A sparkling morning at last
Hello Friends,
If only we had swell. This morning saw a light SW breeze fanning a near-flat sea under partly cloudy skies. The MHL buoy data from 0600 was little changed from yesterday. It showed 1.1 metres of 12-second energy from the ESE. Those numbers should translate into something at optimally aligned locations, but, as you can see, Dee Why wasn’t on the list. The 24 °C water still has a brownish look, but Beachwatch is saying “Pollution Unlikely”. Tide’s currently coming in to a swampy 1.72 m high at 1000.
Wind should stay light, but swing more south as the day goes along and, despite the promising start to the day, the Bureau tells us we still have a 60% chance of a shower.
Looking at the surf week ahead, I’m pleased to direct you to the Goat’s latest cogitations here. His vintage whimsicality and wisdom should be bottled!
Go well one and all.
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Weather Situation
A weak ridge produces mostly northeast to southeast winds during Friday and the weekend maintaining unsettled weather. Winds may turn north about the south coast early next week. A cold front may bring a southerly change to the south coast late next week.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- South to southeasterly about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm during the morning and afternoon.
Saturday 21 March
- Winds
- South to southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.
Sunday 22 March
- Winds
- Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning easterly below 10 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Easterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.