The Goat’s Surf Forecast
Surf forecast issued Thursday 1 May 2025: Seven day outlook for Sydney:
What a few days – weather sunny one minute, pouring the next, sunny again.. bit like Queensland
Surf today was a mess at exposed places but out of the wind there were waves with lots of people – many retired so they found waves suitable to their ages.
The immediate weather outlook is for showers but the Low down south has moved away pretty quickly so conditions will start to improve, and the surf which is currently mostly suitable for the few.. fit, young, energetic etc will become more user friendly for the majority~~~ sort of natural democracy in action eh?
Friday: similar to today’s 2-2+ metres from South East
Saturday: easing into the upper end of the 1-2 metre range South East. maybe with leftover sets
Sunday: down a bit more say 1-1+ metres South East
Monday: around 1 metre or so give or take more or less Eastish
Tuesday: ditto
Wednesday: ditto East North East
Thursday:dittoish.
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It’s hard to miss the kaleidoscope of coloured election material and pithy slogans around.
TG wonders: Do they think people will vote for whoever’s helpers have put up the most illegal advertising material – where no advertising of any kind is permitted?
http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/4day_col.shtml
Winds
https://www.windy.com/-33.850/151.220?-34.364,151.221,8,p:wind
Down in the Sea
Water temp is around 23
Tides
https://www.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-06/tide-tables-24-25-nsw.pdf
Weather from the Bureau
Forecast issued at 4:20 pm EST on Thursday 1 May 2025.
Forecast for the rest of Thursday
- Summary
- Showers.
- Chance of any rain: 80%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. High chance of showers along the coastal fringe, medium chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm along the coastal fringe, becoming less likely this evening. Winds southerly 20 to 30 km/h turning southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the evening.
Sun protection recommended from 10:00 am to 1:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]
Friday 2 May
- Summary
- Min 14
- Max 21
- Showers.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 6 mm
- Chance of any rain: 80%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Winds southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending southerly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening.
Fire Danger – No Rating
Sun protection recommended from 10:10 am to 1:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]
Saturday 3 May
- Summary
- Min 14
- Max 23
- Possible shower.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
- Chance of any rain: 40%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. The chance of fog in the west in the early morning. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds becoming southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the late afternoon.
Sun protection recommended from 10:00 am to 1:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]
Sunday 4 May
- Summary
- Min 14
- Max 23
- Partly cloudy.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
- Chance of any rain: 30%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds.
Sun protection recommended from 10:00 am to 1:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]
Monday 5 May
- Summary
- Min 15
- Max 24
- Partly cloudy.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
- Chance of any rain: 30%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. The chance of morning fog in the outer west. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon then becoming light during the evening.
Tuesday 6 May
- Summary
- Min 15
- Max 25
- Mostly sunny.
- Chance of any rain: 10%
Sydney area
Mostly sunny. Light winds.
Wednesday 7 May
- Summary
- Min 14
- Max 27
- Sunny.
- Chance of any rain: 10%
Sydney area
Sunny. Light winds.
Thursday 8 May
- Summary
- Min 16
- Max 23
- Partly cloudy.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
- Chance of any rain: 30%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Winds west to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h shifting southeasterly during the day