thinking out loud

Hello Friends,

Did you find waves yesterday? Want some more? Then go back, there should still be a few in the tank for you. The swell and period settings really haven’t changed much in the last 24 hours. It’s down very slightly, but still close to 2 metres on average out at sea. Direction remains from the SE and the period has nudged up ever so slightly into the 9-11 sec range.

Wind is currently W to WNW at around 5-6 kts. The call is for it to swing around to the NE to 8-13 kts later. Could be a few showers around this morning but this afternoon is set to have the odd sunny break.

Your webmaster has been busy at the video editing suite (aka his laptop) and last night I knocked out a few highlights from yesterday around lunchtime at Dee Why point - and I whipped out another scan of the wave models for the week ahead. Thank you for the polite applause!

Outlook is for the waves to continue along at much the same level today, to then gradually decline, but only slightly, into Friday. Then, on Saturday we get another boost of south swell as a vigorous SW change rolls through. So, nearly as I can make out, we have another 7 days of surfable conditions to look forward to. Lovely!

Hope you’ve managed to get out and jag a few. Go well!

Hello Friends,

Good news. There are still a few little waves around. The water quality is of course compromised by the stormwater run-off of the last few days, and you wouldn’t say the quality is amazing, but there are chest to head high sets popping up every now and then along the Dee Why stretch.

Swell at sea has gone a little more around to the SE and the average size is still hanging around the 2 metre mar. Moreover, the average period has crept up to nearly 10 seconds, so I’d expect most places in Sydney to be showing at least as much average size as yesterday, but with fewer sets in the mix.

The wind is currently out of the WNW along the Sydney coast, but the Bureau says it’ll get around to a more chop-inducing 13-18 kts from the NE.

From the look of the forecast models, we’re headed into small to flat conditions between now and next weekend.  The outer reaches of said forecasts are currently anticipating the formation of another east coast low toward Saturday. If the call turns out to be correct, there could be some good size (though with a heaps of SE wind, sadly).

Finals day at the Snowy McAlister contest in Manly today. Connoisseurs of the art of mal riding should find much to appreciate.

Go well with your day!