Wild and woolly low lashes wetly
Hello Friends,
The showery, blowy conditions continue and they’ll get worse in the next 24 hours if the low pressure system does what the Bureau expects it to.
As of 0930 wind was SW 14-22 kts and swell out at sea was 5.2 metres at 11 seconds from the south (174°). Although surface conditions were clean, the swell is overwhelming most places. There were a few in the (dodgy) water from about mid-Steyne south to the Bower, but it was very straight and the makeable ones were few and far between. A good day to sit it out.
As for the outlook, well the jocular Goat has rolled out a fresh new forecast for your consideration…
Weather Situation
A complex low over the Tasman Sea has two centres, one off the north coast of NSW and a deepening one off the central coast. The low off the central coast will become the dominant low centre and move closer to the central coast today. Strong to gale force winds and large waves over all coastal waters associated with the low. Uncertainty remains about the timing, position and strength of this system but it is likely that there will be a gradual easing trend in the winds from the north during the weekend as the low moves towards the NSW south coast.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
Storm Force Wind Warning for Friday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- South to southwesterly 35 to 45 knots, reaching up to 55 knots offshore in the evening.
- Seas
- 3 to 5 metres.
- Swell
- Southerly 4 metres, increasing to 4 to 6 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening.
- Caution
- Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Saturday 2 April
Gale Warning for Saturday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- South to southwesterly 35 to 45 knots turning westerly 20 to 30 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- 3 to 5 metres, decreasing to 2.5 to 3 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southerly 5 to 6 metres, decreasing to 4 metres by early evening.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore.
- Caution
- Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Sunday 3 April
- Winds
- Westerly 20 to 30 knots tending northwesterly 15 to 25 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- 2 to 3 metres, decreasing below 2 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Southerly 2.5 to 4 metres, decreasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.