Hello Friends,
Another morning with waves and lots of folks chasing them at Dee Why. Set wave faces were into the shoulder high range, but the swell seemed mostly to be missing the point and was continuing its long term pattern of mostly shutting down along the beach. Swell could be at peak size according to the Bureau, who tell us it will dial back into the 1.5m range by lunchtime. Surface conditions looked a bit textured despite that the wind being out of the west at 4-5 kts. Swell was 1.9m at 9 seconds from the SE (138°) and tide was coming into a 1.67m high at 1000. We have a 60% chance of seeing a shower later, but along the beaches, the day started with largely clear skies. Should get to 23C today. Water’s clean and Beachwatch reckons it’s now 20C.
The ever reliable Goat has rolled out a fresh forecast for our surf week ahead, so why not jump over for a look?
Go well with your Friday everyone!
Weather Situation
An area of low pressure and associated trough are affecting the coastal waters, but will be replaced from today as a ridge builds. This ridge declines east on Saturday as a cold front and trough move across from the west. An area of low pressure develops on this trough, east of Tasmania, later Saturday into Sunday and slowly drifts east.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- South to southeasterly below 10 knots tending easterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then tending northeasterly in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly 1.5 metres, tending southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1.5 metres around midday.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Saturday 23 October
- Winds
- North to northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots in the morning.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening.
Sunday 24 October
- Winds
- Northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending southerly 20 to 30 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
- 1st Swell
- Southeasterly around 1 metre, tending easterly 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- South to southeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
