Beautiful just beautiful
Hello Friends,
An absolute stunner of a morning along the beaches as a brisk 16-25 kt WNW wind groomed the incoming mix of short-period (6 seconds) NE and S wind swell. It was 1.6 metres out at the MHL buoy as of 0600, but while there were certainly 1.6 metre wave faces in the mix, the average looked closer to a metre. And, because the swell has such a short period, people were struggling to claw their way into what would often end up as an immediate close-out.
The Bureau tells us that the wind will swing to the south this afternoon (and the swell will jump into the 2-3 metre range), so I’d say the plan is to get your share of the waves sooner rather than later.
Tomorrow is set to start out with south wind and a fading south swell. As the day goes along, the wind is predicted to go to the NE. It could be good at the south magnets. And this morning’s swell models are suggesting we’ll have something surfable on Tuesday and Wednesday as the south magnets stay active.
Have a great Sunday!
Weather Situation
A cold front crossing NSW this morning is forecast to reach the northeast in the middle of the day with strong to gale force southerly winds extending as far north as the Hunter coast. Winds will briefly turn east to northeasterly early next week as another high pressure ridge drifts across the state, then the next cold front will move across the coast on Tuesday through early Wednesday next week, with another southerly wind change after its passage.
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- Southwesterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the day. Winds turning southerly 15 to 25 knots in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Monday 10 November
- Winds
- Southerly 10 to 15 knots shifting north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon and evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southerly 2.5 to 3 metres, decreasing to 2 metres around midday.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Tuesday 11 November
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots shifting south to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.