Big floaty things required
Hello Friends,
Another glorious morning for exercising at the seaside – for those of us lucky enough to live in a coastal LGA. If you’re unable to get the board to the beach, fear not, you’re missing nothing of consequence. Dee Why was seeing wavelets in the ankle to knee high range as Sunday morning kicked into gear. Weather was sunny and as mild as a late spring day. Out at sea the swell was a shade under the metre mark and coming from the NE at just 6 seconds apart. Wind was out of the NW at 12-17 kts under clear blue skies. The radar is showing a band of showery stuff off to the south and west of Sydney, and the forecast says we have a the 60% chance of showers, mostly likely near dusk. We should see a high of 24C.
Tomorrow has an 80% chance of rainfall in the 2-5mm range. Wind’s expected to be light but onshore and the models tell us to expect dead south 1.5 m, 8 second bump; kinda, sorta maybe surf prospects.
From Tuesday onward the dominant swell direction looks like it may swing to the east, and overnight Wednesday the models show it pulsing into the 1.5-2 metre range along with W-WSW wind and cool but sunny weather for Thursday. With luck it should still be surfable on Friday morning.
Go well with your day, get that jab organised if you haven’t already and take the mask when you leave home.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system centred over the northern Tasman Sea is directing strengthening north to northwesterly winds across New South Wales coastal waters. Winds will turn more westerly during Sunday before shifting south to southeasterly as a front moves up the New South Wales coast. Winds will tend north to northwesterly once again from late Monday as another frontal system approaches from the west.
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
- Winds
- Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore during the day. Winds shifting southerly in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres.
- Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Monday 2 August
- Winds
- South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots becoming east to southeasterly about 10 knots in the morning then tending northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 metres later in the evening.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
Tuesday 3 August
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 25 knots turning westerly 20 to 30 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- Swell
- East to northeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.