Hello Friends,
As expected, it’s puny this morning. Near flat at Dee Why, actually. Not really surprising, given that the swell is only a metre at 8 seconds from the SE and the tide was a swampy 1.9 metres at 0755. Thanks to a light NNE breeze, the surface had a little texture as of 0800. The wind is set to pick up into the 15-25 kt range later, so that won’t be helpful either. Still, the water’s clean and 20C.
We’ll see what the Goat has to say later, but I’m not expecting anything too exciting in the way of waves for Christmas. We might have to wait until early 2023 for anything interesting.
Have a top old Thursday everyone!
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea currently extends a ridge towards the New South Wales coast, directing northeasterly winds over coastal waters as a trough approaches from the west. This trough will bring a weak westerly change to the coast during Friday, with winds gradually returning to northeasterly by Sunday as a new high over the Tasman Sea becomes dominant.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- 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 around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening.
Friday 23 December
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing below 1 metre around midday.
- Swell
- Northeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Saturday 24 December
- Winds
- South to southwesterly about 10 knots tending southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day then tending northeasterly during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Northeast to southeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.
