Lumpy easterly trade swell followed by a solid but short lived east-northeast swell as winds swing south.
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James KC
Wednesday, 17 February 2021
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2021/02/15/stacks-easterly-swell-ahead
thermalben
Monday, 15 February 2021
We've got a week of topsy-turvy east swell, and variable conditions - initially bumpy and onshore, but slowly improving later.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2021/02/12/stacks-swell-in-the-tasman-window
thermalben
Friday, 12 February 2021
Main synoptic feature for this weekend is a S’ly change that’ll cross the South Coast before dawn. Oh, and there's a big swell for the end of next week.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2021/02/10/patchy-short-term-offerings-next-week
thermalben
Wednesday, 10 February 2021
A small tropical depression near Fiji later this week is modeled to move southwards on Friday, before slowly setting up camp north of New Zealand over the weekend and evolving to a fully fledged subtropical low by Monday.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2021/02/08/average-surf-bit-then-decent-pulse-the
thermalben
Monday, 8 February 2021
Friday is where things get really interesting.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2021/02/05/plenty-great-waves-ahead
thermalben
Friday, 5 February 2021
Ex-TC Lucas has been slow moving south of New Caledonia over the last few days, and is actually restrengthening today - though as an extra-tropical low.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2021/02/03/busy-period-the-east-north-east
thermalben
Wednesday, 3 February 2021
Our focus is firmly fixed to the Northern Tasman Sea, where an established trade flow over the last few days is being supercharged by two tropical cyclones: ex-TC Ana (now NE of New Zealand) and TC Lucas (tracking over New Caledonia).
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2021/02/01/strong-surf-quite-few-days-though-gotta
thermalben
Monday, 1 February 2021
There are more curveballs in this week’s synoptics than a major league baseball team.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2021/01/29/tropical-swells-aplenty
thermalben
Friday, 29 January 2021
The northern Tasman Sea and South Pacific remains very active under the influence of an MJO, and we’re still on track for a sustained run of sizeable E/NE swell for our region. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2021/01/27/flag-the-next-few-days-next-week-and
thermalben
Wednesday, 27 January 2021
Looks like a couple of crappy days ahead. It’s still a little too early to be confident in the specifics regarding next week’s outlook, but broad brushstrokes remain much the same as discussed on Monday. More in the Forecaster Notes.
