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

The Goat’s Surf Forecast

Surf forecast issued Thursday 18 October 2018:

Seven day outlook for Sydney:

How about this great weather???  Great if you’re a farmer, a keen gardener, or just want your dam levels to keep filling up so you can have a drink of water and a wash, and your food ( whether you’re vegetarian, or carnivourous, or omnivourous) to keep coming to wherever you get it.  And you’re gonna get wet anyway going for a surf so what’s a few more drops on you before you get to the water’s edge…

Saw a few nice looking waves today before dark and there should be waves all week, suitable for Nor East spots.  But be prepared to have a few more pre-surf showers if you want to have a surf in the coming week…  Air temp should be warmer and who knows with the water temp…

Surf outlook:

Friday: up a little from today in the 1-2 metre range East North East

Saturday: down a little in the 1-2 metre rnage East North east

Sunday: dittoish but southerly wind affected, but not enough to completely stop the East North East swell

Monday: down a little in the 1-2 metre range East North East

Tuesday: similar

Wednesday: ditto

Thursday: starting to come up at dead South places in the 1-2 metre range.

Have a good one.

TG

Up in the Sky

MSLP Analysis for Thu Oct 18 00:00:00 2018 AUTC

Cloud/surface composite, Australia satellite image of Australia at Thu Oct 18 02:30:00 2018

Winds

https://www.windy.com/?-33.913,151.103,5

Down in the Sea

Water temp is around 18-19

Warmer water is a little offshore for the moment

image

Tides

http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/documents/maritime/usingwaterways/tides-weather/tide-tables-2018-2019.pdf

Weather from the Bureau

Forecast for the rest of Thursday

Summary
Max 24
Showers increasing. Possible afternoon storm.
Possible rainfall: 2 to 10 mm
Chance of any rain: 80% 

Sydney area

Cloudy. Very high (90%) chance of showers, with the chance of a storm, most likely this afternoon and evening. Winds north to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the late evening.

Fire Danger – Low-Moderate

Sun protection recommended from 9:10 am to 4:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Showers increasing. Possible afternoon storm. Sydney 24
Showers increasing. Possible afternoon storm. Penrith 27
Showers increasing. Possible afternoon storm. Liverpool 25
Showers increasing. Possible afternoon storm. Terrey Hills 23
Showers increasing. Possible afternoon storm. Richmond 27
Showers increasing. Possible afternoon storm. Parramatta 25
Showers increasing. Possible afternoon storm. Campbelltown 26
Showers increasing. Possible afternoon storm. Bondi 22

 

Friday 19 October

Summary
Min 17
Max 26
Partly cloudy.
Chance of any rain: 5% 

Sydney area

Partly cloudy. Winds northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light before dawn then becoming north to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day.

Sun protection recommended from 9:10 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High]

Saturday 20 October

Summary
Min 17
Max 27
Shower or two.
Possible rainfall: 2 to 8 mm
Chance of any rain: 70% 

Sydney area

Partly cloudy. High (70%) chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and early evening. Light winds becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day then becoming light during the evening.

Sun protection recommended from 9:10 am to 4:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High]

Sunday 21 October

Summary
Min 16
Max 21
Showers.
Possible rainfall: 5 to 15 mm
Chance of any rain: 90% 

Sydney area

Cloudy. Very high (90%) chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon. Winds southerly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light during the morning.

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

Monday 22 October

Summary
Min 16
Max 24
Possible shower.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 2 mm
Chance of any rain: 40% 

Sydney area

Partly cloudy. Medium (40%) chance of showers. Light winds.

Tuesday 23 October

Summary
Min 16
Max 28
Possible 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 east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day.

Wednesday 24 October

Summary
Min 17
Max 21
Shower or two.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 4 mm
Chance of any rain: 60% 

Sydney area

Cloudy. Medium (60%) chance of showers, most likely during the morning. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds southerly 20 to 30 km/h turning southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day.