SEVEN DAY OUTLOOK FOR SYDNEY:

Waves for the weekend… With a brief warm interlude of temps up to 30, you should notice a contrast (!) with the water temp at 17.  Just for info, according to the Bureau’s website Sydney’s highest September daily maximum was 34.6 in 1965.

Saturday: in the 1-2 metre range from the North East.

Sunday: ditto.

Monday: about 1 metre East.

Tuesday: 1-2 metres east South East.

Wednesday: 1-2 metres East North East.

Thursday: ditto.

Friday: ditto but dropping back.

Ken is having good weather on the Gold Coast with OK fun waves… he’s having a nanna nap just now.

Have a good one.

Weather from the Bureau:

Forecast for Friday
Fine. Sunny. Light to moderate west to northwest winds and afternoon seabreezes.
Precis: Fine. Sunny.

City:          Max:   22  Parramatta:  Max:   24

Terrey Hills:  Max:   21  Penrith:     Max:   25

Liverpool     Max:   24  Richmond:    Max:   24

UV Alert: 9:40 am to 2:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate]

Forecast for Saturday
Fine. Sunny. Light to moderate northwest winds, with afternoon seabreezes near the coast.

Precis: Fine. Sunny.

City:  Min:   13  Max:   29

West:  Min:    7  Max:   30

Sunday Fine. Sunny.

City:  Min:   15  Max:   30

West:  Min:   11  Max:   30

Monday Fine.

City:  Min:   16  Max:   23

West:  Min:   11  Max:   25

Tuesday Mostly fine.

City:  Min:   15  Max:   23

West:  Min:    9  Max:   25

Wednesday Fine.

City:  Min:   12  Max:   21

West:  Min:    5  Max:   23

Thursday Mostly fine.

City:  Min:   12  Max:   24

West:  Min:    5  Max:   26

Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Friday until midnight: Wind: W 10/15 knots, tending E/NE 10/15 knots in the afternoon, and N/NW 15/20 knots in the evening.Sea: 1 to 1.5 metres. Swell: S/SE 2 to 3 metres decreasing.
Saturday: Wind: N/NW 15/20 knots reaching 20/25 knots in the afternoon and evening.Sea: 1.5 to 2 metres. Swell: SE about 1.5 metres.
Sunday: Wind: N/NW 20/30 knots.

Well it is Windy August… the time of offshores and flat surf…

Friday: flat.

Saturday: small NE windswell – with wind

Sunday:: about a metre or so at places that like dead South swell, could be a bit more.

Monday: about 1 metre dead South.

Tuesday:  about 1 metre or less.

Wednesday: ditto

Thrusday: small North East windswell

It was great to be part of the welcome home team at the Opera House this morning for Craig Goozee,  friend and Avalon Beach SLSC member this morning, who is raising money for children’s cancer research under the a2b4c banner…   http://www.a2b4c.com.au/

He is amazing.  He’s cycled, run, paddled 12,500 kilometres around Australia in 92 days!  Check out the pics on his daily blog…

Know of anyone else who’s done anything that comes close to that??  He looked as fit as a fiddle…not even puffing.  This is his third and last trip.  We followed his first trip up the coast in 1998 and reported his daily progress on realsurf… itself worth a re-read on the a2b4c site (‘about a2b4c’).

As well as all that the physical effort, all along the way he’s given talks to raise donations.  Who would have the energy to do that??

You can still donate here, to this worthy cause… 

https://donate.ccia.org.au/donate/a2b4c-donation.php?referer=A2B2C

The Goat.

Weather from the Bureau:

Forecast for Thursday evening
Fine. Light to moderate northwest to northeast winds.
Precis: Fine.

Forecast for Friday
Fine. Mostly sunny though cloud increasing late in the day. Light to moderate northwest to northeast winds.
Precis: Fine. Mostly sunny.

City:         Min:  10 Max:  23   Parramatta: Min:   8 Max:  25

Terrey Hills: Min:   9 Max:  22   Penrith:    Min:   6 Max:  25

Liverpool:    Min:   4 Max:  25   Richmond:   Min:   3 Max:  25

UV Alert: 10:00 am to 1:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]

Saturday Shower or two. Windy.

City:          Min:   13  Max:   27

West:          Min:    7  Max:   27

Sunday Fine. Wind easing.

City:          Min:   16  Max:   20

West:          Min:   10  Max:   20

Monday Fine. Mostly sunny.

City:          Min:    8  Max:   21

West:          Min:    1  Max:   21

Tuesday Chance shower.

City:          Min:   10  Max:   21

West:          Min:    3  Max:   21

Wednesday Mostly fine.

City:          Min:   11  Max:   19

West:          Min:    5  Max:   19

Thursday Chance shower.

City:          Min:   12  Max:   24

West:          Min:    5  Max:   24

Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Thursday until midnight: Wind: NE/NW winds 10/15 knots.Sea: around 1 metre.Swell: S around 1 metre.
Friday: Wind: NW/NE 10/15 knots, reaching 20 knots offshore during the evening.Sea: to 1.5 metres. Swell: S about 1 metre.
Saturday: Wind: N/NW 20/30 knots.
Sunday: Wind: NW 20/30 knots tending SW 20/30 knots early morning then easing to 10/20 knots

Up, and down, and up and down and up – I think I’m feeling seasick

Friday: in the 1-2 metre range – upper end at places that like refracted South swell.

Saturday: ditto then dropping

Sunday: about 1 metre South

Monday: ditto

Tuesday: coming up – about 1-2 metres South

Wednesday: 1-2 metre range South

Thursday: small maybe a metre or less, then up from the South.

Friday: in the 1-2 metre range South

Water temp is around 16-17…

Weather from the Bureau

Forecast for Thursday evening
Fine. Light to moderate westerly winds.
Precis: Fine.

Forecast for Friday
Fine. Some morning cloud then mostly sunny afternoon. Light to moderate westerly winds.
Precis: Fine. Morning cloud.

City:         Min:   9 Max:  19   Parramatta: Min:   7 Max:  19

Terrey Hills: Min:   8 Max:  18   Penrith:    Min:   6 Max:  19

Liverpool:    Min:   5 Max:  19   Richmond:   Min:   5 Max:  19

UV Alert: Nil , UV Index predicted to reach 2 [Low]

Saturday Fine. Mostly sunny.

City:          Min:    8  Max:   19

West:          Min:    2  Max:   19

Sunday Fine.

City:          Min:    9  Max:   19

West:          Min:    4  Max:   19

Monday Fine.

City:          Min:    9  Max:   19

West:          Min:    4  Max:   19

Tuesday Fine.

City:          Min:   11  Max:   18

West:          Min:    6  Max:   18

Wednesday Fine.

City:          Min:    8  Max:   16

West:          Min:    3  Max:   16

Thursday Fine.

City:          Min:    7  Max:   18

West:          Min:    2  Max:   18

Shark attack off Broken Head – from the Northern Star Lismore

Saffron Howden | 30th July 2009

A file picture of a Bronze Whaler.

A 14-year-old surfer was thrown into the air and left with a graze and a punctured wetsuit after a shark made a bee-line for his board this morning near Byron Bay.

The Northern Star understands the local boy, who was surfing off Broken Head, was paddling back out from the shore when he and the shark collided.

The impact caused the boy to fly into the air and his wet suit was swiped and punctured, leaving him grazed.

It is understood his injuries are not severe.

The attack comes as the shark season ramps up in line with the migration of fish they feed on.

“(Shark season) seems to correspond with the run of Australian salmon up the coast,” fisherman and fishing correspondent Tony Zann said.

“The professional industry has virtually stopped fishing for them.”

But Mr Zann said shark attacks could happen at any time.

“At any time of the year if you’re swimming or surfing around a great school of fish your chances of being bitten by a shark are raised astronomically,” he said.

Mr Zann said sharks were particularly active at first and last light.

http://www.northernstar.com.au/story/2009/07/30/shark-atta

Small and gettin’ smaller for the Snowy, but we should have some fine weather after the dark skis and rain.

Friday: about 1 metre or so North East, East.

Saturday:about 1 metre South East, East.

Sunday: 1 metre or less.

Monday: less than 1 metre.

Tuesday: 1 metre or less dead South.

Wednesday: about 1 metre dead South.

Thursday: ditto.

More News later…
 

Weather from the Bureau 

Forecast for Thursday evening 
A shower or two. Fog patches developing. Light winds.  
Precis: Shower or two.

Forecast for Friday  
Morning fog areas. The chance of a shower, mostly afternoon. Partly cloudy. Light to moderate west to southwest winds. 
Precis: Morning fog. Chance shower.

City:         Min:  12 Max:  20   Parramatta: Min:  10 Max:  20

Terrey Hills: Min:  11 Max:  18   Penrith:    Min:  11 Max:  20

Liverpool:    Min:   9 Max:  20   Richmond:   Min:   9 Max:  19

UV Alert: Nil , UV Index predicted to reach 2 [Low]

Saturday Fine. Mostly sunny.

City:          Min:    9  Max:   20

West:          Min:    5  Max:   19

Sunday Chance shower.

City:          Min:    9  Max:   19

West:          Min:    5  Max:   18

Monday Fine.

City:          Min:   10  Max:   19

West:          Min:    7  Max:   18

Tuesday Fine.

City:          Min:    9  Max:   17

West:          Min:    5  Max:   17

Wednesday Fine.

City:          Min:    8  Max:   18

West:          Min:    4  Max:   17

Thursday Mostly fine.

City:          Min:    9  Max:   17

West:          Min:    5  Max:   16

Wind is 20-25kts SE. Swell is averaging 4 metres from the east at 9 seconds (see below for snap from MHL Sydney buoy.

But Coffs and Crowdy show there’s likely more coming our way. Currently average heights up there are registering at 6 metres with average period around the 11 sec mark. That’s damn big.

Our next high tide is around 1230… but it’s not as big as the one at around 0100 tomorrow when the peak energy could be arriving.

I’m going out and about for another look in about an hour (around 1100)

Bureau’s latest call:

Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Strong Wind Warning.
Tuesday until midnight: Wind: E/SE 15/20 knots, increasing to 20/30 knots.Sea: 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres.Swell: E 2.5 to 3.5 metres, breaking dangerously close inshore.
Wednesday: Wind: E 20/30 knots, gradually easing to E/NE 15/20 knots. Sea: 2 to 3 metres, gradually abating to 1.5 to 2 metres. Swell: E 3 metres, breaking dangerously close inshore.
Thursday: Wind: NE 10/20 knots.

MHL Sydney looking just a little nutty...