The Goat’s Surf Forecast
The Goat’s Surf Forecast
Surf forecast issued Friday 16 December 2022: Seven day outlook for Sydney
Yeah TG’s a day late..
It is the Silly Season. And the Weather and TG are acting accordingly!
Today was Ridiculous at places open to the South, for those who don’t mind and are capable of paddling through washing machine white water, to sit in a howling gale and wait for messy low quality windblown waves.
Or, in protected corners. there were only Young-Kid Size waves.
Anyone else … well TG didn’t see them.
At 10 o’clock this morning (Friday) there were according to the Bureau, three East Coast Lows close together down south in the Tasman sending their hellos up to us.
They’re expected to move off over a number of days, but it looks like the unsavorory wind, and waves, and wind, from them will be hanging around with us for a little while…
A bit like when TG has a sore tum tum, and strolls into and out of a room you’re sitting in….
The Bueeu’s description is … “This pattern will remain relatively unchanged for the next few days, directing vigorous southerly winds and a large southerly swell along the coast.”…
Vigorous…hmm. There’s a word you don’t hear every day on the street
It has a warning for large and powerful surf for Friday and Saturday.
TG thinks they mean: …’at places open to the South’, or ‘at South facing beaches.’ …..
Saturday: Let’s say, in the 2-3 metre range at places open to South South East, with wind of course. A lot smaller elsewhere.
Sunday: Let’s say, Ditto
Monday: Let’s just say, same same, South East
Tuesday: somewhere in the 2 ish, 1-2 metre range South East
Wednesday: around 1-1+ metres East South East
Thursday: Ditto
Friday: Similar, from North East.
Stay well.
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 around 20ish
Tides
https://www.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-06/NSW-tide-tables-2022-2023-Pdf.pdf
Whether you like it or not!…
Weather from the Bureau
Forecast for the rest of Friday
- Summary
- Max 22
- Possible shower, clearing.
- Chance of any rain: 40%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Medium (40%) chance of a shower, most likely along the coastal fringe and clearing during the afternoon. Winds southerly 25 to 35 km/h.
Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as rock fishing, swimming and surfing.
Fire Danger – Moderate
Sun protection recommended from 8:40 am to 5:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]
Saturday 17 December
- Summary
- Min 15
- Max 21
- Shower or two.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
- Chance of any rain: 50%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Medium (60%) chance of showers along the coastal fringe, slight (20%) chance elsewhere. Winds southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h tending southerly 25 to 35 km/h in the morning.
Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as rock fishing, swimming and surfing.
Sun protection recommended from 8:40 am to 5:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]
Sunday 18 December
- Summary
- Min 15
- Max 22
- Shower or two.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 3 mm
- Chance of any rain: 60%
Sydney area
Cloudy. Medium (60%) chance of showers. Winds southerly 20 to 30 km/h.
Sun protection recommended from 8:40 am to 5:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]
Monday 19 December
- Summary
- Min 15
- Max 22
- Partly cloudy.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 0.4 mm
- Chance of any rain: 30%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Slight (30%) chance of a shower, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Winds southerly 25 to 35 km/h.
Sun protection recommended from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]
Tuesday 20 December
- Summary
- Min 15
- Max 22
- Cloudy.
- Chance of any rain: 20%
Sydney area
Cloudy. Winds south to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h turning southeasterly during the day.
Wednesday 21 December
- Summary
- Min 15
- Max 23
- Partly cloudy.
- Chance of any rain: 20%
Sydney area
Cloudy. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day.
Thursday 22 December
- Summary
- Min 15
- Max 25
- Partly cloudy.
- Chance of any rain: 20%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Slight (20%) chance of a shower. Light winds becoming northeasterly