Very cold and showery again

1015: longer wait for sets, but only 5 doing the waiting...

From earlier…

Icy morning wind but a few sets rolling into Dee Why.

Hello Friends,

You gotta admire those tough specimens that think nothing of pulling on a well-iced wettie on a showery morning with the temps hovering around 10. Swell has kicked on overnight. The average size at the MHL buoy is not much changed since dusk yesterday. It’s still dead south, about 4 metres and plugging along at 9 seconds apart. It’s blowing hard out at sea and that’s bumping the peak trace (a combination of sets, seas and swell) into the 7 metre range! Wouldn’t want to be on a little boat out there…

As forecast yesterday, the wind this morning is anywhere from 15-30 kts from the SSW. It’s due to fade back a little as the day goes along. The Bureau says it’ll be 18-23 kts this afternoon. Swell is set to gradually decline through the day, but it’s not going to die away by any stretch of the imagination.

Yesterday around lunchtime, I wandered down to the point for a bit of picture taking. You can check out the snaps here. Depending on how the schedule goes, I’ll see if I can get out and about with the lens again today.

Have yourself a top old day!

land of milk and honey …

dream on ...

1 FIREWIRE SPONSORSHIP WON, 1 GROM STILL WANTED

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ENTRIES CLOSE 30 JUNE 2008.

Here is the kid that won the first firewire board. His name is Blake Levett. He is 16 years old and lives at Manly. His father is Victor Levett who is a hardcore tow in surfer. We are still looking for another kid 16 years or younger who rips to pick up the other firewire which is still up for grabs.

Blake Levett with his dad, Victor Levett, and his first Firewire board.

Low light this AM

Few coming throughLittle peaks on the horizonMurdz about to slot in

Plenty of waves around

Swell came up monday arvo and is hanging in the 6ft+ range out of the SE. SSW wind wasn’t as strong as predicted, but pretty chilly nonetheless. Should still be some good waves around, tide low just before 11am. Feels like the water temp has dropped a degree or 2 over the last week. Open beaches mostly out of the question (unless you love duckdiving (or your name is Simmo)) but a few places well worth a paddle. Rosco.

SURFBOARDS SOLD OUT IN HIGH BIDDING

$17,000 raised for Bear Cottage and the Disabled Surfers Association at art surfboard auction.

50+  surfboards painted by local artists were showcased in shop windows around Manly for a month. On July 9, they all went under the gavel.

$17,000 was raised for Bear Cottage and the Disabled Surfers Association. Bidding was fierce and often comical. Husbands were pitted against wives. Even a small child was held up in the air by one bidder in a blatant attempt to guilt a challenger into submission. It worked, but it still cost him just shy of two grand.

Mark Eymes and Kirk Pengilly. Photo: Tim Rogers

Layne Beachley. Photo: Tim Rogers

What a vibe. A room filled with surfers and artists, surrounded by an art gallery of surfboards. You couldn’t possibly leave without making a bid.

Global Surf Industries hosted the event and donated the 50+ surfboards which were turned into art masterpieces. The money raised will assist with ongoing works for both associations and GSI Managing Director Mark Kelly said that he expected next year to be even bigger.

Cronulla…

Raining cold, 3-4foot sloppy waves, SW blowing, no one out, tells the story.
WIND: SW at 30kph. WATER TEMP: 16 degrees.
SWELL: South 4-6 metres at 9 seconds.
FORECAST: Cloudy with a few showers, contracting to the coast during the afternoon. Cold moderate to fresh south to southwest winds. Dangerous surf conditions.
MAX AIR TEMP TODAY: 12-15 degrees.
TIDES: HIGH: 17:40 LOW: 10:46
WINDSURFERS: OK for experienced riders only.
BOAT DIVING: Bumpy – sea conditions outside, vis around 10m on the TUGGERAH, 5-10m at Barons Hut, thanks to www.seatamerdive.com Sydney Scuba Diving Boat Charter and Ian Griffiths “Griffiti”.
SHORE DIVING: 4 metres vis at Oak Park. 4 metres at Shiprock.
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Another Stay At Home Day

Plenty of swell around but it’s as messy as Sonny “Dollar Bill” Williams’ life at the moment. Not a good day at the city beaches, wind, rain, cold… and the swell is all over the place. No point, reef or bank is handling it at all. So heat up the heater, turn on the TV, make a cup of tea and stay home, (or you could just go to work).

Ross.

Messy at Curly

4-6 foot plus of mess with cross shore winds and pretty much unridable.  Try Manly if you are keen, it looked cleaner but tides didn’t look good at 7.30 this morning. S hould be waves all week and favourable winds- enjoy.

Wild and Woolly on the CC

Showers, windy and cold on the Central Coast this Tuesday morning.  The swell is wild at 4 – 6 feet from the east southeast.  There is a light to moderate south southwest breeze forecast to go southerly and strengthen later.  High tide 0515 and low tide around 1045.  Local barometer 1007 hpa, 95% humidity, 9 degrees C.  Have a good one!