Sunny start and little south lines
Hello Friends,
Christmas Eve kicked off with a fading south pulse delivering the occasional chest-high set at Dee Why. There were lots of people in the water along the beach north from the club and surface conditions were looking textured but inviting. While it’s good to see some energy, the banks are very much in summer mode – ie minimal. So, when we get a lined up swell, the shutdowns dominate and the corners are few and far between.
As of 0830 the wind was 7-11 kts from the north. It’ll swing to the NE before long and be a summery 15-20 kts around the time you’re thinking of lunch. Swell out at sea was 1.3 metres at 8-9 seconds from the SSE. Water temp’s on 22°C. High tide is 1.76 m at 1150. Weather should be sunny with a high of 29°C and UV will be extreme until after about 1630.
Tomorrow’s shaping to be showery and with a high of just 21°C along with stiff 20-30 kt southerly wind. Swell should start to pick up and Boxing Day is forecast to see 2-3 metres south energy – along with 14-25 kts of south wind, sadly.
Not sure if his Goatness’s busy schedule will permit a Christmas forecast, but I’m hoping that if it does, he’ll have glad tidings for the weekend….
Go well!
Weather Situation
A fresh southerly change tracks north over coastal waters today in the wake of a trough. Winds will briefly turn northerly later in the day before a high pressure system builds in the Bight, directing another, stronger, southerly change over NSW coastal waters on Wednesday through Thursday.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- Northeasterly below 10 knots becoming north to northwesterly in the early morning then tending north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore this evening.
Thursday 25 December
Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- South to southeasterly 20 to 30 knots becoming southerly 15 to 25 knots before dawn then increasing to 20 to 30 knots in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore in the early morning.
Friday 26 December
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 25 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres.
- Swell
- Southerly 2 to 3 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy.