TG’s Forecast

Surf Forecast issued Thursday 23 July 2009:  Seven day outlook for Sydney: 

Up overnight tonight, then easing back… then up again mid week.

Friday: in the 1-2 metre range at places that like dead South swell.

Saturday: about 1 metre South/ South East.

Sunday: 1 metre or less.

Monday: ditto then coming up from the South.

Tuesday: around the 1-2 metre range at dead South spots.

Wednesday: ditto.

Thursday: ditto.

Water temp is around 18 or so.

Weather from the Bureau:

Forecast for Thursday evening
A shower or two, more likely closer to the coast. Moderate south to southwest winds, fresh at times near the coast.
Precis: Shower or two.

Forecast for Friday
Mostly fine, just the chance of an early shower or two, most likely near the coast. Partly cloudy. Light to moderate south to southwest winds, turning northeasterly during the afternoon.
Precis: Mostly fine.

City:         Min:   9 Max:  17   Parramatta: Min:   7 Max:  17

Terrey Hills: Min:   8 Max:  15   Penrith:    Min:   4 Max:  17

Liverpool:    Min:   4 Max:  17   Richmond:   Min:   4 Max:  17

UV Alert: Nil , UV Index predicted to reach 2 [Low]

Saturday Fine.

City:          Min:    8  Max:   18

West:          Min:    1  Max:   18

Sunday Chance light rain.

City:          Min:   10  Max:   17

West:          Min:    3  Max:   17

Monday Fine.

City:          Min:   10  Max:   18

West:          Min:    6  Max:   18

Tuesday Fine.

City:          Min:   10  Max:   18

West:          Min:    6  Max:   18

Wednesday Fine.

City:          Min:    8  Max:   18

West:          Min:    3  Max:   18

Thursday Fine.

City:          Min:    8  Max:   19

West:          Min:    3  Max:   19

Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Strong wind warning.
Thursday until midnight: Wind: S/SW 20/30 knots, easing overnight.Sea: 2 to 3 metres.Swell: about 1 metre, increasing to S 1.5 to 2 metres tonight. Isolated thunderstorms.
Friday: Wind: S/SW 15/20 knots, reaching 20/30 knots offshore early. Turning SW/SE 10/15 knots during the afternoon, variable 5/10 knots at night.Sea: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, abating to less than 1 metre. Swell: S/SE 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing.
Saturday: Wind: NW/NE 5/15 knots increasing to 15/20 knots later.
Sunday: Wind: N/NW 10/20 knots increasing to 20/30 knots, shifting W/SW during the evening.

Kirra Beach Project Meeting

Kirra Beach Project

Community Information Evening

Invitation

You are invited to attend an information evening

which addresses the build up of sand on Kirra Beach.

Thursday 30 July 2009, 6.30pm

The Outrigger Resort

Twin Towns, Visions Room

Corner of Griffith Street and Wharf Street

Coolangatta

Undercover parking available.

Please rsvp your attendance to (07) 5581 6877 prior to Monday 27 July.

Outandabout: CoilynDeeY

One of the more attractive ones at mid Curly earlier today.

Some of 'em got going over the inside banks.

Hi all,

Needed to run an errand around midday so I grabbed the Nikon D3 and the big 200-400mm zoom as I headed out the door. First stop was Curly. I set up the rig at about the mid point on the beach. The good news is that we definitely have waves at exposed spots like Curly. Sets were into the shoulder high range, although mostly it was a lot smaller than that. Quite a wait for the bombs actually. Wind was still offshore and the cloud was just starting to arrive from the west. Waves looked kinda weak it has to be said, but I don’t think you’d have had too many complaints from those in the water.

I shot for maybe 15 minutes (I’ll put all the pics up on my site later) before deciding to take off over the hill to see what was what at Dee Why.

Near head-on in the shorey at Dee Why around lunchtime.

Very soft at the point but great for mals when a bomb set came through.

Dee Why was quite a bit smaller. I thought there might’ve been something up toward Longy givent the swell direction, but whilst I was watching, I saw no sign of anything about chest high at best. The south end of the beach was around the same size. The weakness evident at Curly was more pronounced though, so the waves had that kind of slow quality. The point was basically flat between sets, but I did see a couple waves that would’ve been fun on my mal.

Finally!

Amazing how sometimes it all comes together. Thursday -Saturday is looking good with light winds from the West no less. Plus a 3+ bump starting Thursday and peaking Saturday at 4 feet. Odd part of the equation is the high astronomical tides. Thursday morning will be high at 9:00 am and low at 3:30 pm. You will need to go out very early say 6:00 am to catch the best time or wait till mid day  since the winds should remain off shore and under 12 mph. It all sounds so great, I can’t wait.

Roberto

There’s actually some waves every now and then!

The high tide is killing it but there were actually some 2-3 foot sets every 10 minutes or so earlier this morning on a long period out of the dead south with offshore winds.  Absolutely flat in between sets.  There was a bit of a wait but well worth it for the 3 blokes having a plug this morning.  Swell is due to increase with a southerly change overnight and into the weekend then die off with a new south swell due mid next week. Enjoy.

Avalon to Narrabeen Rpt

Flat, like yesterday. A crew at NN are catching waist-high rights

more of the same

Well well well   Its not too far different to yesterday although if you wanted to get picky you could argue that there is a little more swell today than yesterday but in reality its still essentially flat. Conditions are perfect once again just no swell. Looks like we have some on the way though so make sure you get all your chores done in advance.

Tiny lines

Hello Friends,

Late last night just before clocking off for the day, I got a surprise when I checked the MHL data for Sydney. The average period had zoomed to 11 sec (from 5 sec at daybreak) and there was some 18 sec peak component as well. So, I thought, contrary to the models, we might actually have something this morning. Sadly, apart from a rather distinct but very small line, there’s nothing really showing at Dee Why this morning. The average period has dropped back to 9 seconds and the swell is still a lowly metre from the south.

We might possibly have something just barely into the catchable range at south spots. But you’ll want a kayak or similar if Dee Why is any sort of guide. The models suggest we might get a little uptick this afternoon, but I can’t see any terribly hopeful signs in the MHL data from down the coast, so I wouldn’t be too hopeful for an improvement until later this afternoon. The Bureau is calling for it to happen, so I hope to be proved too pessimistic.

Long lines but not much else... so far...

Longer range outlook has improved a bit. It now seems possible that we could get a big system swinging around from the Bight and into the Sydney swell block hole toward the middle of next week.

Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Strong wind warning.
Thursday until midnight: Wind: W/SW 15/20 knots inshore, 20/25 knots offshore during the morning. Winds increasing to S/SW 20/30 knots during the evening, chiefly offshore.Sea: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, rising to 2 to 3 metres during the evening.Swell: E/NE about 1 metre, increasing to S 1.5 to 2 metres later in the day.
Friday: Wind: S/SW 15/20 knots early, easing to SW/SE 10/15 knots during the morning and 5/10 knots later. Sea: 1.5 to 2.5 metres abating to about 1 metre. Swell: S/SE about 1,5 metres
Saturday: Wind: NW/NE 5/15 knots increasing to 15/20 knots later.

C C

Fine, dry and mild on the Central Coast this Thursday morning.  The swell is small and smooth at 1 – 2 feet + from the southeast.  There is light southwest breeze forecast to go southerly & freshen later.  High tide 0905 and low tide around 1445.  Local barometer 1004 hpa, 12 degrees C. 74% humidity.   Have a good one.

Byron Bay Today July 22nd 2009