Outta control
Hello Friends,
Another day when you’d be insane to get in the water at any open stretch of beach… in fact, at any beach across the Sydney region. Swell is coming from 60° to 120° and it was hitting 4.4 metres at 13 seconds apart as of 0700 off Sydney. At 0900 the wind was 15-20 kts from the SSE and we were experiencing regular downpours. With 58mm in the previous 24 hours, the ocean is looking really murky and Beachwatch is unsurprisingly warning that pollution is likely most places.
As for the outlook, well, I’m waiting to see what the Goat has to say when he issues his prognostications later today.
So stay out, stay safe and avoid travel if you can. (Pittwater road at the north approach to Dee Why had a lot of water in the usual spots as of 0800 this morning.)
Weather Situation
A low pressure system off the Mid North Coast of New South Wales is slowly moving southwest and may deepen into an East Coast Low as it approaches central parts of the New South Wales coast late tonight or early Thursday. The low is expected to weaken later on Thursday.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
Gale Warning for Thursday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- Southeasterly 25 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots during the morning. Winds turning easterly 15 to 25 knots in the late morning.
- Seas
- 3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres around midday.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly 4 to 5 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 95% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm.
- Caution
- Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Friday 4 March
- Winds
- Easterly 15 to 20 knots tending northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly 3 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
- Caution
- Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Saturday 5 March
- Winds
- Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Easterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.