The Goat’s Surf Forecast
Surf forecast issued Thursday 28 March 2024: Seven day outlook for Sydney
The Surf Outlook for the Easter hols and week ahead is… well, look, just keep repeating…
Small can be fun, Small can be fun
Friday: around 1 metre or so, give or take, more or less, at places open to small swell from due South
Saturday: Ditto
Sunday: Ditto
Monday: Probably less than 1 metre due South
Tuesday: Similar, could be some small Noreast windswell
Wednesday: Ditto, from South
Thursday: Could start to come up a little from the South..more about that later,. next time.
Rescue tips for nasty rips
Small waves can at times create strong rips for inexperienced swimmers.
You’re probably aware that a lot of swimmers d have drowned over the Summer, and that most of those have occurred at unpatrolled, often remote locations..
Like the kind of places that you might be going away to over Easter camping or surfing, eg at remote beaches in National Parks. Even if you’re not this time, here’s a few tips you might find useful. TG is here to help >>>
1 Assuming (?) you’ve checked out the surf at unfamiliar locations before you go in (so you don’t have an embarrassing incident), if you spot someone in trouble, call for help.
Some beaches have these…
2 Don’t try to do a rescue without a floatation device yourself, or there could then be two people in trouble.
3 If you find that you’re the only person near someone who’s in trouble in a rip, and your only rescue equipment available is the short board you’re riding, try this rescue method…
4. If you ride a mal/ longboard, you may find trying to carry two people on it makes it too low in the water to make much progress.
Instead, tell the person to stay in the water and grab your ankle while you paddle out of the rip toward the breaking waves and they kick. (trust me.. they hang on to your ankle like their life depends on it!).
Enjoy your holidays.. incident free. You might make new friends 
TG
Up in the Air
http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/4day_col.shtml
Winds
https://www.windy.com/-33.850/151.220?-34.373,151.221,8
Down in the Sea
Water temp is around 23
Tides
https://www.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-06/nsw_tides_2023%E2%80%932024.pdf
Weather from the Bureau
Forecast updated at 9:46 am EDT on Thursday 28 March 2024.
Forecast for the rest of Thursday
- Summary
- Max 25
- Possible shower.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
- Chance of any rain: 40%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, becoming less likely in the afternoon. Southeasterly winds 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the evening.
Fire Danger – Moderate
Sun protection recommended from 9:50 am to 4:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 7 [High]
Friday 29 March
- Summary
- Min 18
- Max 25
- Partly cloudy.
- Chance of any rain: 20%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the morning and early afternoon. Light winds.
Sun protection recommended from 10:00 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 7 [High]
Saturday 30 March
- Summary
- Min 16
- Max 26
- Sunny.
- Chance of any rain: 0%
Sydney area
Sunny. The chance of morning fog in the west. Light winds becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon then becoming light during the evening.
Sun protection recommended from 10:00 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 6 [High]
Sunday 31 March
- Summary
- Min 17
- Max 26
- Partly cloudy.
- Chance of any rain: 0%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. The chance of morning fog in the west. Light winds becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon then becoming light during the evening.
Sun protection recommended from 10:10 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 7 [High]
Monday 1 April
- Summary
- Min 17
- Max 27
- Partly cloudy.
- Chance of any rain: 10%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Light winds becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day.
Tuesday 2 April
- Summary
- Min 18
- Max 27
- Shower or two.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 10 mm
- Chance of any rain: 70%
Sydney area
Cloudy. High chance of showers. Light winds becoming northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day.
Wednesday 3 April
- Summary
- Min 17
- Max 26
- Shower or two.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 5 mm
- Chance of any rain: 60%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely during the morning. Light winds becoming southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day