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The Goat’s Surf Forecast and Christmas Message

Surf forecast issued Thursday 19 December 2024: Seven day outlook for Sydney

TG’s Christmas Surf Forecast

The days now leading up to Christmas look like having waves of some sort. May not be top quality or at all places but better than nothing.

Winds may be blowy at times – another Southerly is expected by the Bureau for Monday – but light at others. Pick your time/s and place/s to get wet.

It looks like some traditional cracker Sydney Christmas weather ahead with sunshine and warm days, and enough movement in the water to try out all the new surfing toys Santa brings.

With Easterlies expected at times, some less welcome “traditonal” visitors – Bluebottles – might put in an appearance. TG saw a tasty one on the beach a day or so ago.

Best treatment – carefully pull off any blue stingers left on the skin with the tips of your fingers (you wont get stung). Wash sting site with hot water or a hot shower. Rinse in cold water if no hot is available. Sit and rest in the shade. If things start to feel worse, get help from surf lifesavers/lifeguards if you’re at a patrolled beach, or get someone to take you to a medical centre or hospital.

Friday: around 1-1+ metres South East

Saturday: ditto East South East

Sunday: ditto ditto

Monday: similar or a bit more from the North East, ahead of a southerly change, which will mess conditions around and start to bring up the sell briefly at places open to the South

Tuesday: somehwere in the 1-2 metre range at places open to due South

Wednesday: Christmas day: easing back a bit, say 1-1+ metres at places open to the South. less wind and small at protected corners

Thursday: Boxing Day (Sydney Hobart start light/ North East winds expected) somewhere around 1-1+ metres South South East

TG’s Christmas Message

Merry Christmas to everyone! Chill out in the Surf. Relax in the shade. Catch up with and enjoy family and friends if you can.

If you’re nort experienced, don’t swim at unpatrolled beaches – eg in National Parks. Statistics show that’s where nearly all drownings on the NSW coastline occur. Swim at the flags at patrolled beaches. Experience over the past 100 plus years shows that is the safest place to swim on our active surf coastline.

Have Fun and stay safe!

Up in the Air

http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/4day_col.shtml

Winds

https://www.windy.com/-33.850/151.220?-34.364,151.221,8

Down in the Sea

Water temp is around 21

Tides

https://www.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-06/tide-tables-24-25-nsw.pdf

Weather from the Bureau

Forecast for the rest of Thursday

Summary: Partly cloudy.; Chance of any rain: 10%

Sydney area

Partly cloudy. Winds south to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the late evening.

Sun protection recommended from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]

Friday 20 December

Summary: Min 17; Max 25; Mostly sunny.; Chance of any rain: 5%

Sydney area

Sunny. Winds southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h turning south to southeasterly in the morning then becoming light in the evening.

Fire Danger – Moderate

Sun protection recommended from 8:40 am to 5:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]

Saturday 21 December

Summary: Min 17; Max 28; Sunny.; Chance of any rain: 5%

Sydney area

Mostly sunny. The chance of fog in the outer west in the early morning. Slight chance of a shower in the west, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening.

Sun protection recommended from 8:40 am to 4:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]

Sunday 22 December

Summary: Min 20; Max 28; Partly cloudy.; Chance of any rain: 20%

Sydney area

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming east to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h during the day then becoming light during the evening.

Sun protection recommended from 8:40 am to 5:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]

Monday 23 December

Summary: Min 20; Max 28; Partly cloudy.; Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm; Chance of any rain: 30%

Sydney area

Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming west to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning then tending south to southwesterly 25 to 35 km/h during the afternoon.