Hello Friends,
First sight of the sea for your correspondent in many days and happy to be resuming reports with something nice to say. It was glassy and in the chest to maybe shoulder range on sets at Dee Why as of 0730. As you can see from the pics, it was also pretty busy along the beach. There were a few people in the water at the point, but it looked to be quite a wait for a catchable one. Tide was low at 0530, so that may account for the high ratio of shutdowns to makeable ones along the beach. Swell at sea was 1.45 m at 8 seconds from the NE. Tide’s set to be 1.9 metres at noon, so I’d expect it to be fat and full for at least a couple of hours either side of that mark. Of course by then the NE wind will be in the 15-20 kt range. Water’s clean and a summery 24C.
Weather should be partly cloudy today as we head to a high of 29 along the coast. Tomorrow promises to be hotter still, but we should still have waves and favorable winds for the early (tide will be coming in from the 0.45m low at 0630).
We’ll see what the mighty Goat has to say tomorrow, but my quick take is that it’ll be okay again tomorrow, but the rest of the holiday weekend may not be quite as interesting. Then again, I could be totally wrong!
Have a great Wednesday everyone.
Weather Situation
A weak ridge of high pressure over the Tasman Sea is generating northeasterly winds along the New South Wales coast. Winds will increase this afternoon ahead of a trough bringing a brief, fresh southerly change to southern waters later Thursday and central parts on Friday. After this, winds are again expected to become northeasterly as another high pressure ridge develops.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the morning then becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Thursday 26 January
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Friday 27 January
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning east to southeasterly below 10 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- East to northeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
