Nope, not this morning you aren’t

Ankle to knee high at Mid Steyne

Up and riding

Hello Friends,

12-17 kts of southerly wind under grey skies as Wednesday kicked off. Out at sea there was a 1.5 metre mixture of NNE and SE wind bump (average period was around 7 seconds). Tide was running into a swampy 1.65 m high at 1030. Ocean’s on 19C and we’re headed to a high of 25C along the coast. Dee Why was unsurfably tiny.

When can we expect things to improve I hear you ask? Well, not today, but maybe tomorrow it’ll get back into the just rideable range as a little NE pulse fills in. The models are showing a little over a metre at 10-11 seconds from the east for Thursday. Wind outlook is for SW going W across the day, so there is some fun potential in the cards I’d say. Friday could also be a possibility as a south pulse is expected to mix in with the fading east from Thursday. Again, nothing extraordinary, but if you’re not too picky, there should be something.

Will try to post a picture of today’s ordinariness later this morning.

Have a great day!

Weather Situation
A high pressure ridge lies over northern New South Wales coast while a trough of low pressure is lying across southeast. The ridge is directing north to northeasterly winds over the northern half while the trough slowly extends a southerly change to the remainder of the Coastal Waters. Winds throughout will tend northerly again by tonight ahead of the next cold front on Thursday, strengthening and turning more westerly with the front. Winds will weaken during Friday as a new ridge develops across the north.

Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
Winds
South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day then becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the evening. Winds reaching up to 25 knots inshore in the late evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 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
Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening.
Thursday 17 October
Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Sydney Coast
Winds
North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots shifting west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots early in the morning then becoming westerly 15 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, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
Weather
The chance of a thunderstorm offshore in the early morning. Mostly sunny afternoon.
Friday 18 October
Winds
West to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the day then becoming northerly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
1st Swell
Southerly below 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
2nd Swell
Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather
Sunny.
Please be aware
Wind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.
Nearby Coastal Waters

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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EDT Wednesday.
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