The Goat’s Surf Forecast
Surf forecast issued Thursday 12 March 2026: Seven day outlook for Sydney
At least most of the day was sunny. It was warm enough at one stage for a couple of lost cicadas to sing their happy tune.. Dull and cloudy at dusk.
Surf’s up, but so was the wind today.
Two swells.. One from dead East, the other from dead South, with the East one bigger and stronger at 2.629 m and 12.93 seconds.
Wind was SSE at around 30-40kph.
The East swell is coming from the intense Low way out in the Tasman, but that’s slipping away pretty quickly and its surf influence is lessening. You just can’t tell those things what to do.
And by tomorrow the battle for dominance is likely to be won by the Southerly swell.
But it’s ascendancy is likely to be short lived and wane quickly in influence too.
(No, it’s not a Fortune Cookie interpretation of world events… just TG reading too much nonsense.)
Surf outlook
Friday: around 2 ish metres at places that are open to dead South swell..smaller elsewhere
Saturday: easing back into the 1-2 metre range at dead South spots
Sunday: down a little more ..say around 1-1+ metres dead South
Monday: up again slightly into the 1-2 metre range at dead South places
Tuesday: around 1-1+ metres dead South
Wednesday: same again
Thursday: Similarish.
Stay cool. Keep smiling.
TG.
Up in the Air
https://reg.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/4day_col.shtml
Winds
https://www.windy.com/-33.855/151.216?-34.457,151.216,8,p:wind
Down in the Sea
Water temp is around 23
Tides
https://www.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/noindex/2025-06/tidetables_2526-v4.pdf
Weather from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology
Forecast for the rest of Thursday
- Summary
- Partly cloudy.
- Chance of any rain: 20%
Sydney area
Cloudy. Slight chance of a shower later tonight. Winds southeasterly 25 to 35 km/h decreasing to 15 to 25 km/h in the late evening.
Sun protection recommended from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High]
Friday 13 March
- Summary
- Min 18
- Max 23
- Possible early shower.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
- Chance of any rain: 40%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the early morning. Winds southerly 15 to 25 km/h increasing to 25 to 40 km/h in the middle of the day.
Fire Danger – Moderate
Sun protection recommended from 9:40 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High]
Saturday 14 March
- Summary
- Min 18
- Max 25
- Cloudy.
- Chance of any rain: 10%
Sydney area
Cloudy. Winds southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the morning.
Sun protection recommended from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High]
Sunday 15 March
- Summary
- Min 17
- Max 27
- Mostly sunny.
- Chance of any rain: 5%
Sydney area
Sunny. The chance of morning fog in the west. Light winds becoming northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the afternoon then becoming light during the evening.
Sun protection recommended from 9:30 am to 4:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High]
Monday 16 March
- Summary
- Min 19
- Max 29
- Mostly sunny.
- Chance of any rain: 10%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Light winds becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon then becoming light during the evening.
Tuesday 17 March
- Summary
- Min 20
- Max 28
- Shower or two.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 6 mm
- Chance of any rain: 50%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Light winds becoming east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day.
Wednesday 18 March
- Summary
- Min 21
- Max 26
- Shower or two.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 8 mm
- Chance of any rain: 70%
Sydney area
Cloudy. High chance of showers. Winds southerly 15 to 20 km/h turning southeasterly during the morning.
Thursday 19 March
- Summary
- Min 19
- Max 26
- Shower or two.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 7 mm
- Chance of any rain: 60%
Sydney area
Cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Light winds becoming southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day.