Peaceful scene with catchable waves
Hello Friends,
In sharp contrast to the drums of war rumbling in the human world, the sea and waves are as they have been for billions of years. The sun was shining and the breeze was coming faintly from the WNW along the Northern beaches this morning. School holidays mean more keen surfers in the line-up and happily there are waist-plusses on offer at Dee Why. We have wind swell coming from the NE along with a 10-second period, 1.4 metre SSE swell.
Tide is currently coming off the 0.68 low at 0635 and will hit the modest 1.2 metre high at 1225. Water’s on 23°C.
Wind should stay mellow this morning before drifting around to a light SE’r after midday.
We should still have waves of some sort tomorrow morning, and from the look of the models, similar small but rideable conditions into Saturday. Then, if the really hopeful predictions come to pass, the energy levels kick up into the interesting range Sunday. From Monday through most of next week, we could well have classic autumnal conditions, ie head-high plusses and offshores.
The beat goes on.
Forecast issued at 4:00 am EST on Wednesday 8 April 2026.
Weather Situation
A weak high pressure ridge extends over the state’s north while a trough moves up the southern and central parts of the coast as a southerly change this morning. The trough will weaken as another ridge drifts across the coastal waters midweek. Then, a strong cold front is forecast to moves across the coastal waters later in the week and into the weekend, with a fresh and gusty southerly wind change in its wake.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- Southerly 10 to 15 knots turning easterly below 10 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Thursday 9 April
- Winds
- North to northwesterly about 10 knots tending north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre around midday.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Friday 10 April
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots turning west to northwesterly during the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
- Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon.