The Goat’s Surf Forecast
Surf forecast issued Thursday 25 August 2022: Seven day outlook for Sydney:
TG is back on deck.. for a bit anyway. He’s hiding under a blanket because he’s having trouble re-acclimatising after getting used to regular sunny pleasant days around the 29-31 degree mark in FNQ – Cape York /Torres Strait etc.
He’s passed me a piece of paper from under the blanket with a shakey handwritten forecast on it…
“It’s too bloody cold to think about going in the water.”
Ignore that if you’re young, fit, keen etc…
He’s also still getting over “the shock” that with all those thousands of ks of Qld coastline: – 1. there’s no surf to count on north of Noosa “because of some bizarre huge offshore reef” 2. nasty stingers can inhabit coastal waters (“not just at the moment… but”) 3. the water is a murky, uninviting, horrible colour at the picturesque looking coastal beaches 4. Crocodiles, sharks and other nasty life threatening creatures like stone fish infest the waters – “not all the time” but “No guarantees” Ha!
The weather can be warm and pleasant right now – but “no guarantees”. Anywhere that’s warm is good and he had a great time, and didn’t go there for the surf or to get eaten.
Anyhoo, swell today here was around the 2 metre mark from SSE 9-10 seconds
Surf outlook is
Friday: easing back a little from Thursday, into the 1-2 metre range South
Saturday: 1-2 metre range South East
Sunday: around 1, 1-2 metres East South East
Monday: ditto
Tuesday: ditoish East
Wednesday: around 1, 1+ metres South East
Thursday: similar
Stay warm. Stay safe. Smile a lot.
TG
Up in the Air
http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/4day_col.shtml
Winds
https://www.windy.com/-33.850/151.220?-34.368,151.221,8,m:cIKakndtides
Down in the Sea
Water temp is around 17… NSFTG!
Tides
https://www.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-06/NSW-tide-tables-2022-2023-Pdf.pdf
Weather from the Bureau
- Sydney area
Friday 26 August
- Summary
- Min 11
- Max 18
- Showers.
- Possible rainfall: 3 to 5 mm
- Chance of any rain: 80%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. High (80%) chance of showers along the coastal fringe, medium (60%) chance elsewhere. Winds southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h tending southerly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening.
Sun protection recommended from 10:00 am to 1:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]
Saturday 27 August
- Summary
- Min 11
- Max 19
- Showers.
- Possible rainfall: 2 to 4 mm
- Chance of any rain: 80%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. High (70%) chance of showers, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. Light winds.
Sun protection recommended from 10:00 am to 1:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]
Sunday 28 August
- Summary
- Min 10
- Max 21
- Mostly sunny.
- Chance of any rain: 20%
Sydney area
Mostly sunny. The chance of morning fog. Slight (20%) chance of a shower. Light winds becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon then becoming light during the evening.
Sun protection recommended from 9:50 am to 2:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]
Monday 29 August
- Summary
- Min 11
- Max 22
- Mostly sunny.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 0.2 mm
- Chance of any rain: 30%
Sydney area
Mostly sunny morning. The chance of morning fog in the west. Slight (30%) chance of a shower in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming north to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon then becoming light during the evening.
Tuesday 30 August
- Summary
- Min 12
- Max 22
- Possible shower.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
- Chance of any rain: 40%
Sydney area
Mostly sunny. Slight (30%) chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming west to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the morning.
Wednesday 31 August
- Summary
- Min 9
- Max 19
- Shower or two.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 3 mm
- Chance of any rain: 60%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Medium (50%) chance of showers. Light winds.
Thursday 1 September
- Summary
- Min 11
- Max 21
- Shower or two.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 2 mm
- Chance of any rain: 50%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Medium (50%) chance of showers. Light winds becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day.
