The Goat’s Surf Forecast
Surf forecast issued Thursday 6 May 2021: Seven day outlook for Sydney
Wet n windy today, and the surf’s up at some places.
Looks like wet n windy tomorrow too, so the surf could be bigger but likely messy again.
After that, it depneds on where the Low off the coast ends up and how quickly it moves away, which as always depends on whta the Low wants to do. But at the moment it looks like
Friday: 2 – 2ish+ metres from the East.. cold be more but doubt many will care
Saturday: 2-2ish East
Sunday: if it moves off as currently expected, somewhere in the 1-2 metre range East
Monday: dittoish
Tuesday: some south swell could be coming, could be 2ish metres at places that like dead South swell
Wednesday: in the 1-2 metre range dead South
Thursday: easing back say to 1-1+ metres dead South
Stay safe … Surf within your abilities.
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:cIKaknd
Down in the Sea
Water temp is around 21
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
- Rain periods. Windy.
- Chance of any rain: 100%
Sydney area
Cloudy. Very high (near 100%) chance of rain at times. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds southerly 25 to 40 km/h.
Large and powerful surf conditions in the evening are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as rock fishing, swimming and surfing.
Sun protection recommended from 10:10 am to 1:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]
Friday 7 May
- Summary
- Min 17
- Max 22
- Showers.
- Possible rainfall: 3 to 10 mm
- Chance of any rain: 90%
Sydney area
Cloudy. High (80%) chance of showers in the morning and afternoon. Winds southerly 25 to 40 km/h turning southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h early in the morning.
Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as rock fishing, swimming and surfing.
Fire Danger – Low-Moderate
Sun protection recommended from 10:00 am to 1:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]
Saturday 8 May
- Summary
- Min 14
- Max 25
- Mostly sunny.
- Chance of any rain: 0%
Sydney area
Mostly sunny. Light winds.
Sun protection recommended from 10:10 am to 1:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]
Sunday 9 May
- Summary
- Min 16
- Max 23
- Partly cloudy.
- Chance of any rain: 20%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Light winds.
Sun protection recommended from 10:20 am to 1:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 3 [Moderate]
Monday 10 May
- Summary
- Min 13
- Max 25
- Mostly sunny.
- Chance of any rain: 10%
Sydney area
Mostly sunny. Light winds.
Tuesday 11 May
- Summary
- Min 13
- Max 21
- Shower or two.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 2 mm
- Chance of any rain: 50%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Medium (40%) chance of showers. Light winds becoming westerly 15 to 20 km/h during the morning.
Wednesday 12 May
- Summary
- Min 13
- Max 20
- Partly cloudy.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
- Chance of any rain: 30%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Slight (20%) chance of a shower, most likely during the morning. Winds south to southwesterly and light increasing to 15 to 20 km/h during the day.
Thursday 13 May
- Summary
- Min 10
- Max 21
- Mostly sunny.
- Chance of any rain: 10%
Sydney area
Sunny. Light winds becoming northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the
