Sunday morning with waves for Dee Why

Hello Friends,

It looks somewhat bumpy, but there are waves to be had at Dee Why. Size is down from yesterday, but I saw shoulder to maybe head plus sets at the point and a touch bigger just up the beach from the point. The MHL buoy showed energy from the east of 2 metres at 9-10 seconds. Tide is dropping to the low at 0925. High will arrive at 1520. Beachwatch is warning that pollution is possible at all Sydney beaches. With luck we’ll get enough sunshine today to knock down the viral and bacterial load that will have spiked significantly with all the run-off. You definitely don’t want to get in if you have any open wounds.

The swell models show the energy swinging more SE during the day and then staying that way for tomorrow. The size and period are projected to stay about the same as they are now. The good news, at least on the swell energy front, is that there should be waves all week. Right now it looks as though Thursday could see an uptick into bigger southerly conditions.  Wind will be out of the southerly quarters, with morning sessions offering the best quality – as usual.

Your corespondent will be going back into postcard mode from Thursday as I have to be in California through to April.

Have a good Sunday!

Rider racing along in the shorey 0800

Sets still reasonably big as of 0800

Not super smooth, but surfable

Weather Situation
A light pressure pattern lies across the region in the wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Uesi, with a high pressure system south of the continent slowly moving southeast. Southeasterly winds are expected to tend northeasterly in the new week ahead of the next cold front which is forecast to bring a southerly change to New South Wales waters in the middle of the week.

Forecast for Sunday until midnight
Winds
South to southeasterly about 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the morning.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
1st Swell
South to southeasterly 1.5 metres.
2nd Swell
Easterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.
Monday 17 February
Winds
East to northeasterly about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
1st Swell
Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres.
2nd Swell
Easterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy.
Tuesday 18 February
Winds
Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly during the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southerly 1.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.