So, the swell charts are flat-lined for the rest of the week. Though, the models had ~1ft surf for yesterday, and we ended up seeing occasional 3-4ft surf at south facing beaches. So, things aren’t always as they appear. More in the Forecaster Notes.
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/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/06/10/whole-week-small-flukey-south-swells
thermalben
Monday, 10 June 2019
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/06/07/doctor-theres-no-pulse
thermalben
Friday, 7 June 2019
Make the most of Saturday, before we enter an extended period of small, flukey, peripheral southerly swells. There are still options though despite the flat-lined swell chart. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/06/05/southerly-continuum
thermalben
Wednesday, 5 June 2019
We’re now well and truly on the backside of Tuesday’s incredible ECL swell. But there's a lot more south swell on the way. Check out the Forecaster Notes for more details.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/06/03/southerly-strength
thermalben
Monday, 3 June 2019
In 2015, Craig Brokensha penned an article When is an east coast low not an East Coast Low? Right now, we’ve got a classic, though rare example of the reverse.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/05/31/south-endurance-expedition
thermalben
Friday, 31 May 2019
The currently S’ly swell will reach a peak overnight, holding into Saturday morning before trending slowly downwards through Saturday and Sunday.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/05/29/southern-comfort
thermalben
Wednesday, 29 May 2019
There’s a lot of activity in our south swell window. And it’s all associated with an amplifying the Long Wave Trough that’s bringing about an impressive cold snap to the region.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/05/27/south-swells-ever-and-ever-amen
thermalben
Monday, 27 May 2019
The projected southerly swells for this week have been up and down like a yo-yo throughout the model runs over the last few days. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/05/24/end-small-settled-conditions-large-windy
thermalben
Friday, 24 May 2019
A very significant node of the Long Wave Trough is expected to amplify into the Bight early next week. Although the mature phase of this event will generally occur inside the Tasmanian swell shadow (relative to NSW’s swell window), we’ll see a powerful secondary phase push through the lower Tasman Sea mid-week, generating large southerly swells for us. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/05/22/tiny-spell-ahead-though-plenty-charts
thermalben
Wednesday, 22 May 2019
The Southern Ocean storm track is aimed well and truly away from our swell window, so we’re not expecting much, if any new energy for the rest of the week. Next week is very dynamic though. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/05/20/keep-watch-flukey-long-period-south
thermalben
Monday, 20 May 2019
A dominant ridge of high pressure over the Tasman Sea will maintain mainly light variable winds all week. As for surf, the swell charts look devoid of activity but that belies what’s been happening in our acute south swell window over the last few days. More in the Forecaster Notes.
