Some head-high plusses at the south magnets this morning, but the swell’s missing most stretches otherwise. It was a beautiful, if chilly, morning with 12-20 kts of westerly wind at 0700. Tide is high at 1000 and back to low at 1545. Swell should stick around through the day, but the peak looks very much like being this morning in the Sydney region. Tomorrow I’m hoping the energy will stick around for another day of fun ones in the chest to shoulder plus range at those optimal exposures. Beyond that, we could have a few leftovers for Monday morning but Tuesday’s out. And the back half of the week is, shall we say, ambiguous. Some modelling has another little pulse arriving Wednesday, while others are saying it’ll be just short-period straight south stuff in the knee to waist range…
Go well with your Saturday everyone.
(above) Butterbox hopeful heading out
Weather Situation
A trough and associated cold front are moving away from the New South Wales coast today, leaving vigorous west to southwesterly winds across the coast. Behind this, a high pressure system will move in from the west and become the dominant feature through the weekend, bringing significantly lighter winds. By Monday the high should be over the Tasman Sea, with winds shifting northerly in most coastal areas. The next cold front is forecast to arrive late Tuesday or Wednesday.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Sydney Coast
Winds
Southwesterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds turning westerly 15 to 20 knots in the late morning.
Seas
2 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
Swell
Southerly 2.5 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2 to 3 metres around midday, then tending south to southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres by early evening.
Weather
Mostly sunny.
Caution
Large and powerful surf conditions in the morning are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Sunday 20 August
Winds
West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the morning.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
Southerly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 2 metres later in the evening.
Weather
Sunny.
Monday 21 August
Winds
Northerly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
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