Trip to Australia

[Olddave]

Hello, looking for members downunder as we are going on a trip to Sydney in July. Any info regarding weather ect. would help.

 

[wbraswell]

Have a good trip. I went there back in 91, and loved it. It will be winter there, but when I was there it was record warm, so I really can't tell you much. I was wearing a light jacket in the morning and losing it before noon.

 

[john3136]

Just remember July is our winter, although Sydney doesn't get too cold.

http://cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au...ormation/weather.asp
Is a good starting point.

List July as 9-16C (49-61F)

Try http://weather.smh.com.au/local.jsp for the current conditions.

 

[Olddave]

Hey John, thanks for the link. Also we are going up the coast to go out to the big reef. What is it like up that way?

 

[mwtdvm]

I went diving the GBR in August/Sept '88.. Long time ago but the weather doesn't change I guess, except for a little global warming.

Left Cooktown, went north to Lizard Island, then south along the reef to Cairns 8 days later. The weather was overcast with some rain for several of the days. Otherwise sunny. IIRC there was always some wind. Nothing excessive, 5-10 mph. The thing that was amazing was the isolation. We did not see another boat for days on end. The captain said the best time was Monsoon Season provided you did not have a monsoon. The sea could be a glassy calm and 150 ft Visibility then. Again, IIRC, our vis was in the 75-80 ft range.
Hope you have a great trip. The Aussies are a friendly bunch with great beer.