20 Years of TG’s Surf Forecasts !!
Surf forecast issued Thursday 16 February 2017: Seven day outlook for Sydney:
Yep, TG has officially done 20 years of surf forecasts, and is now into his 21st year (I wonder if he’ll ever grow up??)…
The first forecast went up on 30 January 1997 and there has been a forecast on realsurf.com for the week ahead almost every week since then 🙂
TG’s Surf Forecasts were the first publicly available surf forecasts on the internet in Australia!  We know that was the case – because there wasn’t anyone else!
And they are still provided free, and gratis, and without charge to the viewing public. Talk about value for money.
To all those who’ve said nice things about them and how helpful they’ve been over the years (amazingly a lot of people) Thank you…It’s appreciated and a pleasure. Â But don’t let that stop you… Keep on sending ’em :)… TG thrives on praise.
To those (remarkably few) others who’ve felt inclined to nitpick when the forecast for a particular day was out by say a metre.. or three (quite rare, amazingly)… You can go umm… make your own arrangements 🙂  The forecasts come to you with the proviso:  You can’t tell Mother Nature what to do.
Now for the week ahead…
Not much in store, unless you ride a longboard or SUP… and at the right tides, you might get a fun little wave.  If you don’t, and you don’t like onshores when the surf is slightly bigger, then Suck it up! (that’s harsh love I know) and Relax.
Friday: around 1 metre or so North East, maybe a little more
Saturday: about 1 metre North East
Sunday: coming up in the 1-2 metre range from South South East, and windy. Â Not much is likely to get into protected corners
Monday: going down already to about 1 metre at dead South places, and windy
Tuesday: hmm, ditto
Wednesday: 1 metre or less East South East
Thursday: about 1 metre East South East
Have fun! Keep smiling!
In the Air
Winds
https://www.windytv.com/?-33.879,151.219,5
In the Sea
Water temp is around 23.
Tides
http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/documents/maritime/usingwaterways/tides-weather/tide-tables-2016-2017.pdf
Weather from the Bureau:
Forecast for the rest of Thursday
- Summary
- Max 31
- Possible afternoon shower.
- Chance of any rain: 30%
Sydney area
Sunny morning. Slight (30%) chance of a shower in the afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm in the west in the afternoon. Light winds becoming northerly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then tending northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h in the late afternoon.
Fire Danger – High
Sun protection recommended from 9:20 am to 5:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]
7 day Town Forecasts
Precis Icon | Location | Min | Max |
---|---|---|---|
Sydney | – | 31 | |
Penrith | – | 37 | |
Liverpool | – | 35 | |
Terrey Hills | – | 30 | |
Richmond | – | 37 | |
Parramatta | – | 34 | |
Campbelltown | – | 36 | |
Bondi | – | 29 |
Friday 17 February
- Summary
- Min 23
- Max 33
- Afternoon shower or two.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 2 mm
- Chance of any rain: 50%
Sydney area
Hot. Sunny morning. Medium (60%) chance of showers in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds north to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the morning then becoming north to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day.
Sun protection recommended from 9:20 am to 5:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]
Saturday 18 February
- Summary
- Min 24
- Max 27
- Showers. Possible storm.
- Possible rainfall: 15 to 35 mm
- Chance of any rain: 95%
Sydney area
Becoming cloudy. Very high (90%) chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending south to southeasterly 25 to 35 km/h during the morning.
Sun protection recommended from 9:30 am to 5:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]
Sunday 19 February
- Summary
- Min 19
- Max 23
- Showers. Becoming windy.
- Possible rainfall: 10 to 25 mm
- Chance of any rain: 90%
Sydney area
Cloudy. Very high (90%) chance of showers. Winds southerly 25 to 40 km/h.
Sun protection recommended from 9:30 am to 5:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]
Monday 20 February
- Summary
- Min 18
- Max 24
- Shower or two.
- Possible rainfall: 1 to 6 mm
- Chance of any rain: 70%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Medium (60%) chance of showers, most likely during the morning. Winds south to southwesterly 25 to 35 km/h.
Tuesday 21 February
- Summary
- Min 17
- Max 25
- Possible shower.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
- Chance of any rain: 40%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Slight (30%) chance of a shower. Winds south to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h turning southeasterly during the day.
Wednesday 22 February
- Summary
- Min 19
- Max 28
- Possible shower.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
- Chance of any rain: 30%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Slight (30%) chance of a shower. Light winds becoming north to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day.