So, what’s that - six or seven different swells this week? I’m sure you’ll find something worthwhile in and amongst the local wind changes. More in the Forecaster Notes.
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/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2020/12/21/plenty-festive-options-week
thermalben
Monday, 21 December 2020
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2020/12/18/christmas-cyclone-swells-the-boil
thermalben
Friday, 18 December 2020
All eyes remain on Severe TC Yasa, which recently passed over Fiji and has now properly entered our swell window. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2020/12/16/exciting-week-festive-swell-ahead
thermalben
Wednesday, 16 December 2020
At this point in time, with this kind of timeline forecast, we can start to become more confident in the model guidance as it irons out long range aberrations and starts to consolidate across the other solutions. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2020/12/14/the-eastern-swell-machines-getting-gear
thermalben
Monday, 14 December 2020
The whole synoptic cycle seems to have been pushed back a day since Friday’s notes were prepared. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2020/12/11/large-swells-the-way
thermalben
Friday, 11 December 2020
A series of complex tropical systems are forming to our north and they’re going to heavily influence our surf, wind and weather over the coming days. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2020/12/09/topical-tropical-synoptical-swells
thermalben
Wednesday, 9 December 2020
We’ve got a heck of a lot of easterly swell on the way, but the weekend will be generally much smaller than the sizeable energy due next week. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2020/12/07/lots-fun-south-swell-week-strong
thermalben
Monday, 7 December 2020
A series of strong lows and fronts across our broader south swell window will set up a series of southerly swells for the next few days. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2020/12/04/small-weekend-waves-decent-southerly
thermalben
Friday, 4 December 2020
Sunday’s front will be attached to a large, complex series of low pressure systems crossing the Tasmanian divide early in the week. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2020/12/02/tricky-long-period-swell-couple-days
thermalben
Wednesday, 2 December 2020
The image below shows storm force winds around the low, and also highlights the main headache I have at the moment - working out how much of this fetch is shadowed behind Tasmania, and how much sits just inside the western periphery of our acute south swell window. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2020/11/30/interesting-period-flukey-south-swell
thermalben
Monday, 30 November 2020
The main synoptic feature is a deep Southern Ocean low that's expected to *almost* bomb just W/SW of Tasmania. By ‘almost’, I mean ‘not quite reach the threshold requirements for a bombing low’, which is a 24hPa drop in 24 hours, though it certainly will come pretty close. More in the Forecaster Notes.
