Tuesday sees a few little waves for the early
Hello Friends,
February finishes up with little waves for the keen this morning at Dee Why. As you can see from the pictures it’s around the waist high mark on the bigger ones and surface conditions were reasonably smooth before 0800. But it looked rather weak and inconsistent too. Wind was out of the WNW at a barely-there 3 kts as of 0700. It should gradually drift around to E-SE as we get toward lunch time, so as usual, the earlier you hit it, the better. Swell at sea was 1.2 metres at 9 seconds from the ESE as of 0700. Tide hits low at 1030 and weather should be more cloudy than not as we head to a high of 27. Water is 24 and clean according to Beachwatch.
This morning’s swell prediction models are not particularly encouraging. If they have it right, we’re going to bumble around in the marginal to near flat range right through to next week.
Have a great Tuesday everyone!
Weather Situation
A weakening trough of low pressure has stalled on the Mid North Coast, with north to northeast winds to the north and southerly winds behind it. Northeasterly winds are expected to redevelop throughout by this evening ahead of a stronger southerly change with a cold front moving along the coast during Wednesday. The southerly change is likely to reach the far north Thursday morning with winds gradually tending more southeasterly during Friday.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- East to southeasterly about 10 knots tending east to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Wednesday 1 March
Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots shifting southerly 15 to 25 knots in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 30 knots during the afternoon and evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 2 to 3 metres around midday.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre around midday.
- 2nd Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers in the late afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Thursday 2 March
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.