There’s actually not a lot of fetch trailing today’s change. But a stronger low pressure system attached to today's change, but positioned much further south, is generated some poorly aligned sideband S’ly energy that’ll fill through on Sunday. More in the Forecaster Notes.
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thermalben
Friday, 4 October 2019
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/10/02/fun-waves-the-next-few-days-patchy
thermalben
Wednesday, 2 October 2019
We’re in the middle of a pattern of overlapping southerly swells, of which the swell displaying the longest periods of the week is due to build through Thursday. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/09/30/fluctuating-southerly-pattern-all-week
thermalben
Monday, 30 September 2019
We’ve got a succession of new S’ly swells inbound for the rest of the week, and the good news is that there’ll be reasonably favourable conditions most days. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/09/27/nice-pockets-fun-swell-and-good-winds
thermalben
Friday, 27 September 2019
A series of sustained and broad though only modest fronts through the lower Tasman Sea on Sunday will set up our next round of southerly swell for early next week. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/09/25/dominant-swells-the-southern-quadrant
thermalben
Wednesday, 25 September 2019
The frontal progression through the south-eastern Tasman Sea is progressing nicely, reaching maximum intensity this morning. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/09/23/decent-run-southerly-swell-ahead
thermalben
Monday, 23 September 2019
We’ve got a new S'ly tending S/SE swell regime setting up for the week, thanks to a sustained pattern of cold fronts pushing from the Southern Ocean into the lower south-eastern Tasman Sea. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/09/20/one-nice-morning-ne-swell-then-some-fun
thermalben
Friday, 20 September 2019
We’ve got a weekend of two halves. And then a series of fronts will generate slowly growing sideband S/SE swell later next week. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/09/18/plenty-north-east-swell-ahead
thermalben
Wednesday, 18 September 2019
Thursday morning will see a brief respite in onshore winds as the current trough (with embedded lows) weakens, and a high pressure system in the Tasman Sea becomes the dominant influence on our surf for the next few days. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/09/16/shame-about-winds-theres-plenty-swell
thermalben
Monday, 16 September 2019
We’ve got an enormously diverse range of swell sources for the coming week and a half. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/09/13/plenty-great-waves-ahead-just-gotta-pick
thermalben
Friday, 13 September 2019
Next week just got a whole lot more complex. More in the Forecaster Notes.
