The Goat’s Surf Forecast
The Goat’s Surf Forecast
Surf forecast issued Thursday 5 January 2023: Seven day outlook for Sydney
The good news for the week ahead is>>>
>The sun is expected to come out sometimes.
>There are fish in the ocean.
>You might even be lucky enough to catch a rideable wave somewhere, sometime, if you’re lucky…
Friday: still up and windy messy, say somewhere around 3 ish metres South East
Saturday: around 2 – 2+ metres East South East with plenty of southerly wind
Sunday: somewhere in the 1-2 metre range upper end East South East, with light wind early but blowin again south east later according to the BoM
Monday: around 1- 1+ metres East South East, with onshores of course
Tuesday: ditto, Bureau sexpects wind to be south east
Wednesday: starting to come up from the South into the 1-2 metre range (with SE chop chop wind)
Thursday: around 1-1+ metres South East, and onshore.
Keep smiling
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 22.
Tides
https://www.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-06/NSW-tide-tables-2022-2023-Pdf.pdf
Weather from the Bureau
Forecast issued at 4:20 pm EDT on Thursday 5 January 2023.
Forecast for the rest of Thursday
- Summary
- Shower or two. Windy.
- Chance of any rain: 50%
Sydney area
Cloudy. Slight (30%) chance of a shower. Winds southerly 25 to 40 km/h decreasing to 15 to 25 km/h in the late evening.
Sun protection recommended from 8:50 am to 5:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]
Friday 6 January
- Summary
- Min 16
- Max 25
- Showers.
- Possible rainfall: 4 to 15 mm
- Chance of any rain: 80%
Sydney area
Cloudy. High (80%) chance of showers. Winds southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h turning southerly 25 to 35 km/h in the morning.
Fire Danger – No Rating
Sun protection recommended from 8:50 am to 5:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]
Saturday 7 January
- Summary
- Min 18
- Max 24
- Shower or two.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 4 mm
- Chance of any rain: 70%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Medium (60%) chance of showers. Winds southerly 20 to 30 km/h.
Sun protection recommended from 8:50 am to 5:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]
Sunday 8 January
- Summary
- Min 17
- Max 25
- Mostly sunny.
- Chance of any rain: 20%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Slight (20%) chance of a shower along the coastal fringe, near zero chance elsewhere. Light winds becoming southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon then becoming light during the evening.
Sun protection recommended from 8:50 am to 5:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]
Monday 9 January
- Summary
- Min 17
- Max 27
- Mostly sunny.
- Chance of any rain: 0%
Sydney area
Sunny. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon then becoming light during the evening.
Tuesday 10 January
- Summary
- Min 17
- Max 27
- Partly cloudy.
- Chance of any rain: 10%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Light winds becoming southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day.
Wednesday 11 January
- Summary
- Min 19
- Max 25
- Cloudy.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 0.2 mm
- Chance of any rain: 30%
Sydney area
Cloudy. Slight (30%) chance of a shower. Light winds becoming southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day.
Thursday 12 January
- Summary
- Min 19
- Max 26
- Possible shower.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 0.4 mm
- Chance of any rain: 40%
Sydney area
Cloudy. Medium (40%) chance of showers. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day.

