Surf forecast issued Thursday 18 February 2016: Seven day outlook for Sydney:
On a day when you have a warning from the BoM for large powerful surf, and a warning today from Don, and a week’s advance notice from TG, and you can see with your eyes how big the sets are, with only young, fit experienced riders out… what does One do???… Well One who says he “hasn’t been to this beach before”, is clearly not in top shape and not a pro surfer… tries to paddle out from the beach at the southern end (“because going in off the rocks looked a bit sketchy”), does not succeed in making it out through one line of break before getting washed along with the rip for the entire length of the (closed) beach, with ever increasing speed as the rip takes a sharp turn heading way out beyond the headland. Fortunately this One has a sensible change of heart as exhaustion sets in, eyeing nothing and no one between him, towering sets out the back, and New Zealand… and catches a lucky wash back in to shore against the express rip… Seemingly oblivious to how it might have turned out… even if he had made it out, there was still the long tiring paddle back along the beach to the take off, and way-overhead waves which were patently not matched to his skill set. As Clint once said: “A man’s got to know his limitations.”
So with that in mind:
There’ ll be a variety of size and sizes/directions through the weekend/coming week… so listen to advice from Clint, the BoM, Don, and TG>>>
Friday: down from today but still around 2 metres South East, with sets with oomph
Saturday-Monday: 1-2 metre range with some oomphyiness at times
Tuesday:1-2 metre 2+ metre range East, with some long distance energy packed pulse mixed in from TC Winston 3500 kimometres away by then (earlier up in Qld)
Wednesday-Friday: mainly up and down around 2 metres, with some oomph (technical term) at times.
Warm water all along the NSW coast… 25 in Sydney…trezz pleasant
Wind is here:
https://www.windyty.com/?-33.861,151.206,6
Tide is here:
http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/documents/maritime/usingwaterways/tides-weather/tide-tables-2015-16.pdf
Weather from the Bureau:
Forecast for the rest of Thursday
- Summary
- Mostly clear.
- Chance of any rain: 10%
Sydney area
Cloud increasing. Winds easterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening.
Large and powerful surf conditions in the afternoon and evening are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as rock fishing, swimming and surfing.
Friday 19 February
- Summary
- Min 20
- Max 30
- Mostly sunny.
- Possible rainfall: 0 mm
- Chance of any rain: 10%
Sydney area
Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming north to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then tending northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h in the early afternoon.
Large and powerful surf conditions in the early morning are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as rock fishing, swimming and surfing.
Fire Danger – High
UV Alert from 9:20 am to 4:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]
Around Sydney
| Precis Icon | Location | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Sydney | 20 | 30 |
 |
Penrith | 19 | 33 |
|
Liverpool | 18 | 32 |
|
Terrey Hills | 18 | 29 |
|
Richmond | 18 | 33 |
|
Parramatta | 18 | 31 |
|
Campbelltown | 17 | 32 |
|
Bondi | 22 | 28 |
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Saturday 20 February
- Summary
- Min 22
- Max 26
- Shower or two.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 2 mm
- Chance of any rain: 50%
Sydney area
Cloudy. Medium (50%) chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the west in the afternoon and evening. Winds northerly 15 to 20 km/h shifting southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning.
Sunday 21 February
- Summary
- Min 21
- Max 27
- Possible shower.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 2 mm
- Chance of any rain: 40%
Sydney area
Cloudy. Medium (40%) chance of showers in the morning and afternoon. Winds south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending east to southeasterly during the day then becoming light during the evening.
Monday 22 February
- Summary
- Min 21
- Max 29
- Partly cloudy.
- Possible rainfall: 0 mm
- Chance of any rain: 10%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Light winds becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon then becoming light during the evening.
Tuesday 23 February
- Summary
- Min 22
- Max 31
- Mostly sunny.
- Possible rainfall: 0 mm
- Chance of any rain: 5%
Sydney area
Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day.
Wednesday 24 February
- Summary
- Min 22
- Max 34
- Possible late shower.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 0.2 mm
- Chance of any rain: 30%
Sydney area
Mostly sunny day. Slight (30%) chance of a shower later in the day. Winds north to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h.
Thursday 25 February
- Summary
- Min 23
- Max 29
- Shower or two.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 2 mm
- Chance of any rain: 50%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Medium (50%) chance of showers, most likely later in the day. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h turning south to southeasterly during the morni
