Hello Friends,
A gloomy start to Saturday with grey skies and 20-30 kts of south wind smashing up the 3 metre, 8-second period S by SSW swell. The only people in the water were the hardy competitors in the corner at Dee Why (see above). I’m calling it miss-able.
From the look of the swell and weather models, there should be wave energy around but onshore winds are going to be making a mess of it again tomorrow and then maybe on Monday they’ll be more helpful, but the swell energy looks like fading. After that it seems we’re maybe in for another south pulse starting Tuesday and peaking Wednesday – but with onshore wind again until around Thursday. FWIW, the back half of the coming week is looking hopeful on some of the modelling…
Have a great Saturday!
Weather Situation
A strong and gusty southerly change is moving along the northern waters during today. Winds are forecast to ease and turn northerly on Sunday as a high pressure system reaches the Tasman Sea. On Monday a cold front or trough may bring a south to southeasterly change to the southern waters.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- Southerly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 25 knots in the late afternoon then turning southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- 2 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres by early evening.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 metres around midday.
- Weather
- Cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore early this morning.
Sunday 13 October
- Winds
- Easterly 10 to 15 knots becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day then tending northerly in the late evening, reaching up to 25 knots offshore.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Monday 14 October
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 25 knots shifting south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
