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.
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/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2021/02/12/stacks-swell-in-the-tasman-window
thermalben
Friday, 12 February 2021
/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.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2021/01/29/tropical-swells-aplenty
thermalben
Friday, 29 January 2021
The northern Tasman Sea and South Pacific remains very active under the influence of an MJO, and we’re still on track for a sustained run of sizeable E/NE swell for our region. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2021/01/27/flag-the-next-few-days-next-week-and
thermalben
Wednesday, 27 January 2021
Looks like a couple of crappy days ahead. It’s still a little too early to be confident in the specifics regarding next week’s outlook, but broad brushstrokes remain much the same as discussed on Monday. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2021/01/25/long-run-tropical-activity-coming
thermalben
Monday, 25 January 2021
Our broad scale south swell window is about to become a little quiet as the tropics fire up under the passage of an MJO phase. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2021/01/22/decent-spell-summer-surf-ahead
thermalben
Friday, 22 January 2021
The weekend looks pretty fun though certainly nothing compared to the last few days. Lotsa potential for the long term too. More in the Forecaster Notes.
