We’ve had a model upgrade for our approaching large southerly swell. More in the Forecaster Notes.
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thermalben
Monday, 18 January 2021
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2021/01/15/strong-southerly-swells-many-days
thermalben
Friday, 15 January 2021
A slow moving, amplifying node of the Long Wave Trough will drive a series of vigorous fronts through our south swell window over the coming days, setting up an extended pulse of building southerly swells for Southern NSW. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2021/01/13/hang-in-there-the-sizeable-stuff-aint
thermalben
Wednesday, 13 January 2021
As mentioned on Monday, we’ve got a strong southerly swell cycle on the boil. The weekend will see the early (small) stages of this pattern but the real juice is lining up for the first half of next week. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2021/01/11/small-surf-few-days-long-term-looking
thermalben
Monday, 11 January 2021
We’ve got a small week of surf ahead. Next week is a different story. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2021/01/08/generally-small-surf-few-fun-windows
thermalben
Friday, 8 January 2021
Conditions should become reasonably good across most coasts as winds tend light and variable under the influence of a new high pressure system moving in from the west. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2021/01/06/average-conditions-few-days-fun-weekend
thermalben
Wednesday, 6 January 2021
Moderate to fresh S/SE winds will create average surf conditions for the next few days.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2021/01/04/coupla-ok-days-coupla-onshore-days-then
thermalben
Monday, 4 January 2021
The trough off the coast is very complex, and we’re going to see a myriad of wind changes over the next few days. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2021/01/01/variable-summer-swells-short-term-long
thermalben
Friday, 1 January 2021
Coastal troughiness will persist for the next few days, maintaining generally onshore winds across the region. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2020/12/30/fun-weekend-waves-ahead
thermalben
Wednesday, 30 December 2020
The main driver for today’s onshore breeze is the squeeze between a trough off the Mid North Coast, and a high pressure system in the lower Tasman Sea. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2020/12/28/average-week-ahead-typical-summer
thermalben
Monday, 28 December 2020
In short, it’s shaping up to be a nondescript week of slow, peaky beachies with conditions ranging between kinda-alright and not-really-that-great-to-tell-you-the-truth. More in the Forecaster Notes.
