The East Coast Low responsible for today’s wild weather and large surf will clear quickly to the east, and as a result surf size will rapidly fade through Tuesday and Wednesday. More in the Forecaster Notes.
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thermalben
Monday, 10 August 2020
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2020/08/07/tricky-outlook-really-nice-pockets-surf
thermalben
Friday, 7 August 2020
Yet another complex synoptic chart is creating headaches for the Friday forecast, but here we are. Let’s get into it!
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2020/08/05/nice-south-swell-ahead-then-complex
thermalben
Wednesday, 5 August 2020
A deepening low east of Tasmania is generating new southerly swell for our region, which will arrive in a few stages. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2020/08/03/great-surf-all-week-then-ecl
thermalben
Monday, 3 August 2020
The broad scale trend is suggestive of an East Coast Low (another one!). More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2020/07/31/extended-run-great-surf-right-across-the
thermalben
Friday, 31 July 2020
We’ve got a great weekend of waves ahead, with a combo of swells and generally light variable winds both days. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2020/07/29/complex-array-swells-inbound-across
thermalben
Wednesday, 29 July 2020
There’s no shortage of swell on the way. Just gotta work around the winds. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2020/07/27/swell-wind-swell-swell-deep-breath-swell
thermalben
Monday, 27 July 2020
There’s so much swell inbound from so many sources, it’s hard to keep track of it all. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2020/07/24/lotta-swell-and-wind-the-way
thermalben
Friday, 24 July 2020
East Coast Low or Tasman Low? It currently looks like it’ll be the latter, but either way we’ve got a lot of swell and wind for early next week. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2020/07/22/more-sse-swell-the-tasman-explodes-again
thermalben
Wednesday, 22 July 2020
Although the last few days have underperformed out of the south, I’m not looking to downgrade the outlook for the next few days much at all. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2020/07/20/strong-out-the-south-then-another-tasman
thermalben
Monday, 20 July 2020
Our extended run of SE swell will continue to slowly ease into Tuesday, and should be essentially gone by Wednesday afternoon. However, there’s plenty of new swell on the way. More in the Forecaster Notes.
