The complex trough developing along the coast will influence the entire East Coast, the scale of which is certainly not a regular occurrence. And the general swell trend is pretty straightforward: up, up and then up some more. More in the Forecaster Notes.
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thermalben
Wednesday, 5 February 2020
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2020/02/03/first-major-swell-event-the-year
thermalben
Monday, 3 February 2020
It’s very difficult to have any kind of specific confidence in the surf outlook for the weekend... there’s a lot of variability in the wind outlook. But what I am confident in is that we’ll see steadily building E’ly swells. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2020/01/31/lots-options-pick-n-choose
thermalben
Friday, 31 January 2020
We’ve got stacks of surf on tap for this weekend. But only one window of opportunity. And later next week looks juicy! More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2020/01/29/one-good-morning-in-the-short-term-then
thermalben
Wednesday, 29 January 2020
There are much more interesting swell sources on the boil for next week - it appears to be a slow moving, if not stationary synoptic pattern which means a lengthy swell event of some description. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2020/01/27/long-term-outlook-shaping-nicely
thermalben
Monday, 27 January 2020
There’s nothing special expected in the surf department this week. Next week looks much more interesting though. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2020/01/24/lots-swell-sources-the-boil
thermalben
Friday, 24 January 2020
Plenty of peaky waves in the short term, whilst long term swell prospects are to our (distant) east north-east, and then north-east. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2020/01/22/small-snappy-run-keen-surfers
thermalben
Wednesday, 22 January 2020
An ordinary period ahead, though there will be waves on offer. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2020/01/20/another-week-fun-waves-across-the
thermalben
Monday, 20 January 2020
We've got another week of active swell sources, though down a little from what we've seen over the last few days. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2020/01/17/plenty-reasonable-surfing-options-ahead
thermalben
Friday, 17 January 2020
A million swell sources on the boil, none of ‘em epic. But there’ll be waves a-plenty if you can work around the winds. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2020/01/15/complex-mix-swells-and-winds-the
thermalben
Wednesday, 15 January 2020
The large cyclone developing near Fiji at the moment looks quite impressive on the synoptics, but when you analyse the surface wind field, it’s a little more disappointing. More in the Forecaster Notes.
