The Goat’s Surf Forecast
Surf forecast issued Thursday 24 April 2025: Seven day outlook for Sydney
Onshore earlier today (Thursday) but it cleaned up later with waves on the open sea of approximately precisely 1.818 m at 14.85 seconds from South East, according to the MHL waverider buoy.
Weather outlook courtesy of BoM is for a coupla cloudy days with pleasant temps and light, E/NE winds. Then some cooler stuff with southerly winds.
Surf outlook is accordingly mixed, but there will be waves …of variable quality.
Friday: Down a little from today, say 1-1+ m East South East
Saturday: ditto East
Sunday: ditto ditto
Monday: starting to come up from the South in the 1-2 m range
Tuesday: ditto East
Wednesday: depending on the position of a Low, could see 3-4m South East
Thursday: ditto proviso 2-2+m South East.
Remember the Diggers tomorrow, Anzac Day.
TG.
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,p:wind
Down in the Sea
Water temp is about 24. Tres pleasant.
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
- Possible shower.
- Chance of any rain: 40%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, contracting mainly about the coastal fringe in the evening. Light winds.
Sun protection recommended from 9:30 am to 2:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate]
Friday 25 April
- Summary
- Min 17
- Max 25
- Shower or two.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 2 mm
- Chance of any rain: 50%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. The chance of morning fog in the west. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm from the late morning. Light winds becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the evening.
Fire Danger – No Rating
Sun protection recommended from 9:40 am to 2:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate
Saturday 26 April
- Summary
- Min 17
- Max 25
- Showers. Possible storm.
- Possible rainfall: 7 to 30 mm
- Chance of any rain: 90%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. The chance of morning fog. Very high chance of showery, most likely in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon then becoming light in the evening.
Sun protection recommended from 9:40 am to 2:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate]
Sunday 27 April
- Summary
- Min 17
- Max 22
- Showers.
- Possible rainfall: 15 to 70 mm
- Chance of any rain: 90%
Sydney area
Cloudy. Very high chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming south to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning.
Sun protection recommended from 9:40 am to 2:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate]
Monday 28 April
- Summary
- Min 17
- Max 23
- Showers easing.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 10 mm
- Chance of any rain: 80%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning. Winds south to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h becoming light during the evening.
Tuesday 29 April
- Summary
- Min 16
- Max 24
- Shower or two.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 9 mm
- Chance of any rain: 70%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely later in the day. Light winds becoming southerly 15 to 20 km/h during the day.
Wednesday 30 April
- Summary
- Min 14
- Max 21
- Showers.
- Possible rainfall: 0 to 15 mm
- Chance of any rain: 80%
Sydney area
Cloudy. High chance of showers. Winds south to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h.
Thursday 1 May
- Summary
- Min 13
- Max 20
- Showers.
- Possible rainfall: 1 to 20 mm
- Chance of any rain: 80%
Sydney area
Cloudy. High chance of showers. Winds south to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h.