Surf forecast issued Thursday 11 April 2024: Seven day outlook for Sydney
Looks like a nice weekend ahead, with some sunshine and light winds forecast.
Top marks to the BoM yesterday for their first Dangerous surf warning indicating swell direction (“large and powerful surf conditions along south facing coasts…”), but no dangerous surf warning at all today..
Conditions today were large and powerful at most places because of the high interval primary swell (above 10 second period) from South, meaning it refracted into corners normally protected from the South, and another one from the East. Definitely not a day for beginner surfers or for rock fishing etc and Messrs Wild and Wooley were out at most places. Flags were up at sheltered places for people who wanted to get their ankles wet, but no one ventured out the back with 2m whompers dredging sand off shallow banks.
(The BoM’s general “large and powerful surf conditions…” warning would have been ok, maybe with the helpful addition of wave period.. “large and powerful (high interval, primary swell 10-11 seconds from South) surf conditions …”, on the same basis that people work out for themselves what a forecast 20 k wind means for them.
Tomorrow, the peak wave period is expected to slip back under the magical 10 seconds, so the surf should be more manageable for a few days, Surf should look something like this~~~~~~~
Friday: around 2-2+ metres from South/South East
Saturday: easing back a little, somewhere in the 1-2 metre range South
Sunday: around 1-1+ metres South
Monday: ditto
Tuesday: around 1 metre or so
Wednesday: up a bit with wind , 1-1+ metres South East
Thursday: in the 1-2 metre range South East, with wind
Stay safe . Know your limitations and surfing experience.
Have fun!
TG
Up in the Air
http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/4day_col.shtml
Winds
https://www.windy.com/-33.850/151.220?-34.364,151.221,8
Down in the Sea
Water temp is around 23, 24 at the waverider buoy 10 ks out, but around 21,22 closer inshore>>> Have a go at those huge warm Eddies (that’s water movements, not blokes) from the East Coast current swirling around as it starts to retreat North for the Winter>>>
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 11 April 2024.
Forecast for the rest of Thursday
- Summary
- Clear.
- Chance of any rain: 5%
Sydney area
Clear. Winds southerly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the evening.
Sun protection recommended from 9:20 am to 2:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 6 [High]
Friday 12 April
- Summary
- Min 14
- Max 24
- Mostly sunny.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
- Chance of any rain: 30%
Sydney area
Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower along the coastal fringe, near zero chance elsewhere. Light winds.
Fire Danger – No Rating
Sun protection recommended from 9:20 am to 2:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 6 [High]
- Summary
- Min 15
- Max 24
- Mostly sunny.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
- Chance of any rain: 30%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. The chance of morning fog in the west. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds.
Sun protection recommended from 9:30 am to 2:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate]
Sunday 14 April
- Summary
- Min 16
- Max 25
- Mostly sunny.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
- Chance of any rain: 30%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. The chance of morning fog in the west. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds.
Sun protection recommended from 9:30 am to 2:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate]
Monday 15 April
- Summary
- Min 15
- Max 26
- Partly cloudy.
- Chance of any rain: 20%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, most likely in the afternoon and evening. Light winds.
Tuesday 16 April
- Summary
- Min 15
- Max 24
- Shower or two.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 3 mm
- Chance of any rain: 60%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Light winds.
Wednesday 17 April
- Summary
- Min 16
- Max 23
- Showers.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 8 mm
- Chance of any rain: 80%
Sydney area
Cloudy. High chance of showers. Light winds becoming south to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning.
Thursday 18 April
- Summary
- Min 16
- Max 23
- Shower or two.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 8 mm
- Chance of any rain: 70%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. High chance of showers. Light winds becoming south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day
