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

The Goat’s Surf Forecast

Surf forecast issued Thursy 20 April 2023: Seven day outlook for Sydney

When the weather goes like it was today, after memories of nice sunny days, TG starts moping around…

That’s when I gently remind him with a megaphone to his ear:

Wake up to yourself!! It won’t stay like this forever!

He’s very sensitive. and he soon starts to perk up.

Here’s today’s forecast I got him to cough up>>>

Friday: going down thru the 1-2 metre range, say 1 – 1+ metres East

Saturday:  around 1-1+ metres East

Sunday: same same

Monday: coming up in the 1-2 metre range South East

Tuesday: going down in the 1-2 metre range East/East South East

Wednesday: around 1-1+ metres East

Thursday: ditto

Stay positive.

TG

Up in the Air

MSLP Analysis for Thu Apr 20 06:00:00 2023 AUTC

http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/4day_col.shtml

Latest Colour Mean Sea-Level Pressure Analysis and Infrared Greyscale Satellite

Cloud/surface composite, Australia satellite image of Australia at Thu Apr 20 09:30:00 2023

Winds

https://www.windy.com/-33.850/151.220?-34.368,151.221,8,m:cIKaknd

Down in the Sea

Water temp…

Well, MHL advises “Erroneous data from the Sydney Waverider indicates that the buoy has been damaged. A replacement buoy will be deployed as soon as possible.”

TG says our next nearest buoy is Port Kembla, which isn’t a million miles from us,  where late today water temp was around 22, swell was 1.7 m , with a 12 second period from East and South East.

image

Tides

https://www.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-06/NSW-tide-tables-2022-2023-Pdf.pdf

Weather from the Bureau

Forecast issued at 4:20 pm EST on Thursday 20 April 2023.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday

Summary
Cloudy.
Chance of any rain: 30% 

Sydney area

Cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Winds southerly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the late evening.

Sun protection recommended from 9:30 am to 2:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate]

Friday 21 April

Summary
Min 15
Max 22
Partly cloudy.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain: 30% 

Sydney area

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Winds south to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending south to southeasterly in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening.

Fire Danger – No Rating

Sun protection recommended from 9:30 am to 2:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate]

Saturday 22 April

Summary
Min 15
Max 22
Showers.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 3 mm
Chance of any rain: 80% 

Sydney area

Partly cloudy. High chance of showers. Light winds becoming southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the late afternoon.

Sun protection recommended from 9:30 am to 2:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate]

Sunday 23 April

Summary
Min 15
Max 22
Showers.
Possible rainfall: 1 to 7 mm
Chance of any rain: 90% 

Sydney area

Partly cloudy. The chance of morning fog in the west. Very high chance of showers. Light winds becoming south to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day.

Sun protection recommended from 9:30 am to 2:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate]

Monday 24 April

Summary
Min 17
Max 23
A few showers.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 2 mm
Chance of any rain: 80% 

Sydney area

Partly cloudy. High chance of showers. Winds south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h turning easterly during the morning.

Tuesday 25 April

Summary
Min 16
Max 23
Shower or two.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain: 60% 

Sydney area

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Light winds.

Wednesday 26 April

Summary
Min 15
Max 22
Partly cloudy.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain: 30% 

Sydney area

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day.

Thursday 27 April

Summary
Min 15
Max 24
Possible shower.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain: 40% 

Sydney area

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds becoming north to