Gloomy and small
Hello Friends,
The southerly hit around 1730 yesterday and this morning at first light it was still pushing along at 16-22 kts. At that point the MHL buoy was seeing 1.7 metres of 5-second S by SSW wind bump as well as some similarly short period, but smaller NE energy. It should come as no surprise that there’s really nothing doing at Dee Why. Surfwise the day is a write-off.
Outlook according to the swell models is for the short period, sub-1.5 metre conditions to persist through the weekend. The only hopeful note is that we might possibly see a little cyclone swell on Friday. From here it doesn’t look all that exciting, but the weather should be nicer and the water’s 22, so could be worthy…
Have a good one!
Weather Situation
A trough is lingering over the Hunter coast, bringing southerly winds to its south. During Tuesday, a new high pressure system is forecast to reach the Tasman Sea and extend a ridge across eastern New South Wales. This pattern will generate east to northeasterly winds by Wednesday. The next trough and southerly change look set to reach southern areas on Friday.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots tending southeasterly in the middle of the day, the decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- East to northeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore.
Wednesday 26 February
- Winds
- East to southeasterly about 10 knots tending northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Thursday 27 February
- Winds
- Northerly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- East to northeasterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.