Hello Friends,
Light WNW wind and 2.6 metres of 15-sec SE swell were making for challenging conditions at Dee Why. The bomb sets were too much for the point, while regular sets were mostly too big for the beach. So, lots of shutdowns if you weren’t at the point and quite a bit of paddling around if you were. Obviously this is a morning only for the very fit and experienced riders. If in doubt, sit it out.
Outlook is for a showery day with east to SE wind bumping things up. First tide of the day is a 0.6m low at 1000.
From the shape of the swell model predictions this morning, it looks as though we’ll have energy through Thursday at least…
Go well everyone!
Weather Situation
Southerly winds will ease and a deceptively powerful southerly swell will persist during today, as a high pressure system to the southwest of Tasmania slowly moves east, maintaining a ridge along the New South Wales coast. After this, winds will tend northeasterly and increase ahead of the passage of trough, which looks likely to bring a fresh west to southwesterly change on Friday.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- Southerly 10 to 15 knots turning east to southeasterly below 10 knots in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly 2.5 to 3 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
- Caution
- Surf conditions may be more powerful than they appear and are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Wednesday 7 September
- Winds
- East to northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots during the early evening.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southerly 2 to 2.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Thursday 8 September
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots increasing to 25 to 30 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres, tending southerly around 1 metre during the evening.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
