A robust front linked to a deep low is expected to migrate up the southern NSW coast o/night and into the wee hours, with a surface low expected to form off the North Coast as a trough interacts with the front.
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/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2024/09/25/turbulent-period-ahead-windy-s-swells
freeride76
Wednesday, 25 September 2024
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2024/09/23/more-s-groundswell-then-troughlow-in-the
freeride76
Monday, 23 September 2024
We’ve got a really dynamic outlook this week as a strong high drifts across from the Bight and a trough drawing in tropical moisture from the Indian Ocean moves across the country and eventually enters the Tasman Sea, with a long angled trough and possible surface low expected to form in the Tasman late this week.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2024/09/19/small-s-swells-and-offshore-winds-over
freeride76
Friday, 20 September 2024
Model divergence reduces confidence in the outlook with GFS suggesting the trough deepens into a broad surface low which would bring days of elevated S through SE-E/SE swell and onshore winds.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2024/09/17/smallmedium-s-pulses-continue-plenty
freeride76
Wednesday, 18 September 2024
Frontal activity is going to generate some small S pulses in the short term with some fun waves on tap at S facing beaches. Next week we should see a stronger system move NE into the Tasman potentially generating some sizier S swell. Quite a decent outlook for September.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2024/09/16/plenty-s-swell-short-term-easing
freeride76
Monday, 16 September 2024
After a spell of early spring heat the synoptic pattern has reversed back to a more winter style situation with frontal activity pushing into the Tasman, backed by a strong high (1040hPa) in the Bight. We’ll see this high rapidly weaken and move up over NSW and into the Tasman this week while zonal fronts continue westerly ridging below Tasmania and bring mostly offshore winds to temperate NSW.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2024/09/13/episodic-s-swell-pulses-through-the
freeride76
Friday, 13 September 2024
We have a follow-up front and trough expected to push into the Tasman later Sat, this time backed by a monster high (1042 hPa) in the Bight. Steep pressure gradients will create near gales to gales in a proximate S’ly fetch and whip up plenty of sizey S swell.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2024/09/11/series-s-swells-ahead-winds-improving
freeride76
Wednesday, 11 September 2024
We’ll see a spike of S swell from this system, downgraded from Mon. A following front and trough now looks stronger, earning an upgrade. More S swell into the middle of next week from polar activity tracking NE with good winds expected.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2024/09/09/dynamic-week-ahead-trough-low-pressure
freeride76
Monday, 9 September 2024
Thursday looks like a dynamic day. A trough deepens and inflames a strong S’ly flow along the NSW coast, extending into the Tasman.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2024/09/05/tiny-over-the-weekend-sizier-s-swell
freeride76
Friday, 6 September 2024
Models are still struggling to resolve this trough but there are reasonable grounds to suggest the trough may deepen and form a surface low in the Tasman late next week.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2024/09/04/subdued-outlook-the-short-and-medium
freeride76
Wednesday, 4 September 2024
Once that high moves offshore we’ll see N’lies kick in for the rest of the week with only a weak trough expected to interrupt that pattern. No major swells on the radar through the short or medium term.
