Surf forecast issued Thursday 4 February 2017: Eight day outlook for Sydney:
Bit of a change from the last couple of days. Very strong southerly wind with ordinary weather making venturing outside for anything on the coast unattractive at the moment…. and not really beach weather expected for the weekend.
Surf will come up as a result of the wind – it already is 4-8 metres offshore – and the Bureau has a Large surf warning for Saturday through Monday….
But…..The swell has a fair bit of South in it right now and there will be S/ish wind with it several days so quality won’t be much chop – or rather there will be a lot of chop ho ho ho – on beaches open to the south. The period isn’t looking outstanding so most of the bigger stuff probably won’t get around into the more sheltered corners…Possibly something maybe later Saturday, and more likely Sunday at places north of points, but again there’s the quality aspect. Tides may make it bigger or smaller too.. Is that helpful??? All in all I can’t get excited about it myself and most likely will be looking for other things to do.
For the surf let’s say:
Friday: about 2 metres South East and windy stuff at South facing beaches
Saturday: around 2, 2+ metres South/South East
Sunday: 2-2 + metres East South East
Monday: upper end of the 1-2 metre range East South East
Tuesday: 1-2 metre range East South East
Wednesday: down in the 1-2 metre range East South East
Thursday, Friday: 1, 1+ metre East
Water temp is a little over 24… warm water along the entire NSW coastline and again there’s that artistic white swash of 28 degree water offshore among the red
Weather from the Bureau:
Friday 5 February
- Summary
- Min 20
- Max 24
- Possible shower. Wind easing.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 0.4 mm
- Chance of any rain: 30%
Sydney area
Cloudy. Slight (30%) chance of a shower. Winds southerly 30 to 45 km/h.
Fire Danger – Low-Moderate
UV Alert from 9:10 am to 5:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]
Around Sydney
| Precis Icon | Location | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Sydney | 20 | 24 |
 |
Penrith | 18 | 24 |
|
Liverpool | 18 | 23 |
|
Terrey Hills | 18 | 22 |
|
Richmond | 17 | 23 |
|
Parramatta | 18 | 23 |
|
Campbelltown | 16 | 24 |
|
Bondi | 20 | 23 |
Marketing
Saturday 6 February
- Summary
- Min 21
- Max 26
- Cloudy.
- Possible rainfall: 0 mm
- Chance of any rain: 20%
Sydney area
Cloudy. Slight (20%) chance of a shower. Winds southerly 15 to 25 km/h tending southeasterly in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening.
Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as rock fishing, swimming and surfing.
Sunday 7 February
- Summary
- Min 21
- Max 27
- Partly cloudy.
- Possible rainfall: 0 mm
- Chance of any rain: 10%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Light winds.
Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as rock fishing, swimming and surfing.
Monday 8 February
- Summary
- Min 21
- Max 27
- Partly cloudy.
- Possible rainfall: 0 mm
- Chance of any rain: 20%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Slight (20%) chance of a shower. Winds south to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h turning southeasterly during the day then becoming light during the evening.
Large and powerful surf conditions in the early morning are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as rock fishing, swimming and surfing.
Tuesday 9 February
- Summary
- Min 21
- Max 27
- Possible shower.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 0.4 mm
- Chance of any rain: 30%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Slight (30%) chance of a shower. Light winds.
Wednesday 10 February
- Summary
- Min 20
- Max 29
- Mostly sunny.
- Possible rainfall: 0 mm
- Chance of any rain: 10%
Sydney area
Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day.
Thursday 11 February
- Summary
- Min 21
- Max 29
- Shower or two.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 3 mm
- Chance of any rain: 50%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Medium (50%) chance of showers, most likely later in the day. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 20 km/h later.
