Wild and Woolly Wednesday
Hello Friends,
Another day kicking off with a blustery 25-35 kts of SSW wind and big SE swell. It was 5 metres out at sea, but nowhere near that big along the Dee Why and Narrabeen stretches. Apart from the tow-in hopefuls poking around off south Narrabeen when I grabbed the snaps, I didn’t see anyone in the water. Which isn’t surprising given the conditions. While I was writing the report a message popped up on my phone from Sydney Water that there was a partially treated discharge at Warriewood wastewater treatment plant at 1845 yesterday. Not to surprising, but a reminder that the water’s not clean after all the rain.
There’s a gale warning for tomorrow too, so Friday’s looking like the earliest possibility of approachable conditions. Beyond that, the weekend looks hopeful for us regular folks getting in.
Stay safe and have a great Wednesday everyone!
Weather Situation
A complex low pressure system off the central NSW coast is bringing gale-force winds and large powerful waves over the coastal waters today. The primary centre of the system is forecast to rebound northwards during today and heads off to the Tasman Sea while the secondary low centre brushes the southern half of the coast on Thursday, maintaining strong winds and large powerful surf. Winds and surf conditions are forecast to ease gradually later in the week as the system moves further offshore and it is followed by a large high pressure ridge moving across the state.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
Gale Warning for Wednesday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- Southwesterly 25 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots during the morning and early afternoon.
- Seas
- 2.5 to 4 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Southeasterly 4 metres, tending easterly 2.5 to 3 metres during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- South to southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Cloudy. Near 100% chance of showers. Heavy falls possible offshore this morning. The chance of a thunderstorm.
- Caution
- Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Thursday 3 July
Gale Warning for Thursday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- Southwesterly 25 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots offshore in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- 2.5 to 3 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly 2 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 3 to 5 metres offshore.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly 2 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore.
- Caution
- Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Friday 4 July
- Winds
- Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots during the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- 2 to 3 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the evening.
- Swell
- Southerly 2.5 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.