Another beautiful Sydney morning
Hello Friends,
An absolutely magnificent start to Friday along the beaches, but you’ll need to be patient and equipped with something floaty for the extremely small waves. Out at sea, a weak 5-6 sec period SSW wind swell was showing on the Botany Bay buoy. Wind was light NE. The Bureau says the wind will swing to the southern quarters and that south swell should fill in at the same time as the wind settles to the SW. So, maybe things’ll get more interesting this afternoon.
Have great day!
Forecast issued at 4:10 am EST on Friday 3 October 2025.
Weather Situation
Southerly winds are expected today as a high pressure system moves across the state’s west, tending northerly over the weekend as the high moves into the Tasman Sea. The next cold front crossing the southern and central coastal waters on Monday will bring a brief southerly wind change in its wake.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds tending southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then becoming southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Saturday 4 October
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore during the morning. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1 metre by early evening.
- Swell
- Southerly 2 to 3 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Sunday 5 October
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots turning northwesterly during the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southerly 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.