The Goat’s Surf Forecast
Surf forecast issued Friday 17 September 2021: Seven day outlook for Sydney:
OOPS! That’s all TG could say when I asked him what’s going on… no Thursday surf forecast ??!!
Then he rattled off excuses like:
“I was busy, a friend just came into town, I was out of town, the cat ate my homework, I forgot, and
(the now standard excuse for anything)
it was delayed because of Covid!!”…
Sigh …
Fab conditions today>> beaut weather and surf with some size and shape earlier…
The Noreaster knocked the shape about, and the wind’s been picking up later today, Friday, impacting the size.
The outlook is for some variety in both weather and surf for the week ahead, but there should be some fun surf on some days if you look for it.
Saturday: eased back from Friday, but there should be some waves from the North East as a result of the wind.. could be in the 1-2 metre range initially then getting hit by a westerly
Sunday: gone down, going down in the 1-2 metre range Eastish
Monday: around 1 metre or so North East
Tuesday: starting to come up from the South, with the wind… could even be a messy 2-3 metres at dead South spots
Wednesday: going downwards through the day to the 1-2 metre range dead South spots
Thursday: could still be a bit in the 1-2 metre rnage from the South, pushing into a N/Noreaster till that wins the wind/wave battle
Friday: say 1 metre or less North East/ North West.
The red and yellow and buffer zone flags go up this weekend. If you’re on a board, give the average swimmers a break and stay outside the buffer zones. If you’re a swimmer thinking of taking a plunge this weekend, watch out for leftover strong rips and cold water, especially relative to the air temp… a nasty combination if you’re not really fit. Still really need a wetsuit for comfort.
Stay safe.
TG
Up in the Air
Winds
https://www.windy.com/-33.855/151.216?-34.373,151.216,8
Down in the Sea
Water temp is around 18 ish
Tides
https://roads-waterways.transport.nsw.gov.au/documents/maritime/usingwaterways/tides-weather/tide-tables-2021-2022.pdf
Weather from the Bureau
Forecast issued at 4:20 pm EST on Friday 17 September 2021.
Forecast for the rest of Friday
- Summary
- Mostly clear.
- Chance of any rain: 5%
Sydney area
Mostly clear. Winds northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h turning northerly 15 to 20 km/h in the evening.
Sun protection recommended from 9:00 am to 2:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 6 [High]
Saturday 18 September
- Summary
- Min 14
- Max 27
- Partly cloudy.
- Chance of any rain: 20%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Slight (20%) chance of a shower in the early morning. Winds northerly 15 to 25 km/h increasing to 25 to 35 km/h in the morning then turning westerly 20 to 30 km/h in the afternoon.
Sun protection recommended from 9:00 am to 2:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate]
- Summary
- Min 11
- Max 24
- Sunny.
- Chance of any rain: 0%
Sydney area
Sunny. Winds westerly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light early in the morning then becoming northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day.
Sun protection recommended from 9:00 am to 2:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 6 [High]
Monday 20 September
- Summary
- Min 13
- Max 27
- Sunny.
- Chance of any rain: 20%
Sydney area
Sunny day. Slight (20%) chance of a shower in the evening. Winds northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h turning west to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the afternoon.
Sun protection recommended from 9:00 am to 2:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 6 [High]
Tuesday 21 September
- Summary
- Min 10
- Max 18
- Shower or two. Becoming windy.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 6 mm
- Chance of any rain: 50%
Sydney area
Cloudy. Medium (40%) chance of showers. Winds south to southwesterly 30 to 45 km/h.
Wednesday 22 September
- Summary
- Min 10
- Max 20
- Partly cloudy.
- Chance of any rain: 20%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Slight (20%) chance of a shower. Winds west to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h turning south to southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h during the day.
Thursday 23 September
- Summary
- Min 10
- Max 24
- Sunny.
- Chance of any rain: 10%
Sydney area
Sunny. Light winds becoming north to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day.
Friday 24 September
- Summary
- Min 11
- Max 27
- Sunny.
- Chance of any rain: 5%
Sydney area
Sunny. Light winds becoming northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST Saturday.