The Goat’s Surf Forecast
Surf forecast issued Thursday 14 August 2025: Seven day outlook for Sydney
Warmer water is now way offshore near the horizon, which is where you might see a whale watching boat or two watching whales, because whales aren’t dumb.. And cooler water is near the coast, where you might see a people watching a seal or two. (not saying people or seals are dumb… some of TG’s best friends are one of those)
The Surf – well today (Thursday) it looked pretty ordinary under dull grey skies with showers and cold wind. Then it looked almost pretty when the sun came out,. Then it didn’t because it got dark. But even when it looked sort of pretty, the PITW (people in the water) INDEX was Low, with a count of 1 at one Indicator Location, and 1 at another.
The Surf Outlook
Friday: around 1 ish or so metres East
Saturday: down a bit, 1 metre or less East
Sunday: when the SW wind starts to blow harder, starting to come up a tiny bit at places open to due South
Monday: maybe around 2 ish but check the Bureau’s waether expectations
Tuesday: dittoish
Wednesday: similar East South East
Thursday: somewhere in the 1-2 metre rnage East South
So on the negative side … overall conditions aren’t looking too flash.
On the positive side, a the Bureau is forecasting Mostly Sunny and 17, on Sunney the 17th..Snap!
b You could have it all to yourself!
(Watch out for any seals – they ain’t cuddley toys, they’re wild creatures, so don’t get too close – they can bite)
TG
Up in the Air
https://www.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/4day_col.shtml
Winds
https://www.windy.com/-33.850/151.220?2025081506,-34.364,151.221,8,p:wind
Down in the Sea
Water temp is around 19
Tides
https://www.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/noindex/2025-06/tidetables_2526-v4.pdf
Weather from the Bureau
Forecast issued at 4:20 pm EST on Thursday 14 August 2025.
Forecast for the rest of Thursday
- Summary
- Shower or two.
- Chance of any rain: 60%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Winds southerly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening.
Sun protection recommended from 11:00 am to 12:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 3 [Moderate]
Friday 15 August
- Summary
- Min 10
- Max 19
- Possible shower.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
- Chance of any rain: 40%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, most likely in the early morning. The chance of morning fog in the west. Light winds.
Fire Danger – No Rating
Sun protection recommended from 10:20 am to 1:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 3 [Moderate]
Saturday 16 August
- Summary
- Min 10
- Max 18
- Partly cloudy.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
- Chance of any rain: 30%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. Light winds becoming westerly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning.
Sun protection recommended from 10:50 am to 1:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 3 [Moderate]
Sunday 17 August
- Summary
- Min 7
- Max 17
- Mostly sunny.
- Chance of any rain: 20%
Sydney area
Mostly sunny day. The chance of morning frost in the west. Slight chance of a shower in the evening. Winds westerly 15 to 20 km/h tending southwesterly during the afternoon then becoming light during the evening.
Sun protection recommended from 11:00 am to 12:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 3 [Moderate]
Monday 18 August
- Summary
- Min 7
- Max 16
- Showers.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 15 mm
- Chance of any rain: 80%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. High chance of showers. Winds west to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending south to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning.
Tuesday 19 August
- Summary
- Min 8
- Max 16
- Showers.
- Possible rainfall: 1 to 15 mm
- Chance of any rain: 80%
Sydney area
Cloudy. High chance of showers. Winds southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h turning southerly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning.
Wednesday 20 August
- Summary
- Min 10
- Max 17
- Showers.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 15 mm
- Chance of any rain: 80%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. High chance of showers. Winds southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h turning south to southeasterly during the day.
Thursday 21 August
- Summary
- Min 9
- Max 18
- Shower or two.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 4 mm
- Chance of any rain: 60%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Winds southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h turning southeasterly during the morning