Hey all,

I know no one will be reading this… but… here are some more snaps & a few thoughts anyway!

It still looks as though the swell energy should be okay tomorrow morning. Average period is down very slightly from the peak today, but the size at sea is still around the 2.5 metre mark, so I’d say the models’ call for Saturday is looking right on. Figure on chest to head high plus on average sets, and the odd overhead bomb and I think you’ll be about on the money…

Hello Friends,

Beautiful conditions, if a bit cold this morning. Quite a crew in the water at Dee Why point to deal with the fresh-baked south swell. Seemed to be quite a wait between sets though and because the line is so long, the beachy is virtually all close-outs. Biggest sets I saw were in the 1.5x overhead range.

Since yesterday afternoon, the size at sea has only bumped up slightly to around 2.5 metres on average off Sydney. It’s still dead south, but the good thing is that the power setting has crept up another notch from around 10 seconds yesterday to 11 seconds now.

Interestingly, the peak swell energy is currently hitting the Sydney region. It’s almost as big up to around the mid-northcoast from the look of the buoy data, but it’s distinctly smaller down south.

The outlook remains for the swell to chuff along at about this power and size today and into tomorrow, with the peak currently set to reach us during the day Sunday.

Wind is around 10-12kts from the west as I write this and the call is for it to build into the 20-30kt range (although it probably won’t be that strong right inshore). Tomorrow looks like being about the same.

I’m planning to get out and about with a camera (I’ve got Nikon’s D300 to test), so stay tuned for a few more snaps.

Go well!