Hello Friends,
Gathering cloud this morning, but there were still patches of blue here and there. The ocean remains unchanged from yesterday, so surf prospects are pretty much nil. Swell at sea was 0.7 metres from the SSE with an otherwise useful 13-second period.
From tomorrow the swell will start filling in and, after another small start, it should be into the 2 metre range by nightfall. Unfortunately, at the same time, the weather will be rainy and the wind southerly. The Bureau says the wind will southerly from the get-go, and showery. However the finer-grained hourly wind predictions from the GFS and ECMWF models are showing SW wind until late morning… so… there could be reasonable surf prospects Monday morning. Beyond that it’s shaping to be southerly to SE pretty much around the clock for the rest of the week (might be another window Tuesday morning for the early).
Have a great Saturday one and all!
Weather Situation
A high pressure system centred over eastern New South Wales is drifting to the Tasman Sea as a cold front approaches from the west. The front is forecast to cross the coastal waters on Sunday, with a fresh southerly wind change in the wake. Winds will remain onshore south to southeasterly through the first half of next week as a series of high pressure systems drift across Tasmania while a coastal trough off southeastern Queensland deepens.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
- Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Sunday 30 June
Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting southerly 20 to 25 knots in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 30 knots in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres around midday.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 95% chance of rain.
Monday 1 July
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Southerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
