/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2018/01/17/large-steadily-easing-surf-thursday
thermalben
Wednesday, 17 January 2018

After the last few days, the next few are relatively straight forward from a forecasting point of view - it’s downwards. 

/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2018/01/15/large-period-sse-swells-biggest
thermalben
Monday, 15 January 2018

So, there’s no shortage of size this week in a synoptic environment that feels more like June than January.

/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2018/01/12/peaky-options-saturday-complex-series
thermalben
Friday, 12 January 2018

Next week’s looking very complex. As discussed on Wednesday, we have a deep Tasman Low expected to develop though the specifics have moved around a little.

/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2018/01/10/ok-peaky-waves-saturday-dynamic-period
thermalben
Wednesday, 10 January 2018

Tasman Lows sound great in theory but they need to be it the right part of the basin - and aligned properly - to be of benefit to us.

/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2018/01/08/friday-pick-short-term-next-week-has
thermalben
Monday, 8 January 2018

Short story: more of the same. Slightly more embellished version: There’ll be small pockets of opportunity this week but you’ll have to be savvy. Next week looks better.

/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2018/01/05/small-flukey-swells-continue-some-time
thermalben
Friday, 5 January 2018

Freshening NE winds will whip up some local windswell throughout the day, towards a peak on Sunday.

/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2018/01/03/brief-pockets-opportunity-looking-best
thermalben
Wednesday, 3 January 2018

Today’s southerly windswell is expected to reach a peak overnight and then trend down through Thursday.

/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2018/01/01/more-small-flukey-surf-ahead-next-week
thermalben
Monday, 1 January 2018

There is good swell potential for the first half of next week.

/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2017/12/29/small-mix-swells-north-east-and-south
thermalben
Friday, 29 December 2017

There’s been a bit of sea-sawing in the last few model runs.

/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2017/12/27/extended-period-mediocrity-across
thermalben
Wednesday, 27 December 2017

Today’s E’ly swell will ease throughout Thursday, and winds will freshen from the N/NE as a weak trough approaches from the west.