Sunny and a bit smoky Saturday
Hello Friends,
Heaps of smoke across the Warriewood-Narrabeen suburbs at daybreak, but pretty much clear around at Dee Why – Long Reef. There is a small south swell focusing in at a few points along the beaches. Set wave faces were up to shoulder high, but most places are a lot smaller than that. Plus the banks aren’t great and the bigger spots were shutting down on the sets. Still, at least there’s a little something if you’re keen.
Putting some numbers on it, out at sea the 9-second period, 1 metre swell was coming from the SSE and wind at daybreak was out of the WNW at 7-8 kts. The air temp was a bracing 7C, but that will warm up to 19C later. And speaking of temps, water is holding at 19C.
A quick glance at the models, suggests we’re in for the tiny stuff until around mid next week when we could see a kick up into the 1.5-2 metre range at places that work on dead south swell.
Go well, stay safe, mask up and get the jab!
Weather Situation
A trough of low pressure near the northern New South Wales coast is forecast to weaken today, while a ridge of high pressure extends across the south. The next cold front is expected to bring a west to southwesterly change late on Sunday and during Monday. South to southwesterly winds will then persist until the middle of the week.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
- Winds
- Southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming north to northeasterly about 10 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Sunday 15 August
- Winds
- North to northwesterly about 10 knots, becoming westerly in the middle of the day, then increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Monday 16 August
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 20 knots turning southwesterly 15 to 25 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 metres during the evening.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the evening.
- Weather
- Sunny.