Tiny waves for keen riders
Hello Friends,
Corker of a morning out there. At 0730 the ocean was lightly textured from a northerly breeze and surfers at Dee Why were hanging out, waiting for a shot at something in the knee to waist high range. Out at sea the MHL buoy was detecting 1.7 metres of 6-second period wind chop from the NE. There was some very small longer period component coming in from the SE, so I wouldn’t be surprised if some exposures were seeing the very occasional waist plus set in the mix. Not helping matters was the swampy 1.88 metre high tide due to peak at 0955. By then the northerly should be ramping up as we head to a high of 33 along the coast.
Tomorrow looks a possibility for the early session as the models show offshore winds and brief 1-2 meterish east swell with 9-10-13 sec periods.
Beyond that, the current prospects are for the swell to swing SE on Wednesday, but to be accompanied by wind from the same direction…
Go well everyone!
Weather Situation
A cold front will move northward along the Coastal Waters, beginning in the south today, and reaching the far north by Tuesday evening. In the wake of the cold front, a ridge will develop overhead on Wednesday.
Forecast for Monday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Monday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening. Winds tending northwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny day. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore later tonight.
Tuesday 31 October
Strong Wind Warning for Tuesday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending west to northwesterly early in the morning then tending southerly 15 to 25 knots in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 30 knots during the afternoon and evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres around midday.
- 1st Swell
- Northeasterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, tending easterly 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.
Wednesday 1 November
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 2 metres during the evening.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.