Hello Friends,
Kind of a grey old start to Sunday along the beaches. Surface conditions were nice and clean thanks to a soft WNW breeze at 0900. Waves were in the knee to maybe thigh-plus range at the Dee Why end of the beach where a surf comp was underway. Out at sea, the swell was 1.4m at 9 seconds and coming from the ESE. Beachwatch puts the current water temp at 20C and also warns that algae blooms have been reported along the Sydney coast. These reddish brown slicks can cause eye and skin irritation, so are best avoided if encountered.
Tomorrow might be a bit bigger, but it’s set to be southerly as well and showery, so I’m not expecting an epic day on the surf front. Right now the remainder of the week is shaping to be small to tiny, as wave heights bounce around the metre mark and periods stay in the sub-10 second range. Typical spring conditions really.
Go well with your Sunday and stay safe!
Weather Situation
A ridge of high pressure over the Tasman Sea extends northeast to the New South Wales coast with a broad trough of low pressure over the inland. The trough is expected to move through the southern half of the coast today and through the remainder during Monday, with an area of low pressure developing on it. This low then drifts slowly east on Tuesday.
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore early in the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre around midday.
- Swell
- Northeast to southeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Monday 8 November
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting southerly during the morning.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.
Tuesday 9 November
- Winds
- Southerly 10 to 15 knots turning east to southeasterly below 10 knots during the day then becoming east to northeasterly during the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy
