Sunny, windy and flat
Hello Friends,
The NW wind was blowing 13-21 kts at 0800 and skies were mostly sunny. Out at sea there was an 0.8 metre, 9-second SSE swell but the wind wasn’t helping the cause. Dee Why looked like a lake and I doubt anywhere else along Sydney’s coastline will be noticeably better.
The Goat should be along later today with his thoughts about the coming week’s surf prospects. A quick glance at this morning’s swell models has me wondering what he’ll have to say about the weekend…
On another note, I’ve been working on a major overhaul of surf session photo galleries. There’s more to do, but if you’ve been waiting to see if I got any shots of your waves at Dee Why point or the southern end on 12 June or 4 July, why don’t you jump over for a look at my handiwork?
Go well with your Thursday!
Weather Situation
A strong cold front passes across the state today bringing a strong to gale-force west to southwesterly wind change in its wake. Winds will gradually ease later in the week through the weekend as a high pressure system drifts across the state.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
Gale Warning for Thursday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- Northwesterly 20 to 30 knots. Winds turning westerly 25 to 30 knots in the early afternoon, reaching up to 35 knots offshore.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Easterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore with possible squalls.
Friday 11 July
Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore during the morning.
- Seas
- 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1.5 to 2 metres around midday.
- Swell
- South to southeasterly below 1 metre, tending south to southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Saturday 12 July
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 20 knots turning southwesterly during the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon or evening.
- Swell
- Southerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.