Dropped but very clean
Hello Friends,
Westerly breeze making conditions super clean- and chilly. But swell’s dropped significantly and it was much less consistent. As of 0930 wind was WNW 12-20 kts, air temp was 13 C (so most surfers were giving the steamer a shakedown cruise at the first hint of autumn). The MHL buoy data from 0700 showed a mix of south and east energy with the later dominating and being 2 metres at 9 seconds. This is a lull. As the Marine Forecast below warns, Huey’s winding up to give us a massive 7-10 metre south punch along with howling 45 knot SW gusts.
Should be interesting.
As for the rest of the week, well, the Mighty Goat has rolled out his thoughts on that very topic…
(Warning from Sydney Water popped up on my phone this morning with an alert about Warriewood outfall being a mix of partially-treated and treated effluent.)
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Weather Situation
A strong cold front is forecast to sweep the northern coastal waters early today, with fresh to strong southwesterly winds in its wake. The southerly airstream will increase further to gale-force, and large, powerful waves will develop as a low forms off the south coast and brushes the southern and central parts of the coast between today and early Saturday, before the system heads into the Tasman Sea through the weekend.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
Storm Force Wind Warning for Friday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 20 to 25 knots becoming westerly 20 to 30 knots in the morning then tending west to southwesterly 30 to 45 knots in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 50 knots offshore in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 2.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 4 to 5 metres during the afternoon.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly 1 to 2 metres, tending southwesterly 3 to 5 metres during the afternoon.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Cloudy. Near 100% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm during the morning and afternoon with possible squalls above 40 knots.
- Caution
- Large and powerful surf conditions in the evening are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Saturday 28 March
Gale Warning for Saturday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- Southwesterly 25 to 30 knots, reaching up to 45 knots during the morning and early afternoon.
- Seas
- 3 to 5 metres, decreasing to 2.5 to 3 metres around midday.
- Swell
- Southerly 7 to 10 metres, decreasing to 4 to 6 metres around midday.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore in the early morning.
- Caution
- Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Sunday 29 March
- Winds
- Southerly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots during the morning then turning southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southerly 3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
- Caution
- Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.