Surf forecast issued Thursday 17 November 2016: Seven day outlook for Sydney:
First of all: Happy 60th Everyone!! Huh? See below at the end of the forecast>>>
Oh so many weather and wind changes ahead, flopping and slopping the ocean around at will, it’s enough to make you seasick just thinking about it… TG’s best advice…>>>>>>>>>>
Stay on your toes, keep your sense of balance and perspective, consider what might happen, then see what actually happens, be flexible to the changes in your world that you can’t control… and look for opportunities as they arise…
Oh look, is he talking about The World outlook, or The Surf outlook…Again! ???
Who knows….Maybe it’s both??!! …(again)….
The Surf >>>>>> Also, watch out for Blueys in abundance…
Friday: down from today’s bit of size that hit places open to SSE swell, to mostly at the lower end of the 1-2 metre range, but with possible sets at the upper end with some oomphiness …East South East…
Saturday: down, to say 1 – 1 + metre area South East
Sunday: down again to around 1 metre dead South places only…but with maybe a little more pushing in from a strong pulse
Monday: up into the 1-2 metre range dead South, with maybe sets getting into southern corners
Tuesday: in the 1-2 metre range North East windswell
Wednesday: somewhere in the 1-2 metre range dead South places only
Thursday: 1-2 metre range South East
Airy things
Wind
https://www.windytv.com/?2016-11-21-18,-33.879,151.219,6
Watery bits
Water temp is around 21…..
Tides
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
- Max 24
- Partly cloudy.
- Possible rainfall: 0 mm
- Chance of any rain: 20%
Sydney area
Cloud clearing in the afternoon.. Slight (20%) chance of a shower along the coastal fringe early this morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Light winds becoming northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h in the early afternoon then tending northerly 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening.
Fire Danger – Low-Moderate
Sun protection recommended from 8:40 am to 4:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]
7 day Town Forecasts
| Precis Icon | Location | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Sydney | – | 24 |
|
Penrith | – | 28 |
|
Liverpool | – | 27 |
|
Terrey Hills | – | 23 |
|
Richmond | – | 28 |
|
Parramatta | – | 26 |
|
Campbelltown | – | 27 |
|
Bondi | – | 23 |
Friday 18 November
- Summary
- Min 16
- Max 32
- Mostly sunny.
- Possible rainfall: 0 mm
- Chance of any rain: 0%
Sydney area
Mostly sunny. Winds north to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending northwest to southwesterly in the early afternoon then becoming light in the late evening.
Sun protection recommended from 8:40 am to 5:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]
Saturday 19 November
- Summary
- Min 19
- Max 25
- Partly cloudy.
- Possible rainfall: 0 mm
- Chance of any rain: 0%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Winds south to southeasterly 25 to 35 km/h tending east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day.
Sun protection recommended from 8:40 am to 4:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]
Sunday 20 November
- Summary
- Min 18
- Max 25
- Cloudy.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 0.2 mm
- Chance of any rain: 5%
Sydney area
Cloudy. Light winds becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon then becoming light during the evening.
Sun protection recommended from 8:40 am to 4:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]
Monday 21 November
- Summary
- Min 20
- Max 31
- Possible afternoon shower.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
- Chance of any rain: 40%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Medium (40%) chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day.
Tuesday 22 November
- Summary
- Min 21
- Max 32
- Mostly sunny.
- Possible rainfall: 0 mm
- Chance of any rain: 20%
Sydney area
Mostly sunny. Slight (30%) chance of a shower. Winds northerly 15 to 20 km/h tending northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day.
Wednesday 23 November
- Summary
- Min 19
- Max 25
- Showers increasing.
- Possible rainfall: 2 to 6 mm
- Chance of any rain: 80%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. High (80%) chance of showers. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h shifting southerly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning.
Happy 60th Anniversary!
The first significant public demonstration in Australia of modern malibu surfing took place at Avalon Beach on Sunday 18 November 1956. Its far reaching effects revolutionised the sport of surfing and Australian beach culture.
After competing in a surf carnival organised by Avalon Beach Surf Life Saving Club, American lifeguards here to take part in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics surf carnival, went surfing on their surfboards and carved their way across the waves off South Avalon.
“They paddled their boards out in front of the rocks at South Avalon and we all laughed thinking they’d get smashed on the rocks. Everyone was amazed when they turned their boards and rode across the face of the wave in front of the rocks. Surfboard riding from then on was totally different.” (the late Max Watt Life Member Avalon Beach SLSC)
The era of the ‘toothpick’ hollow boards ended on that day and that of the modern malibu, the forerunner of today’s surfboards had begun. From that day on surfing changed to become whatever it is on the day you are reading this.
Enjoy your surfing…..enjoy your history. PS they briefly rode their boards at Cronulla on 17 November 1956 the day before Avalon’s major surf carnival, which was a warm up for them competing at Torquay later.. Good luck to Cronulla for organising its celebrations.. but we all know the Northern Beaches is the Centre of the Surfing Universe anyway and we keep things low key… 🙂
Pic shows ABSLSC members and members of the US Team, which included legendary big wave rider Greg Noll, at Av 18 Nov 1956. The late Norman May radio broadcaster is also in the photo as a carnival official.
