poor relative said...
Winter has changed.
In years past i remember a couple of days of NW before the front hits then a day or two of west and rain then SW for a day after the front had gone through.
I've kited more NW'est this winter than i have in probably 5 years?
Yeah Sydney used to be southerlies @ 25 knots every other weekend, or at least that's how I remember it... No we are lucky to get 3/4 decent southerlies in the whole winter

Maybe it's time to move to WA...