Hello Friends,
After yesterday morning’s gloomy, rainy skies, Wednesday kicked off in fine fashion, with a sunny conditions and northerly wind. Swell as of 0600 was a mix of small stuff from the E-NE and the SSE. The latter was 1.7m at 10 seconds, so there should, in theory be some activity at the south magnets. But as you can see from the pics, the situation at Dee Why was not exciting. Swell’s not doing anything at the point and is struggling to get into the waist high range up the beach. Despite the period at sea, it looked pretty weak too. Kinda too bad given the water’s clean and a warm 23 on a day that promises to hit 31 later. FWIW, the tide was a highish 1.77 m at 0820 and it will drain out to a low-ish 0.41 m at 1510.
We’re heading into sultry conditions tomorrow and Friday, with cloudy weather and highs along the coast of 35. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like the surf conditions will change much. Ah well, it is summer after all.
Have a top old Wednesday everyone and stay happy!
Weather Situation
A high pressure system south of Tasmania extends a ridge along the coast while heading to the Tasman Sea, directing north to northeasterly winds. A low pressure trough reaching the southern coastal waters will bring a brief southerly wind change in the south during Thursday, then a cold front crossing the state later in the week looks set to bring another gusty southerly wind change on Friday and Saturday.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres around midday.
- Swell
- South to southeasterly 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Thursday 25 January
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds turning northeasterly in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning.
- Weather
- Cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening.
Friday 26 January
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots shifting south to southeasterly during the day.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
