Today’s southerly windswell is expected to reach a peak overnight and then trend down through Thursday.
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/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2018/01/03/brief-pockets-opportunity-looking-best
thermalben
Wednesday, 3 January 2018
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2018/01/01/more-small-flukey-surf-ahead-next-week
thermalben
Monday, 1 January 2018
There is good swell potential for the first half of next week.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2017/12/29/small-mix-swells-north-east-and-south
thermalben
Friday, 29 December 2017
There’s been a bit of sea-sawing in the last few model runs.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2017/12/27/extended-period-mediocrity-across
thermalben
Wednesday, 27 December 2017
Today’s E’ly swell will ease throughout Thursday, and winds will freshen from the N/NE as a weak trough approaches from the west.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2017/12/25/small-mid-week-east-swell-open-beaches
thermalben
Monday, 25 December 2017
Onshore winds with small weak levels of windswell, cleaner early each morning from Thursday. Fun clean swell Saturday morning.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2017/12/22/patchy-conditions-and-flukey-swells
thermalben
Friday, 22 December 2017
I’m glad that I uploaded a screen shot of the model guidance in Wednesday's notes (with the caption ‘models aren’t picking up the new S’ly swell very well’) for Friday, because they’ve actually wiped it from this morning’s model run - for today, that is.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2017/12/20/small-surf-and-tricky-winds-ahoy
thermalben
Wednesday, 20 December 2017
A second, slightly stronger long period S’ly groundswell form the Southern Ocean low may arrive on Saturday.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2017/12/18/tricky-week-ahead-best-wednesday-ne
thermalben
Monday, 18 December 2017
Wednesday is certainly the pick of the forecast period, though wave heights will be smaller at south facing beaches and through the Northern Hunter.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2017/12/15/easing-swells-throughout-period-tricky
thermalben
Friday, 15 December 2017
We’re inside 24 hours from the weekend and the wind outlook is no less tricky than what was discussed on Monday and Wednesday.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2017/12/13/tricky-winds-plenty-swell-ahead
thermalben
Wednesday, 13 December 2017
Two different swells will provide waves across our coast to finish the working week.
