Hello Friends,
No sign of any swell just yet, but the forecast says we should get something with the change to south wind around lunch time. Yeah, great. Protected corners only, but not too protected because the swell doesn’t look like having a long enough period or enough east to really get into said spots.
As of 0700 there was a slight little line showing at Dee Why under clear skies. It was about 8 degrees with a steady WSW wind at close to 15kts. With the wind chill that probably makes it feel like about 5C when you’re pulling on your wettie in the carpark. Lovely. I’m waiting until it warms up a bit (and the swell starts to show).
Tomorrow the Bureau tells us that they expect the southerly to still be around the 15-20 kt mark with 1.5-2.5 metres of swell. The modellers say maybe shoulder to head high at magnet spots with periods in the 8-9 second range.
The rest of the week – according to (some of) the aforesaid models is for marginally small but not utterly flat conditions.
I’ll be keeping an eye on it and if the swell perks noticably, I’ll post something.
Stay happy everyone!
Tides: L @0555, H @1220
Weather Situation
A cold front is crossing the Tasman Sea and a high pressure system is moving over southeastern Australia extending a ridge behind the front. As the ridge strengthen, gusty south to southwesterly winds along New South Wales coast will weaken during today and early on Sunday.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots tending southerly in the middle of the day.
- Seas
- 2.5 to 3 metres, decreasing to 2 metres later in the evening.
- Swell
- Northeasterly below 1 metre, tending southerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon.
Sunday 3 August
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly below 10 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- Southerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Monday 4 August
- Winds
- Variable below 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon or evening.