"Stay happy and you'll be perfectly fine" - Jack Norris

Saturday and beyond

Something for you to read on a wet day

Waves are currently around 2.3 m offshore from dead South at 9 seconds.  Tide is high at 8.20am. It’s raining heavy at times, windy at 30-40 kph overcast and dull to dark to poor visibility…

And there are some keen ones in the water! Me… I’ll have a shower instead.

The surf doesn’t look too promising for Saturday at the moment….likely to start coming up at places open to due South, but which will also be open to the S wind … And only shortish period swell, so it’s not likely much will get into protected corners.
If you’re keen you’ll have to look hard to find that place with a sweet spot between the wind being too much, and the waves not breaking.
For the following days, not much joy at this stage… Although there’ll be waves pretty much all week it looks like most days with have onshore/onshoreish wind, so wave quality isn’t likely to be high.
Never mind.  Might be ok for a get fit swim in protected corners, or in beach rock pools
Water temp was 22 from the Noreasters yesterday…Already back up to 24 after the southerly came through.
The Bureau is forecasting several days with the chance of a Thunderstorm… Being on the open ocean, or an open beach if there’s lightning around is not the places to be then.
The Goat’s Surf Forecast 
Surf forecast issued Thursday 23 February 2017: Seven day outlook for Sydney:

Well we’ve had some nice weather …and ordinary waves. ..

Now, based on the Bureau’s current weather outlook, and after TG has digested the info he swallowed from his long range over the horizon binoculars and crystal ball (there’s a picture for you),  it looks like we might have coming our way ….some ordinary weather…and some ordinary short period low quality waves!  Yum.
I can either tell you what you want to hear, or I can tell you the truth…
No use sugar coating it for you..
Friday: around the middle of the 1-2 metre range East North East, might be alright in the morning before the wind turns S / SE
Saturday: starting to come up at places that get dead South swell,  but with little quality, no pulse to it and windy and choppy
Sunday: in the 1-2 metre range East North East with onshore wind
Monday: pretty much ditto
Tuesday: down a bit in the 1-2 metre range East North East onshoreish
Wednesday: and ditto
Thursday: 1-2 metre range East with onshore
Have fun.  Keep smiling!
TG 😊

In the Air

MSLP Analysis for Fri Feb 24 18:00:00 2017 AUTC

Winds

https://www.windytv.com/?-33.875,151.228,5

In the Sea

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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 Saturday

Summary
Max 24
Showers. Possible storm.
Possible rainfall: 6 to 20 mm
Chance of any rain: 90%

Sydney area

Cloudy. Very High (90%) chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds southerly 25 to 40 km/h decreasing to 15 to 20 km/h in the evening.

Fire Danger – Low-Moderate

Sun protection recommended from 9:30 am to 4:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Showers. Possible storm. Sydney 24
Showers. Possible storm. Penrith 23
Showers. Possible storm. Liverpool 23
Showers. Possible storm. Terrey Hills 22
Showers. Possible storm. Richmond 24
Showers. Possible storm. Parramatta 23
Showers. Possible storm. Campbelltown 23
Showers. Possible storm. Bondi 24

 

Sunday 26 February

Summary
Min 20
Max 23
Showers.
Possible rainfall: 25 to 40 mm
Chance of any rain: 90%

Sydney area

Cloudy. High (80%) chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds southerly 15 to 20 km/h turning east to southeasterly during the afternoon and evening.

Sun protection recommended from 9:40 am to 4:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High]

Monday 27 February

Summary
Min 20
Max 26
Shower or two.
Possible rainfall: 5 to 10 mm
Chance of any rain: 70%

Sydney area

Cloudy. High (70%) chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening. Light winds becoming southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day then tending southerly during the evening.

Sun protection recommended from 9:40 am to 4:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High]

Tuesday 28 February

Summary
Min 20
Max 27
Showers.
Possible rainfall: 5 to 10 mm
Chance of any rain: 80%

Sydney area

Partly cloudy. High (70%) chance of showers, most likely during the day. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds.

Sun protection recommended from 9:30 am to 4:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]

Wednesday 1 March

Summary
Min 21
Max 27
Showers increasing.
Possible rainfall: 3 to 8 mm
Chance of any rain: 80%

Sydney area

Partly cloudy. High (80%) chance of showers. Light winds becoming east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day.

Thursday 2 March

Summary
Min 21
Max 27
Showers.
Possible rainfall: 3 to 8 mm
Chance of any rain: 80%

Sydney area

Partly cloudy. High (80%) chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm later in the day. Light winds.