We’re in the midst of a strong autumnal south swell pattern, with no signs of any let up in the near future.
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/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2018/05/21/steady-diet-nothing-south-swell
thermalben
Monday, 21 May 2018
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2018/05/18/southerly-swells-days
Craig
Friday, 18 May 2018
Easing S'ly swell tomorrow, with a new pulse for Sunday, stronger Monday morning and then larger Tuesday morning and possibly Wednesday afternoon.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2018/05/16/sly-swell-regime-favourable-winds
Craig
Wednesday, 16 May 2018
Good clean easing mix of S'ly groundswell and short-range S/SE swell tomorrow, with a large powerful long-period S'ly groundswell building Friday afternoon with light winds, easing Saturday. New S'ly groundswell for Sunday with favourable winds and lots more south swell next week.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2018/05/14/great-waves-tuesday-morning-plenty-more
Craig
Monday, 14 May 2018
Clean easing SE swell with good sized sets through the morning, smaller and bumpy into the afternoon. Mix of easing SE and new S'ly swells Wednesday with average winds, much better Thursday with a reinforcing S'ly groundswell and good winds all day. Large long-period S'ly groundswell building Friday afternoon as winds go onshore.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2018/05/11/average-weekend-wind-and-developing-surf
Craig
Friday, 11 May 2018
Flat tomorrow morning, with a rapid increase in new S'ly swell through the afternoon though with strong to gale-force SW winds. Reinforcing large S'ly swells Sunday with average winds, similar Monday. Better winds and a better SE swell Tuesday morning.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2018/05/09/victory-sea-weekend
thermalben
Wednesday, 9 May 2018
There's been a big swing in the model guidance for the weekend.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2018/05/07/flukey-south-swells-week-best-wednesday
thermalben
Monday, 7 May 2018
One thing is for certain this weekend: it’s going to be windy, and pretty chilly.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2018/05/04/fun-weekend-flukey-south-swell-dynamic
thermalben
Friday, 4 May 2018
We’re essentially looking at a building south swell through Saturday.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2018/05/02/small-surf-finish-week-fun-sly-swells
thermalben
Wednesday, 2 May 2018
This will generate a poorly aligned though somewhat punchy round of south swell for Southern NSW, arriving in two stages - the first sometime later Saturday morning across Sydney’s south facing beaches, with a second swell pushing through on Sunday.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2018/04/30/easing-swells-becoming-small-through
thermalben
Monday, 30 April 2018
Even though there are still strong sets showing across Sydney beaches this afternoon, I’m going to pare down my expectations for Tuesda
