The Goat’s Suf Forecast
Surf forecast issued Friday 31 May 2024: Seven day outlook for Sydney
Surf was small to nothing at most places today, but the Bureau expects an ECL (East Coast Low) to develop off the coast over the weekend. With fresh southerly type winds forecast, what will it mean for the surf??
Now that I’ve woken him up from his post late lunch slumber, TG is here to help you out with that…
First we’re starting to get cooler water temps off Sydney as the East Coast Current starts its seasonal retreat northwards. We’ve also got the start of the north bound whale migration season, as those sensible creatures have learnt over quite a long time that the Antarctic is not a happy holiday destination in winter, so they head north to play in warmer waters. Some humans even do the same.
So what about the surf?? Well as usual there are pros and cons, and Ts and Cs …Assuming things go as expected with the ECL particully its location and the timing of the wind, then for the weekend the Surf will likely be up but conditions will be windy and rainy and messy. Things might start to be a bit more user friendly by about say Tuesday.
So with those provisos etc the Surf Outlook is
Saturday: small at first then starting to come up into the 1-2 metre range East South East (but with wind and rain and messy even horrible conditions)
Sunday: up some more, say 2-3 metres East South East (ditto)
Monday: dittoish at places open to dead South, possibly more (and dittoish)
Tuesday: starting to ease back a bit say around 2ish metres at dead South spots
Wednesday: somewhere in the 1-2 metre range East South East
Thursday: hmm up again say around 2 ish metres East South East
Friday: somewhere in the 2-3 metre range East South East.
Stay safe. Stay warm.
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 heading south at 19 ish
Tides
https://www.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-06/nsw_tides_2023%E2%80%932024.pdf
Weather from the Bureau
Forecast for the rest of Friday
- Summary
- Showers.
- Chance of any rain: 80%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, becoming less likely later this evening. Winds northerly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening.
Sun protection recommended from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 3 [Moderate]
Saturday 1 June
- Summary
- Min 13
- Max 19
- Rain.
- Possible rainfall: 9 to 35 mm
- Chance of any rain: 100%
Sydney area
Cloudy. Very high chance of rain, most likely from the late morning. The chance of a thunderstorm along the coastal fringe. Light winds becoming southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then tending southerly 25 to 35 km/h in the middle of the day.
Fire Danger – No Rating
Sun protection not recommended, UV Index predicted to reach 2 [Low]
Sunday 2 June
- Summary
- Min 12
- Max 17
- Rain.
- Possible rainfall: 15 to 60 mm
- Chance of any rain: 95%
Sydney area
Cloudy. Very high chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds southerly 25 to 35 km/h turning southwesterly during the morning.
Sun protection not recommended, UV Index predicted to reach 2 [Low]
Monday 3 June
- Summary
- Min 10
- Max 19
- Shower or two.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 4 mm
- Chance of any rain: 50%
Sydney area
Slight chance of a shower, most likely in the morning. Mostly sunny afternoon. Winds southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h turning westerly 15 to 20 km/h during the morning.
Sun protection not recommended, UV Index predicted to reach 2 [Low]
Tuesday 4 June
- Summary
- Min 8
- Max 19
- Sunny.
- Chance of any rain: 10%
Sydney area
Sunny. Winds west to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light during the day.
Wednesday 5 June
- Summary
- Min 7
- Max 19
- Mostly sunny.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
- Chance of any rain: 30%
Sydney area
Mostly sunny day. Slight chance of a shower later in the day. Light winds.
Thursday 6 June
- Summary
- Min 10
- Max 19
- Showers.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 15 mm
- Chance of any rain: 80%
Sydney area
Cloudy. High chance of showers. Light winds becoming southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning.
Friday 7 June
- Summary
- Min 12
- Max 20
- Showers.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 15 mm
- Chance of any rain: 80%
Sydney area
Cloudy. High chance of showers. Winds south to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h