Small and southerly under grey skies
Hello Friends,
The wind starting moving around to the southerly quarters overnight and as of 0700 it was 15-26 kts from the south. Swell at the Botany Bay buoy was 1.9 metres from the south at a choppy 6 seconds. That short period means any sheltered corners will be shadowed from the swell. If you’re keen and you can go this morning, there could be some catchable if textured knee to waist high waves.
As for the outlook, I’m hoping the Goat will be along with his usual weekend and week-ahead surf thoughts.
Go well!
Weather Situation
A cold front and associated trough currently in the southeast, will continue to sweep across the central and northern coast today, reaching the Queensland border by this evening. This system brings a fresh to strong southerly wind change in its wake. The southerly airstream will somewhat ease later this week as a high pressure ridge follows the front, before southerly winds increase again over the weekend as another cold front moves along the coast.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots in the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
- 2nd Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore.
Friday 13 September
Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing below 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 metre by early evening.
- Swell
- Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Saturday 14 September
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the early afternoon then tending southerly 20 to 30 knots during the early evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the evening.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny. 80% chance of showers.