Easter Monday puny surf but sunny skies
Hello Friends,
A healthy “why not?” crew sitting at Dee Why point by 0830 Monday morning. It’s another beautiful sunny day coming up and the barely-there NNW breeze is just tickling the ocean surface. Swell at sea was a 1.2 metres at 11 seconds and coming from the SE out at the MHL buoy as of 0600, so pretty much unchanged from yesterday. That being the case, I would assume that places with waves yesterday will have them again today. I skipped a surf and went for a bike ride from Northy to Manly yesterday and there was an obvious difference between Dee Why and Curly. The latter actually had shoulder high sets, while the former was barely waist high.
If the models have it right, the swell energy levels should fade out across the day as the average period drops below the 10 second mark. At the same time, we can expect the NE wind to build up to the usual 15-20 kts this afternoon. If the swell models have it right, the short period stuff should prevail until midweek before perking up into the 10+ second range as the swell regime goes dead south, the wind turns SE and we enter a rainy and showery period that lasts through next weekend.
Go forth and enjoy the day!
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge along the New South Wales coast, directing southeast to northeasterly winds onto the coast. Winds will tend more northerly later today and freshen in many areas ahead of a cold front. This front is forecast to bring a west to southwesterly change to southern and central parts of the coast during Tuesday, extending north, although weakening, on Wednesday.
Forecast for Monday until midnight
- Winds
- Northerly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly 15 to 25 knots in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Tuesday 2 April
Strong Wind Warning for Tuesday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore during the morning. Winds shifting west to southwesterly in the evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing below 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers in the afternoon and early evening. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Wednesday 3 April
- Winds
- Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning south to southeasterly during the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny. 50% chance of showers.