the swell keeps pumping, it could be southerly early before swinging NE in the afternoon. The models predict good and still fun size for Thursday. In fact, right now, it looks like waves for a week – at least.
Go well and stay safe!
Weather Situation
Strong to gale force south to southwest winds will continue to affect the Waters today in the wake of a strong cold front that crossed the region yesterday. These winds will gradually ease Tuesday as a large high pressure system approaches from the west. Settled conditions will then prevail for much of the week as the high moves slowly across the region.
Forecast for Monday until midnight
Gale Warning for Monday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- South to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots at times.
- Seas
- 2 to 3 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly 2.5 to 4 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore.
- Caution
- Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Tuesday 7 September
- Winds
- South to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots tending west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then turning south to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly 2 to 3 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
- Caution
- Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Wednesday 8 September
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the day then becoming north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly 2.5 to 3 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloud clearing.
- Caution
- Large and powerful surf conditions in the early morning are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
