Smooth and tiny under grey skies
Hello Friends,
It was just about calm at 0800 this morning, so the ocean surface was smooth but, as you can see, between the 1.85 m high and the 1.5 m, 7-second S-SSE wind swell, it was maybe ankle to knee high at Dee Why. The forecast tells us the swell will weaken across the day and that tomorrow could be no better. However there is a chance of a little uptick into the knee to waist-high range from Friday as the swell regime goes back to the east. For now though, it’s pretty much only good for paddling.
Summer. What can you do with it?
Anyway, go well with your day and stay happy!
Weather Situation
A trough of low pressure extending from a low pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea is slow-moving along the north coast. The trough will shift to the south during the latter part of the week while weakening as a ridge develops in the state’s northeast. Then another trough looks set to brush the coast during the weekend, with a fresh southerly wind change in the wake.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- Variable below 10 knots becoming northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Thursday 11 January
- Winds
- Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots before dawn then becoming easterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Friday 12 January
- Winds
- Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- East to northeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning.
- Weather
- Cloud clearing.