Rain coming but waves for the early
Hello Friends,
Actual sunshine visible as the day got started, but we have a 100% chance of rain today and tomorrow. Conditions were pretty clean thanks to a light northerly breeze. Swell was 1.2 metres and primarily out of the east at close to 13 seconds apart. This combo was producing waist to around shoulder-high wave faces at the best exposures on the best sets. Tide was dropping to the low at 1005 when I grabbed this morning’s snaps, so the beach breaks were looking dumpy, so you’ll want to be taking a good look before committing to the take-offs.
The rain should be happening by lunch time, but if you don’t mind getting more wet when you’re getting wet, there could be surfable conditions all day
Weather Situation
A strong high pressure ridge extending to the north coast is directing a north to northeasterly airstream along the coast. Winds will strengthen in the north today while ahead of a cold front bringing a fresh southerly change to the southern waters. A low pressure system is expected to form inshore along central parts of the New South Wales coast late Saturday or early Sunday, resulting in a strengthening southerly stream in the south. Winds are expected to ease from Monday as the low moves offshore.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots, decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the morning and shifting south to southwesterly in the middle of the day. Winds increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- 1st Swell
- Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 95% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Sunday 30 April
Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 30 knots early in the morning and turning west to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the late morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
- 1st Swell
- Northeasterly 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre around midday.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 95% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Monday 1 May
- Winds
- Westerly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the afternoon or evening.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.