It’s just hard to be confident in how quickly conditions will improve as the wind eases, because there’s no way of knowing whether we’ll see a gradual abating trend in the airstream, or an abrupt cessation. More in the Forecaster Notes.
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thermalben
Friday, 30 August 2019
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/08/28/flag-next-few-days-weve-got-great-waves
thermalben
Wednesday, 28 August 2019
I really like the look of the weekend. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/08/26/average-week-surf-department-weekends
thermalben
Monday, 26 August 2019
We’ve got a very complex week of waves ahead. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/08/23/steadily-easing-swells-some-promise-long
thermalben
Friday, 23 August 2019
The weather system responsible for this large south swell has just exited our swell window, so the trend will be down from here on. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/08/21/very-large-very-windy
thermalben
Wednesday, 21 August 2019
A vigorous frontal passage across the SE corner of the state will reach maximum strength early Thursday as a broad fetch of 50-60kt SW winds exit eastern Bass Strait. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/08/19/large-south-windy-boot
thermalben
Monday, 19 August 2019
We’re just starting to see the early signs of fresh southerly swell activity, and this will translate to a slow building trend through Tuesday and Wednesday ahead of step-ladder increases into Thursday and Friday. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/08/16/poor-weekend-ahead-dynamic-options-next
thermalben
Friday, 16 August 2019
There’s a lot of dynamic weather on the cards for next week. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/08/14/easing-southerly-swell-resuming-next
thermalben
Wednesday, 14 August 2019
Our recent southerly swell machine has only just vacated the swell window, so we’ll see persistent energy through today and tomorrow morning, before wave heights ease through Thursday afternoon and Friday. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/08/12/plenty-south-swell-coming-days
thermalben
Monday, 12 August 2019
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.
/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.
