The conveyor belt of fronts responsible for our current energy are still quite active, and will remain so through Tuesday. This means we’ve got strong southerly swell through Thursday morning at least. More in the Forecaster Notes.
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/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/08/12/plenty-south-swell-coming-days
thermalben
Monday, 12 August 2019
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/08/09/numerous-tricky-swell-sources-radar
thermalben
Friday, 9 August 2019
Synoptic charts don’t get much tricker for Southern NSW than they are now. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/08/07/small-surf-few-days-then-strong-outta
thermalben
Wednesday, 7 August 2019
We’re now on the backside of our most recent southerly pulse, and we’re looking towards a temporary spell of smaller waves ahead of a renewal of strong south swell next week. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/08/05/strong-southerly-swell-short-term-and
thermalben
Monday, 5 August 2019
Despite the swell charts showing much smaller surf for the next few days (it’s resolving the periods well, but not the swell size), I am holding steady with the forecast. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/08/02/lots-strong-southerly-swell-ahead
thermalben
Friday, 2 August 2019
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.
/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.
