Hello Friends,
As of 0730 skies were mostly clear along the beaches, wind was 9-13 kts from the west and swell at sea was 2.5m from 176° at 9 seconds apart. As the pictures show, this was translating into clean shoulder to head plus sets along the beach at Dee Why. The point looked to be a bit smaller and less consistent. Tide was high at 0425 and will be back to low at 1005. It was a chilly 8C at 0730 and it’s not going to warm up much as we head to a high of 16C. The Bureau says there’s a 40% chance of a little rain, but the cloud was still hanging offshore at 0800.
The southerly and showery conditions are set to continue through Wednesday, but the swell is going to ramp up. With any luck we’ll see wind from the SW at the start of the day tomorrow, Weds and Thrs while the swell pulse is peaking.
Stay warm and go well with your Monday one and all.
Weather Situation
A trough sweeping across the east today is bringing a cool southerly airstream along the coast while a high pressure system south of Tasmania extends a ridge across the inland parts of the state. Winds will gradually turn east to northeasterly during the mid week as the high pressure system slowly enters the Tasman Sea. Meanwhile, a low pressure system over the Tasman sea will generate large and powerful southeasterly swells across the northern half of the coast from the latter part of Tuesday, bringing hazardous surf conditions.
Forecast for Monday until midnight
- Winds
- Southerly 20 to 25 knots, decreasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
- Swell
- Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 95% chance of showers.
Tuesday 9 August
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Southerly 2 metres, tending southeasterly 2.5 to 3 metres during the late morning.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 95% chance of showers.
- Caution
- Large and powerful surf conditions in the afternoon and evening are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Wednesday 10 August
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the late afternoon.
- Swell
- Southeasterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
- Caution
- Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
