The weekend looks a little tricky. And, the wave models are not properly picking up any of the swells I am expecting, so this reduces confidence in the outlook.
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/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/03/06/interesting-south-swell-weekend
thermalben
Wednesday, 6 March 2019
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/03/04/lots-fun-swells-multiple-sources
thermalben
Monday, 4 March 2019
Despite the expected longer period E/NE groundswell from TC Pola not yet showing, I still think we’re going to see some new energy later today and into Tuesday morning. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/03/01/building-swells-out-ene-biggest-early
thermalben
Friday, 1 March 2019
Severe Tropical Cyclone Pola - currently Category 4, south of Fiji - will curve to the south-east over the coming days.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/02/27/fun-outlook-ahead-looking-best-early
thermalben
Wednesday, 27 February 2019
Tropical Cyclone Pola is currently E/SE of Fiji, and tracking southwards.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/02/25/plenty-fun-waves-ahead-entire-forecast
thermalben
Monday, 25 February 2019
All swell sources will ease through Tuesday.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/02/22/average-weekend-winds-though-plenty
thermalben
Friday, 22 February 2019
So, the current NE swell from TC Oma will probably be short lived.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/02/20/stacks-swell-ahead-just-not-source-you
thermalben
Wednesday, 20 February 2019
Of course, TC Oma is the only weather system on the synoptics of interest to us. But, it's not the primary swell source for Southern NSW this forecast period. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/02/18/curveball-o-rama-tc-oma-swell-outlook
thermalben
Monday, 18 February 2019
TC Oma's been a fascinating system to watch over the last few days, mainly because of its slow moving nature in and around the Vanuatu region. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/02/15/peaky-blend-swells-few-days-ahead
thermalben
Friday, 15 February 2019
We’re potentially looking at several phases of large swells for Southern NSW as a result. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2019/02/13/nice-run-fun-small-medium-sized-surf
thermalben
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
We’ve got a multitude of swell sources for the next few days but they’re all originating from weather systems on the peripheries of our swell windows.
