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

The Goat’s Surf Forecast

Surf forecast issued Thursday 14 June 2018: Seven day outlook for Sydney:

Most people seemed to be happy that the weather and waves of the past week have passed by, judging by the number of smiling faces who turned up today at the right tide/time combination, despite the chilly wind.  The water temp was fine.

A deceptive little surf.  It looked flat to very small early on, then lines started to show, but the waves were still pleasantly sized and quality brushed by the offshore wind…

Until the sets arrived every so often, with a size and punch quite different to the average (after you left Ray).

If you were unfortunate to be under them (tick, more than once) you had a good workout today…which meant some of us had lower than desirable energy levels when more suitable waves came. Those who caught ’em had fun.  But all that wasn’t long lasting and by twilight it looked like it had calmed down a lot.

Friday: should have calmed down even more than today, say to about 1 metre or so North East, but there should be a little pulse at times from the East

Saturday: W/NW/N winds will eventually flatten it, but there maybe little NE waves.. (or maybe not)

Sunday: waves out to sea, headed toward NZ, but inshore it’ll be all calm.  Disappointing, but you won’t really be disappointed with a 14 max air temp forecast and the windchill keeping that down to an UncomfortableforanAussie level

Monday: what happens from here depends on what a Low expected to form down south does…possibly starting some SW swell.  Got that? SW swell_ not much happening inshore at first… then building up later through the day, and into the night while you’re asleep

Tuesday: Depending on the Low… could be in the 2-3 metre range , or more, at places open to dead South swell… with wind (or not, if it goes somewhere else)

Wednesday: Ditto proviso… maybe 2-3 metres South East, with wind

Thursday: could be similar South East, with some punchy sets.

The whales have started up again in earnest after the rough conditions… saw 9 today, between 5-15 ks out and moving along, keen to get to their holiday up north.

TG

Up in the Sky

MSLP Analysis for Thu Jun 14 00:00:00 2018 AUTC

Cloud/surface composite, Australia satellite image of Australia at Thu Jun 14 04:30:00 2018

Wind

Oh yess… It’s windy

https://www.windy.com/?-33.861,151.198,5

Down in the Sea

Water temp is a mild 20 – 21.

image

Tides… will go up and down … just pick the right time, and not too shallow

http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/documents/maritime/usingwaterways/tides-weather/tide-tables-2017-2018.pdf

Weather from the Bureau:

Forecast for the rest of Thursday

Summary
Max 19
Sunny.
Chance of any rain: 0% 

Sydney area

Sunny. Winds north to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending west to northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning.

Sun protection not recommended, UV Index predicted to reach 2 [Low]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Sunny. Sydney 19
Sunny. Penrith 20
Sunny. Liverpool 19
Sunny. Terrey Hills 17
Mostly sunny. Richmond 20
Sunny. Parramatta 20
Sunny. Campbelltown 19
Sunny. Bondi 18

 

Friday 15 June

Summary
Min 10
Max 19
Partly cloudy.
Chance of any rain: 0% 

Sydney area

Partly cloudy. Winds north to northwesterly 25 to 35 km/h tending west to northwesterly 25 to 40 km/h in the late morning and early afternoon.

Sun protection not recommended, UV Index predicted to reach 2 [Low]

Saturday 16 June

Summary
Min 9
Max 17
Sunny.
Chance of any rain: 10% 

Sydney area

Sunny. Winds northerly 15 to 20 km/h turning west to northwesterly 25 to 35 km/h during the morning.

Sun protection not recommended, UV Index predicted to reach 2 [Low]

Sunday 17 June

Summary
Min 8
Max 14
Mostly sunny.
Chance of any rain: 10% 

Sydney area

Mostly sunny. Winds northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h turning westerly during the morning.

Sun protection not recommended, UV Index predicted to reach 2 [Low]

Monday 18 June

Summary
Min 8
Max 17
Partly cloudy.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 2 mm
Chance of any rain: 30% 

Sydney area

Partly cloudy. Slight (20%) chance of a shower. Winds west to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h tending west to southwesterly during the morning.

Tuesday 19 June

Summary
Min 10
Max 17
Showers.
Possible rainfall: 6 to 15 mm
Chance of any rain: 80% 

Sydney area

Partly cloudy. High (70%) chance of showers. Winds south to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h.

Wednesday 20 June

Summary
Min 11
Max 18
Partly cloudy.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain: 30% 

Sydney area

Partly cloudy. Slight (30%) chance of a shower. Winds southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h turning southerly during the morning.