Surf forecast issued Thursday 22 May 2014: Seven day outlook for Sydney:
A grab bag of interesting info for you all below…Enjoy 🙂
Not much tomorrow and Saturday but starting to get a little bit from the South after that.
Friday, Saturday: still pretty flattish
Sunday: starting to see something at dead South places 1-2 metre range
Monday: 1-2 metre range dead South places
Tuesday: ditto going down
Wednesday:less than 1 metre
Thursday, Friday: somewhere in the 1-2 metre range at places that like dead South swell.
Water temp’s around 22.. should start gradually getting cooler soon, as the warmer currents are slowly starting to retreat up the coast:
http://www.bom.gov.au/oceanography/forecasts/idyoc14.shtml?region=14&forecast=1
Tide tables here:
http://www.maritime.nsw.gov.au/docs/Tide_Tables.pdf
First whale heading north sighted off Av last weekend.
Weather from the Bureau for the week ahead is below:
Forecast for the rest of Thursday
- Summary
- Max 26
- Sunny.
- Chance of any rain: 5%
Sydney area
Sunny. Winds west to northwesterly and light.
UV Alert from 11:10 am to 12:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 3 [Moderate]
Around Sydney
Friday 23 May
- Summary
- Min 14
- Max 26
- Partly cloudy.
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Winds west to northwesterly and light.
Saturday 24 May
- Summary
- Min 15
- Max 24
- Partly cloudy.
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Winds westerly 15 to 25 km/h tending southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the early evening.
Sunday 25 May
- Summary
- Min 14
- Max 23
- Possible shower.
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. The chance of showers until evening. Light winds becoming south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon then becoming light during the evening.
Monday 26 May
- Summary
- Min 14
- Max 24
- Partly cloudy.
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Winds west to southwesterly and light becoming north to northeasterly during the morning.
Tuesday 27 May
- Summary
- Min 14
- Max 26
- Mostly sunny.
Sydney area
Mostly sunny. Winds northerly 15 to 25 km/h tending northwesterly later.
Wednesday 28 May
- Summary
- Min 15
- Max 25
- Partly cloudy.
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Winds northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h.
El Nino winter likely – less rain expected here…
Looking further ahead the Bureau says:
El Niño likely in 2014
Based on the assessment on 20 May 2014, the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Tracker status remains at El Niño ALERT level, meaning that there is at least a 70% chance of an El Niño occurring in 2014. Current observations and model guidance indicate an El Niño is likely to develop by spring, with some models indicating a transition to El Niño as early as July.
El Niño conditions generally result in below average winter/spring rainfall over southern and inland eastern Australia, while southern Australia typically experiences warmer days.
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/enso/tracker/
A new range of purple people eaters ??
http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2014/05/21/4008837.htm
