Dodgy water and dodgier surf prospects
Hello Friends,
Another gloomy morning along the beaches with just about no surf activity and ‘pollution likely’ warnings for most beaches between Narrabeen and Manly. Swell at sea was 1.4 metres at 8 seconds and dead south. Waves at Dee Why looked to be slow and weak and in the knee to waist high range. Winds were light as the day started, but we can expect a NEr to kick in later today. There’s a 90% chance of rain today, with possible rainfall in the 10-35 mm range. And the latest 7-day forecast from the Bureau is for the grey skies and showery weather to last another week.
As always, I’m looking forward to the Goat’s week-ahead surf forecast later today. Here’s hoping he sees an improvement!
Go well with your Thursday everyone.
Weather Situation
A broad area of low pressure over the Coral Sea and a high pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea are maintaining a showery easterly airstream along the New South Wales today and through the coming days, with a trough of low pressure deepening near southeast Queensland bringing strong winds to the far north coast today. Another trough is forecast to brush the southern coast on Friday, bringing a brief southerly change to the far southern coast.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the day.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm with possible heavy fall.
Friday 25 February
- Winds
- Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending easterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly 1.5 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Saturday 26 February
- Winds
- Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly during the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly 1.5 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.