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The Goat’s Surf Forecast

Surf forecast issued Thursday 31 August 2023: Seven day outlook for Sydney

There’s currently a High in the Bight, and a Bite in the High.. An East Coast Low seems to be spawning off the South Coast according to the BoM.. Doesn’t look like it will last long at this stage but Lows do their own thing sometimes…

Assuming it does what the BoM expects, there ‘ll be some windy days, and some waves, but the quality will depend on the winds and the swell direction, which depend in part on the Low’s movements.. Lots of variables for Mother Nature to play with.

TG thinks the Surf Outlook after today’s tinyness, should be something like this~~~~~~

Friday: starting to come up at places open to dead South. say 1, 1+, 1-2 metres or more as the forecast Southerly wind strengthens later

Saturday: around 2 ish metres or more – with wind – at dead South spots, then easing back a bit into the 1-2 metre range South East – with wind

Sunday: easing back thru the 1-2 metre range East South East, with a bit of onshore later

Monday: say 1-2 metres East

Tuesday: around 1 – 1+ metres North East

Wednesday: rising thru the 1-2 metre range South East

Thursday: around 1-2 metres at places open to dead South.

TG

Up in the Air

MSLP Analysis for Thu Aug 31 06:00:00 2023 AUTC

http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/4day_col.shtml

Latest Colour Mean Sea-Level Pressure Analysis and Infrared Greyscale Satellite

Cloud/surface composite, Australia satellite image of Australia at Thu Aug 31 08:30:00 2023

Winds

https://www.windy.com/-33.850/151.220?-34.368,151.221,8

Down in the Sea

Water temp is around 18

image

Tides

https://www.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-06/nsw_tides_2023%E2%80%932024.pdf

Weather from the Bureau

Forecast issued at 4:20 pm EST on Thursday 31 August 2023.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday

Summary
Mostly clear.
Chance of any rain: 20% 

Sydney area

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, mainly near the coast. Winds southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening.

Sun protection recommended from 10:00 am to 1:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]

Friday 1 September

Summary
Min 10
Max 18
Becoming windy. Partly cloudy.
Chance of any rain: 20% 

Sydney area

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower along the coastal fringe, most likely in the morning. Winds west to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h turning southerly in the late morning then increasing to 30 to 45 km/h, then decreasing to 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening.

Fire Danger – Moderate

Sun protection recommended from 9:50 am to 2:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]

Saturday 2 September

Summary
Min 10
Max 18
Partly cloudy.
Chance of any rain: 10% 

Sydney area

Partly cloudy. Winds southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h turning south to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening.

Sun protection recommended from 9:40 am to 2:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]

Sunday 3 September

Summary
Min 9
Max 19
Partly cloudy.
Chance of any rain: 5% 

Sydney area

Partly cloudy. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon then becoming light during the evening.

Sun protection recommended from 9:40 am to 2:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]

Monday 4 September

Summary
Min 10
Max 22
Mostly sunny.
Chance of any rain: 5% 

Sydney area

Sunny. Light winds becoming northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h during the day then tending northerly 15 to 20 km/h during the evening.

Tuesday 5 September

Summary
Min 13
Max 26
Sunny.
Chance of any rain: 10% 

Sydney area

Sunny. Light winds becoming west to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day.

Wednesday 6 September

Summary
Min 13
Max 21
Partly cloudy.
Chance of any rain: 10% 

Sydney area

Partly cloudy. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day.

Thursday 7 September

Summary
Min 11
Max 24
Mostly sunny.
Chance of any rain: 10% 

Sydney area

Partly cloudy. Light winds becoming north to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day.