It’s on and everybody’s on it
Hello Friends,
Light westerly wind, clearing skies and pumping swell. Apart from the plague, what’s not to like? Water looked pretty busy at Dee Why, but you get that when it’s head and a bit on sets and really clean. Swell at sea is 2 metres but it’s packing a punch because the period is running along at close to 16 seconds from 157°. Tide was low at 0745 and will be back to a moderate 1.38 m high at 1400.
Wind should stay offshore this morning, before drifting around to the NE in the afternoon. Along the way we could see the odd shower.
Outlook? Well, the Goat will be along later with his usual prognostications, but from a cursory glance at the models, it’s still looking as though we’re in for 4-5 days of good to very good surf conditions. So woohoo!
Take the mask with you when you go out to get your surf exercise and stay safe. Oh, and beginners, not really a day for you at exposures like Dee Why. Know your limits!
Weather Situation
A high over the southern Tasman Sea is directing northeast to northwesterly winds over Coastal Waters as it slowly moves eastwards. These winds will tend west to northwesterly on Friday ahead of a southwesterly change due on the weekend.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to northeasterly in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the morning and again in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- 1st Swell
- South to southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- East to northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Patchy morning fog with reduced visibility, then a partly cloudy day. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
- Caution
- Surf conditions may be more powerful than they appear and are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Friday 2 July
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Northeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- South to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
Saturday 3 July
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending west to southwesterly during the day.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Northeasterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.