Rough and ready
Hello Friends,
There were junky but sizable waves to be had at Dee Why this morning, but yet again, you had to be very keen to deal with the sloppy, chaotic conditions. Swell at sea was around 2.7 metres with a mix of 9 second ESE and 4-sec wind bump. Wind was out of the SSE at 16-22 kts when I grabbed the pics and it’s due to stay that way through Monday. Tuesday morning should see things settle down a bit windwise while the swell hangs around. Beachwatch reports that pollution is possible and water’s on 23.
Have a good one!
Weather Situation
A low pressure system and associated trough off Gold Coast is bringing strong south to southeasterly winds and hazardous surf conditions. Fresh and gusty winds will continue across the north today, before easing in the new week as a ridge of high pressure moves along the coast.
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 25 knots.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly 1.5 metres, tending southeasterly 2 metres by early evening.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Monday 20 January
- Winds
- Southerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds turning east to southeasterly below 10 knots in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- Southeasterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Tuesday 21 January
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the day.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Swell
- East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.