The Goat’s Surf Forecast
Posted by: goat on August 15th, 2012Surf forecast issued Wednesday 15 August 2012: Seven day outlook for Sydney:Goat pic
Up and down and round and round…
Thursday: in the 1-2 metre range at places that like dead South swell (smaller elsewhere)
Friday: 1 metre or less
Saturday: up a bit in the 1-2 metre range dead South spots only
Sunday: going down again through the 1-2 metre range dead South (should be no drama for the boat crew – Max would like to get out the back dry before getting into the surf)
Monday: about 1 metre or less
Tuesday: ditto
Wednesday: up a bit in the 1-2 metre range dead South spots.
Water temp’s around 18.
Weather from the Bureau:
Thursday 16 August
- Summary

- Min 9
- Max 19
- Partly cloudy.
- Chance of any rain: 5%

- Rainfall amount: 0 mm
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the west early in the morning. Light winds with afternoon seabreezes.
UV Alert from 10:40 am to 1:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]
Around Sydney
| Precis Icon | Location | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 9 | 19 | |
| Penrith | 5 | 20 | |
| Liverpool | 3 | 20 | |
| Terrey Hills | 8 | 17 | |
| Richmond | 3 | 20 | |
| Parramatta | 7 | 19 | |
| Campbelltown | 2 | 19 | |
| Bondi | 12 | 19 |
Friday 17 August
- Summary

- Min 9
- Max 19
- Shower or two clearing.
Sydney area
Cloud increasing with isolated showers developing during the morning, clearing later in the afternoon. Winds northwesterly and light, increasing to 30 to 40 km/h in the middle of the day, then easing to 20 to 25 km/h.
Saturday 18 August
- Summary

- Min 8
- Max 18
- Partly cloudy.
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Winds west to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h tending west to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning.
Sunday 19 August
- Summary

- Min 8
- Max 19
- Partly cloudy.
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the outer west early in the morning. Winds southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h turning south to southeasterly during the afternoon then becoming south to southwesterly and light during the evening.
Monday 20 August
- Summary

- Min 8
- Max 19
- Partly cloudy.
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Light winds.
Tuesday 21 August
- Summary

- Min 9
- Max 21
- Partly cloudy.
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Light winds becoming north to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning.
Wednesday 22 August
- Summary

- Min 11
- Max 25
- Partly cloudy.
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Winds northerly 15 to 25 km/h.



My weekend started early at North Curly Saturday morning with a pod of playful dolphins and ended (photography-wise anyway) back at North Curly early Sunday arvo for the wildest shorey...
Yes folks it’s about that time of year when we starting to ourselves, hmmm must be time to give someone a new surfboard from us here at, in Byron Bay today. Naturally it’ll be...
Ok it’s been a long time since we’ve done this but bear with us, in Byron Bay today. It all started with a surf check that revealed it to be small lumpy and considerably more crowded...
The Byron Bay Malibu Classic got of to a start with a lumpy swell grey skies and rain squalls, in Byron Bay today. It’s true Huey wasn’t really being that cooperative. But hey...
Started the day at North Curly where it was big but very inconsistent. The sets were 1/2 km out so required a long, unassisted paddle out where you could score a long ride all the...
First surfer picture galleries I’ve posted in absolute yonks. We finally had good shooting conditions and sizable swell on the weekend of the the 16-17th. On Saturday morning...