Blowing a gale
Hello Friends,
The wind blew SSW strongly overnight and then around 0700 shifted to dead south at 15-30 kts. The Bureau says it could hit 35 kts (55+ km/h) later this morning. As you can see from the pics, surf conditions at the point were pretty ordinary. Swell at sea was 3.6 metres at 10 seconds from the SSE, but nothing like that big in a semi-protected corner like Dee Why. If you look at the directional spectrum plot from MHL, you can see maybe why. There’s a fair amount of SSW energy headed away from us.
The grim surf conditions are set to continue for a few days yet, but let’s see what the Mighty Goat has to say when he rolls out his surf week look-ahead later today…
Go well with your Thursday one and all!
Weather Situation
A southerly change associated with a trough over central parts of the coast will move northwards during today. After the change moves through, southerly winds are expected to persist for several days as a ridge of high pressure develops across eastern New South Wales.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
Gale Warning for Thursday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- Southerly 20 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- 2 to 3 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly 1.5 to 2 metres, tending southerly 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Friday 6 January
Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- South to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots tending south to southeasterly during the afternoon.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- Swell
- Southerly 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
Saturday 7 January
- Winds
- South to southwesterly 20 to 25 knots reaching up to 30 knots during the early morning. Winds decreasing to 15 to 20 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- Swell
- Southerly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 2 metres during the afternoon or evening.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.