Swell dialled back but still punchy
Hello Friends,
At 0930 the wind was out of the west at 8-11 kts under beautiful blue skies. Out at sea, the swell 2.5 metres from the SE at 10 seconds apart. Tide was coming in to a 1.3m high at noon and the weather should be sunny all day as we head to a high of 20. Water is clean and the ocean temp is sitting on 21.
Did my usual drive to Manly this morning, so herewith a few snaps of the situation at Manly and Dee Why.
Swell is expected to continue slowly fading through to the weekend, but there should be solid waves tomorrow and fun ones for Friday too. Autumn is so good.
At Dee Why it was looking more raw and bumpy at the point and the beach was still pretty much maxed out.
Weather Situation
Winds and surf conditions are gradually easing over the coming days as a high pressure ridge extends across the coastal waters from the west. The centre of the high will move across the south over the next few days and enter the Tasman Sea by Thursday. Then a trough will brush the southern half of the coast during the latter part of the week before stalling offshore during the weekend through early new week.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore during the morning.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1.5 metres around midday, then decreasing to 1 metre by early evening.
- Swell
- Southerly 3 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers offshore this morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere.
- Caution
- Large and powerful surf conditions in the morning are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Thursday 11 May
- Winds
- Southerly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable below 10 knots in the morning.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly 2 to 2.5 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Friday 12 May
- Winds
- Northerly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the day.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Sunny.