The Goat’s Surf Forecast
Surf forecast issued Thursday 3 Februray 2022: Seven day outlook for Sydney
The Southerly wind has been relentless today, mostly around a steady 40-50kph with gusts of 50-60 and just shy of 70kph, and there’s more forecast to come and TG is sick of it already! It just isn’t nice being outside in it.
It’s pushed up the swell to around 3 m offshore dead South with a hefty 10+ second period, but the “surf” inshore is just a mess, and in these conditions the Bureau’s warning about dangerous surf for tomorrow is correct.
The wind and the swell are coming from an intense Low in the middle of the Tasman currently between Bass Strait and NZ, and it looks like sticking around/ being replaced by another one… like an unwelcome tag team of irritation.
The weather outlook according to the Bureau is for wind and showers to continue all week, with the relevant word here being “wind”, varying between S,SE, SW/S and S. Wave size will be up, but it’s hard to see that there will be many or any real options for much of a surf.
So with that happy news, you might want to keep up your outdoor exercise somewhere away from the coast/ out of the wind, or try for a paddle/ swim if you can, and it’s safe. Otherwise indoor exercise will at least be out of the wind.
Friday: say around 2-3 metres South East/East South East, messy
Saturday: ditto South East and coming up, messy
Sunday: say around 3-4 metres East South East, messy
Monday: ditto
Tuesday: ditto again
Wednesday: hmm say 2-3 metres East South East and messy
Thursday: similar
Take care. Stay Safe. Stay positive. Stay Happy. Stay around!
TG
Up in the Air
http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/4day_col.shtml
Winds
https://www.windy.com/-33.850/151.220?2022020606,-34.368,151.221,8,m:cIKaknd
Down in the Sea
Water temp is around 25
Tides
https://www.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2021-07/tide-tables-2021-2022.pdf
Weather from the Bureau
Forecast issued at 4:20 pm EDT on Thursday 3 February 2022.
Forecast for the rest of Thursday
- Summary
- A few gusty showers.
- Chance of any rain: 40%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Slight (20%) chance of a shower, with gusty winds along the coastal fringe. Winds southerly 20 to 30 km/h.
Large and powerful surf conditions in the afternoon and evening are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as rock fishing, swimming and surfing.
Sun protection recommended from 9:10 am to 5:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]
Friday 4 February
- Summary
- Min 17
- Max 25
- Shower or two.
- Possible rainfall: 2 to 6 mm
- Chance of any rain: 70%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Medium (60%) chance of showers, most likely in the morning and early afternoon. Gusty winds along the coastal fringe. Winds south to southwesterly 25 to 35 km/h tending south to southeasterly in the late morning.
Large and powerful surf conditions in the afternoon and evening are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as rock fishing, swimming and surfing.
Fire Danger – Low-Moderate
Sun protection recommended from 9:10 am to 5:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]
Saturday 5 February
- Summary
- Min 19
- Max 25
- Shower or two.
- Possible rainfall: 2 to 5 mm
- Chance of any rain: 70%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. High (70%) chance of showers. Winds southerly 20 to 30 km/h turning southeasterly in the late morning.
Sun protection recommended from 9:10 am to 5:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]
Sunday 6 February
- Summary
- Min 19
- Max 24
- Shower or two.
- Possible rainfall: 3 to 6 mm
- Chance of any rain: 70%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. High (70%) chance of showers. Winds southeasterly 25 to 35 km/h.
Sun protection recommended from 9:10 am to 5:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]
Monday 7 February
- Summary
- Min 19
- Max 25
- Shower or two.
- Possible rainfall: 3 to 6 mm
- Chance of any rain: 70%
Sydney area
Cloudy. High (70%) chance of showers. Winds southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h turning southerly 15 to 20 km/h during the evening.
Tuesday 8 February
- Summary
- Min 19
- Max 25
- Shower or two.
- Possible rainfall: 1 to 5 mm
- Chance of any rain: 60%
Sydney area
Cloudy. Medium (60%) chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds southerly 15 to 25 km/h.
Wednesday 9 February
- Summary
- Min 19
- Max 26
- Possible shower.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
- Chance of any rain: 40%
Sydney area
Cloudy. Medium (40%) chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds south to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h turning southeasterly during the day.
Thursday 10 February
- Summary
- Min 18
- Max 28
- Partly cloudy.
- Chance of any rain: 20%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Slight (20%) chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm during the morning. Light winds becoming south
