Hello Friends,
Conditions really came together this morning for the dawn patrol. We were seeing smooth surface conditions thanks to a WNW breeze and a south + east swell combo. Wave faces were in the shoulder to head-and-a-bit high range at the focus points. First tide of the day was the low at 0810, so along with all the other variables, there should be a little tidal push helping across the morning hours as it fills into the high at 1500. The Bureau tells us we should have a sunny morning and a high of 20C. Water’s clean and 19C.
Outlook is for the energy to stick around through the weekend and with luck it’ll keep going – albeit being a bit smaller – right through next week. At least one model is showing another quick south pulse into the 3 metre range for Wednesday morning (with showery weather though).
Get out there if you can and take your cruisy attitude because you’ll definitely be sharing the bounty!
Weather Situation
A fast-moving front will brush the south coast, maintaining a fresh to strong airstream along southern and central parts of the coast today, before a high moves over New South Wales on Sunday. The next significant cold front will affect the coast on Tuesday.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 20 knots turning south to southwesterly 20 to 25 knots in the evening. Winds reaching up to 30 knots inshore in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then tending south to southwesterly around 1 metre around midday.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre later in the evening.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers offshore, 50% chance elsewhere.
Sunday 21 August
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 25 knots becoming variable below 10 knots in the early afternoon then becoming north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing below 1 metre around midday.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Monday 22 August
- Winds
- Northerly 10 to 15 knots turning northwesterly 15 to 25 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
