The Goat’s Surf Forecast
Surf forecast issued Thursday 19 March 2026: Seven day outlook for Sydney
Today – for a time – TG just sat chilling, watching and listening to the lazy little waves. The hot sun on his T shirted back and the idyllic towering white tropical looking cumulus on the horizon, brought back happy memories of a surfing trip to the Maldives some decades ago. The only real difference was that today’s waves were so lazy that they couldn’t be bothered running all the way to shore.. whereas the Maldivian waves were well overhead… But we digress.
The Surf Outlook for the week ahead is pretty much more of the same. Maybe you could break out the lielows to have some fun on the little waves. Bet that’s something you haven’t considered eh?? Or you might be able to jag an occasional surfable wave.
Friday: around 1 ish metres or less South East
Saturday: ditto
Sunday: same same East South East
Monday: ditto South East
Tuesday: ditto North East
Wednesday: might be/ maybe up slightly – depending…
Thursday: similar
26 degree water, 27 degree air, should mean you can’t go wrong… But with on and off showers forecast and resultant runoff, check water quality and any nasty marine hazards.
At least you’ve got the possibility of catching wave powered fun. Why not be hard core like they are in Denmark and the Netherlands – use your legs to power your pushbike to get you to the beach!
Have Fun!
TG
Up in the Air
Have a go at Severe TC Narelle. She’s off her face – 926.. She’s spinning around like Kylie so hard they expect her to cross Cape York, passing over the poor little town of Coen and adjacent areas (check daily updates), head back across the Gulf of Carpentaria picking up water and rebuilding her strength, then across the top end of the NT/WA, …and then keep spinning around to somewhere out off Broome (to catch her breath?).
The BoM says “VERY DESTRUCTIVE WIND GUSTS in excess of 250 km/h are possible near the centre of Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle as it crosses the Cape York Peninsula coast. VERY DESTRUCTIVE WIND GUSTS will persist about the centre of Narelle for some distance inland”.
https://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/7dayforecast/
https://www.bom.gov.au/warning/tropical-cyclone-forecast-track-map/IDQ65002
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 just a tad under 26, just right for this time of year in Sydney
Tides
https://www.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/noindex/2025-06/tidetables_2526-v4.pdf
Weather from the Official forecasters at the ABM
Forecast for the rest of Thursday
- Summary
- Showers.
- Chance of any rain: 80%
Sydney area
Cloudy. High chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe with heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding in the west. Light winds.
Sun protection recommended from 9:40 am to 4:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High]
Friday 20 March
- Summary
- Min 20
- Max 27
- Showers.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 10 mm
- Chance of any rain: 80%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon. Light winds.
Fire Danger – No Rating
Sun protection recommended from 9:40 am to 4:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High]
Saturday 21 March
- Summary
- Min 19
- Max 27
- Shower or two.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 7 mm
- Chance of any rain: 70%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. High chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon. Light winds.
Sun protection recommended from 9:50 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 7 [High]
Sunday 22 March
- Summary
- Min 20
- Max 27
- Shower or two.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 5 mm
- Chance of any rain: 60%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Light winds becoming southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon then becoming light during the evening.
Sun protection recommended from 9:50 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High]
Monday 23 March
- Summary
- Min 19
- Max 27
- Shower or two.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 2 mm
- Chance of any rain: 50%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon then becoming light during the evening.
Tuesday 24 March
- Summary
- Min 20
- Max 27
- Partly cloudy.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
- Chance of any rain: 30%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, most likely during the morning. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day.
Wednesday 25 March
- Summary
- Min 20
- Max 26
- Partly cloudy.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
- Chance of any rain: 30%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day.
Thursday 26 March
- Summary
- Min 18
- Max 28
- Shower or two.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 7 mm
- Chance of any rain: 70%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Light winds becoming southeast to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day