The Goat’s Surf Forecast
Surf forecast issued Thursday 29 April 2021: Seven day outlook for Sydney:
Weather’s been nice. Water temp is still OK for swimming, and rashie and boardshorts. Despite the smallness there have been waves at some places… courtesy of a decent swell period pushing in the occasional bigger-than-the-other waves, and mostly light winds.
Banks have also been an important factor – not the money ones – in combination with the tides, where a rideable wave at particular times became a shallow tiresome close out once past its optimum potential.
The outlook is for continuing light winds according to the Bureau, and it looks like the swell will continue to be mostly small.
So who knows.. there could still be waves for the energetic young and fit opportunists.
The rest of us will just have to smile indulgently or ruefully and make our own arrangements.
Friday: about 1 metre or so East South East
Saturday: ditto but getting smaller East
Sunday: about 1 metre or so East North East
Monday: about 1 metre or so North East
Tuesday: small then about 1 metre East
Wednesday: dittoish East, with winds turning south during the day according to the BoM, to chop it up
Thursday: coming up into the 1-2 metre range East South East.
Have fun.
TG.
Up in the Air
Winds
https://www.windy.com/-33.850/151.220?-34.371,151.221,8,m:cIKaknd
Down in the Sea
Water temp is about 22
Tides
https://roads-waterways.transport.nsw.gov.au/documents/maritime/usingwaterways/tides-weather/tide-tables-2020-2021.pdf
Weather from the Bureau
Forecast for the rest of Thursday
- Summary
- Possible smoke haze.
- Chance of any rain: 5%
Sydney area
Mostly clear. Areas of smoke haze. Light winds.
A Poor Air Quality Forecast alert is issued by the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) due to elevated PM2.5 levels in Sydney for Thursday 29 April 2021.
Sun protection recommended from 10:20 am to 1:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 3 [Moderate]
Friday 30 April
- Summary
- Min 13
- Max 24
- Morning smoke haze.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 0.4 mm
- Chance of any rain: 30%
Sydney area
Mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning, mainly in the west. Areas of smoke haze, mainly during the morning. Slight (20%) chance of an afternoon shower, mainly in the northeast. Light winds.
A Poor Air Quality Forecast alert is issued by the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) due to elevated PM2.5 levels in Sydney for Friday 30 April 2021.
Fire Danger – Low-Moderate
Sun protection recommended from 10:10 am to 1:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]
Saturday 1 May
- Summary
- Min 14
- Max 24
- Shower or two.
- Possible rainfall: 1 to 3 mm
- Chance of any rain: 60%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. The chance of fog in the morning, mainly in the west. Possible smoke haze. Medium (50%) chance of showers, most likely from the late morning. Light winds.
Sun protection recommended from 10:00 am to 1:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]
Sunday 2 May
- Summary
- Min 14
- Max 24
- Possible shower.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
- Chance of any rain: 40%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. The chance of morning fog. Slight (30%) chance of a shower. Light winds.
Sun protection recommended from 10:00 am to 1:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]
Monday 3 May
- Summary
- Min 14
- Max 25
- Mostly sunny.
- Chance of any rain: 20%
Sydney area
Mostly sunny. Slight (20%) chance of a shower. Light winds.
Tuesday 4 May
- Summary
- Min 13
- Max 24
- A few showers.
- Possible rainfall: 3 to 8 mm
- Chance of any rain: 80%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. High (70%) chance of showers, most likely later in the day. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds.
Wednesday 5 May
- Summary
- Min 13
- Max 22
- Shower or two.
- Possible rainfall: 3 to 20 mm
- Chance of any rain: 70%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Medium (60%) chance of showers. Light winds becoming southerly 15 to 20 km/h during the day.
Thursday 6 May
- Summary
- Min 14
- Max 23
- Shower or two.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 10 mm
- Chance of any rain: 50%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Medium (50%) chance of showers. Light winds