The Goat’s Surf Forecast And New Year’s Message
Surf forecast issued Thursday 30 December 2021: Seven day outlook for Sydney:
Finally some proper Summer weather, with lots of people enjoying it, visually evident by the number of brightly coloured beach umbrellas on the beach…
The nice weather unfortunately lines up with small waves (not unexpected) and increasing numbers of covid cases/positives staying at home in isolation.
The outlook is for some more days of good weather and basically small Summer surf – but that can always be fun at the right tide right place – before we start to see some little effect from a Low (not a TC) expected to form up off the FNQ coast and come down the coast to off FNNSW.
It’ll send some swell down right down the middle of the Tasman, but in closer to shore the NE swell will be battling Southerly headwinds.
TG expects some swell to arrive from up north, but thinks that the S Wind/NE Swell battle will result in a modest, though noticable, surf outcome.
Friday: about 1 ish metres or so East/South (more noticable at lower tides)
Saturday: around 1 – 1+ metres North East
Sunday: similar then increasing a little
Monday: somewhere in the 1-2 metre range, prob round the middle, NE
Tuesday: 1- 2 metre range North East, swell building a little but battling a strong SE wind
Wednesday: 1-2 metre range North East, being buffeted (as in getting whacked, rather than getting something to eat) by a S wind
Thursday: something similar.
TG’s Message for 2022
If you’re anything like TG (?? He’s a Goat?? Anyhoo..) …
Have Fun. But keep it real.
From what TG hears, most people are currently keeping a low profile, doing things low key, and have no Dumb stuff planned.
Stay Positive. But not Covid Positive…
And hopefully we can have lots of healthy surfing and living in 2022!
Stay happy …Keep Smiling!
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 a very pleasant, comfortable long sesh in the ocean 24-25
Tides
https://www.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2021-07/tide-tables-2021-2022.pdf
Weather from the Bureau
- Summary
- Clear.
- Chance of any rain: 0%
Sydney area
Clear. Winds northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the late evening.
Sun protection recommended from 8:40 am to 5:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]
Friday 31 December
- Summary
- Min 18
- Max 29
- Sunny.
- Chance of any rain: 0%
Sydney area
Sunny. Light winds becoming northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day.
Fire Danger – Low-Moderate
Sun protection recommended from 8:40 am to 5:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]
Saturday 1 January
- Summary
- Min 20
- Max 29
- Mostly sunny.
- Chance of any rain: 10%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Slight (20%) chance of a shower or thunderstorm in the outer west in the afternoon and evening. Winds north to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light before dawn then becoming northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day.
Sun protection recommended from 8:40 am to 5:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]
Sunday 2 January
- Summary
- Min 21
- Max 30
- Sunny.
- Chance of any rain: 10%
Sydney area
Sunny. Winds northerly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light during the morning then becoming northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h during the day.
Sun protection recommended from 8:40 am to 5:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]
Monday 3 January
- Summary
- Min 21
- Max 29
- Mostly sunny.
- Chance of any rain: 20%
Sydney area
Mostly sunny. Slight (20%) chance of a shower. Light winds becoming northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day then turning east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the evening.
Tuesday 4 January
- Summary
- Min 21
- Max 28
- Shower or two.
- Possible rainfall: 2 to 6 mm
- Chance of any rain: 80%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. High (70%) chance of showers, most likely later in the day. Light winds becoming south to southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning.
Wednesday 5 January
- Summary
- Min 20
- Max 26
- Showers.
- Possible rainfall: 2 to 8 mm
- Chance of any rain: 80%
Sydney area
Cloudy. High (80%) chance of showers. Winds southerly 20 to 30 km/h.
Thursday 6 January
- Summary
- Min 20
- Max 27
- Showers.
- Possible rainfall: 2 to 10 mm
- Chance of any rain: 80%
Sydney area
Cloudy. High (80%) chance of showers. Winds south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h turning easterly 15 to 25 km/h later in the day.
