We’re still looking at a prolonged spell of elevated swells out of the south early next week - just a little smaller in size than previously suggested, though not by much. More in the Forecaster Notes.
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/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/08/02/lots-strong-southerly-swell-ahead
thermalben
Friday, 2 August 2019
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/07/31/long-spell-large-south-swell-and-light
thermalben
Wednesday, 31 July 2019
There’s plenty more south swell on the way. Of the large variety, too. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/07/29/very-large-southerly-swells-way
thermalben
Monday, 29 July 2019
We’ve got a sustained run of southerly groundswell coming up for the next few weeks, and there are gonna be some big waves at times. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/07/26/flukey-swell-o-rama-southern-nsw
thermalben
Friday, 26 July 2019
By and large, most breaks will see very small surf - or at the very least, extremely inconsistent conditions - but there’s certainly the potential for a handful of swell magnets to rake in the odd set. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/07/24/not-lot-love-southern-nsw
thermalben
Wednesday, 24 July 2019
A cold front pushed out from eastern Bass Strait overnight and is now progressing across the Tasman Sea. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/07/22/benign-week-waves-ahead-though-there-are
thermalben
Monday, 22 July 2019
There’s not a lot of favourable storm activity inside our swell windows this week. We do have a couple of small swell sources though. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/07/19/make-most-tomorrow
Craig
Friday, 19 July 2019
Easing S'ly swells with nothing of note in the medium-long term.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/07/17/couple-more-south-swells-then-quiet
Craig
Wednesday, 17 July 2019
Two more decent pulses of southerly swell to come and then slow until later next week.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/07/15/south-south-south
Craig
Monday, 15 July 2019
Back, to back, to back, to back southerly swells with generally favourable winds.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/07/12/lotsa-swell-out-south
thermalben
Friday, 12 July 2019
The models have shunted the next frontal sequence a little further to the west. As such, even though it’ll be much stronger, the primary fetch will be bisected by Tasmania (see chart below) and this has slightly tempered surf height and duration estimates. More in the Forecaster Notes.
