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The Goat’s Surf Forecast

Surf forecast issued Friday 5 October 2012.  Seven day outlook for Sydney:

May be small flat now but it’s comin up… and may be up a bit too much at places….

Saturday: in the 1-2 metre rnage at palces that are open to South swell, coming up

Sunday: 2-3 metres and more of dead South swell (ie not that big at Manly)

Monday: down slightly but still around that

Tuesday: easing back in the 1-2 metre rnage South East

Wednesday: about 1-2 metres dead South spots

Thursday: starting back up but with west in it say 2-3 metres at dead South spots.

Friday: similar

Water temp is improving – up to 18 or so… still a gap with today’s air temp (32) but will eb closer tomorrow (22 forecast!)

 

Not too late to enter the Lion Island Challenge – on tomorrow Palmie  Pittwater side  around Lion Island and back – various categories – here for more details..

http://www.avalonbeachslsc.com.au/

Weather from the Bureau:

Forecast for the rest of Friday

Summary
Max 32
Sunny.
Chance of any rain: 5%

Sydney area

Sunny. Winds west to northwesterly 20 to 40 km/h shifting south to southeasterly 20 to 35 km/h from the late morning.

Fire Danger – Very High

UV Alert from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High]

Around Sydney

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Sunny. Sydney 32
Sunny. Late cold change. Penrith 35
Sunny. Afternoon cold change. Liverpool 33
Sunny. Terrey Hills 32
Sunny. Afternoon cold change. Richmond 35
Sunny. Parramatta 33
Sunny. Campbelltown 32
Sunny. Bondi 28

 

Saturday 6 October

Summary
Min 15
Max 22
Shower or two developing.

Sydney area

Cloudy. Isolated showers from midday. Light winds becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then shifting west to northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h in the late evening.

Dangerous surf conditions, hazardous for coastal activities such as swimming, surfing and rock fishing, are expected.

Sunday 7 October

Summary
Min 13
Max 21
Early shower or two.

Sydney area

Isolated showers early in the morning. Mostly sunny day. Winds west to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h turning southerly 25 to 35 km/h during the morning.

Dangerous surf conditions, hazardous for coastal activities such as swimming, surfing and rock fishing, are expected.

Monday 8 October

Summary
Min 12
Max 20
Partly cloudy.

Sydney area

Partly cloudy. Isolated showers along the coastal fringe in the morning. Winds south to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h turning east to southeasterly and becoming light during the afternoon.

Dangerous surf conditions, hazardous for coastal activities such as swimming, surfing and rock fishing, are expected in the early morning.

Tuesday 9 October

Summary
Min 12
Max 23
Partly cloudy.

Sydney area

Partly cloudy. Light winds becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day.

Wednesday 10 October

Summary
Min 13
Max 23
Shower or two developing.

Sydney area

Mostly sunny morning. Isolated showers later in the day. Light winds becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day.

Thursday 11 October

Summary
Min 14
Max 23
Shower or two.

Sydney area

Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. Winds north to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h shifting westerly 20 to 30 km/h during the day.