Scrappy Saturday surf conditions
Hello Friends,
Mostly cloudy skies as Saturday started, but there were a few breaks and the wind was light NNE before 0700. There’s a 95% chance of rain today and wind should pick up – but also swing to the SW. Primary swell is 1.2 metres from 162° (SE) at 8 seconds. Water’s on 23C. As the pictures show, conditions were sloppy and around the waist high mark at Dee Why. First tide of the day is a 1.6 m high just before 0800.
Outlook is for the wind to go SE by tomorrow morning and it’ll stay that way into Monday – although the early session may not be too bad. Swell should gradually get more easterly over the next few days and as we head into next week the average period should get into the 9-10 second range as size hangs around the 1.5 m range. I’m hoping predicitions pan out for morning offshores from Monday onward.
Go well with your Saturday!
Weather Situation
A high pressure system near New Zealand is directing north to northeasterly winds along the New South Wales coast. Winds are forecast to increase ahead of a cold front, which will bring a south to southwesterly change to the southern waters today and then continue north on Sunday.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 25 knots shifting west to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the late morning. Winds may reach up to 30 knots at times.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1.5 metres during the afternoon, then decreasing below 1 metre by early evening.
- Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 95% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore.
Sunday 1 May
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly before dawn.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Monday 2 May
- Winds
- Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming easterly about 10 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Easterly 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.