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.
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/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2018/05/11/average-weekend-wind-and-developing-surf
Craig
Friday, 11 May 2018
/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
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2018/04/27/stacks-swell-ahead-though-tricky-winds
thermalben
Friday, 27 April 2018
There’s been an upgrade in strength and a forward time-shift with regards to the developing low pressure system in the north-eastern Tasman Sea.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2018/04/25/gusty-sly-winds-developing-thursday
thermalben
Wednesday, 25 April 2018
Our weekend’s waves will be a combination of easing S’ly swell from Friday, and a building spread of mid-range SE swell from a strengthening ridge through the Tasman.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2018/04/23/make-most-tueswed-dynamic-options-ahead
thermalben
Monday, 23 April 2018
The synoptic charts shows a broad, unstable trough lying off the East Coast.
/reports/forecaster-notes/sydney-hunter-illawarra/2018/04/20/fun-southerly-pulse-sunday-building-ne
thermalben
Friday, 20 April 2018
Since last Monday I’ve been discussing the possibility of an ‘unstable troughy pattern across the eastern Tasman Sea next week’, which could lead to a ‘sizeable’, ‘short range E’ly through NE swell’.
