/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2021/02/22/solid-swell-hanging-around-start-the
James KC
Monday, 22 February 2021

Swell hanging around for the start of the week. Becoming a bit small and windy for the end of the week.

/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2021/02/19/chunky-weekend-glimmer-hope-monday
James KC
Friday, 19 February 2021

Chunky conditions are set to continue over the weekend. The start of the week is looking our best chance for better waves.

/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2021/02/17/no-shortage-waves-the-way
James KC
Wednesday, 17 February 2021

Lumpy easterly trade swell followed by a solid but short lived east-northeast swell as winds swing south.

/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.