Glassy, tiny lines
Hello Friends,The pictures tell the story. Although there’s a strong wind warning for Saturday, it was clean and glassy as the sun popped into view this morning along the beaches of Sydney. It was a great day for beginners thanks to a very small and episodic metre high 8 second period east swell delivering catchable knee-high waves. Tide was hitting low when I took the snaps and by the time it hits 1.6 metre high tide, the NW wind should well and truly be doing its thing.Outlook is for a south pulse tomorrow and SW wind. The Bureau tells us to expect 1-2 metres during the morning, and the weather should be sunny too. Could be a fun one. And then, on Monday we go back to a week of showery weather with onshore wind and a building east swell. If the models have it right, we’ll have to wait until Saturday for the onshores and rainy stuff to back off.Have a great Saturday everyone!
Surfrider Gardens action
Weather Situation
Moderate to fresh north to northwesterly winds will shift west to southwesterly today with the passage of a cold front across the region, and then south to southwesterly during Sunday with a second front skimming the region. Strong winds are possible in the south following the fronts. During the first half of next the winds will tend south to southeasterly as a trough over the Tasman Sea moves near to the coast.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending west to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the late morning and early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres by early evening.
- Swell
- Easterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore during this afternoon and evening.
Sunday 17 August
- Winds
- Southwesterly 15 to 25 knots.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
- Swell
- Southerly below 0.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore.
Monday 18 August
- Winds
- South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending south to southeasterly during the day.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres inshore.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.