Swell, we got swell
Posted by: Don on August 17th, 2008Hello Friends,
Swell seems to have hit the peak overnight, but it’s still solid this morning at spots that like dead south. Once again it looks like the quality wave between Dee Why and Little Narra is at Dee Why point. And being a bright, sunny Sunday morning, there are more than a few folks in the water contending for those overhead sets.
The beach break at Dee Why is big, but there didn’t seem to be too many takers. A lot of work for only the very occasional payoff. Up at the Long Reef end, there’s plenty of size on the bombies, but you’d be doing a fair amount of paddling around to have any hope of getting into position. Didn’t see anyone in the water there. Butterbox was looking confused and messy, and again, no one seemed to be surfing there.
Around the corner at Collaroy there were plenty of folk bobbing around, waiting for the occasional waist to chest high set. Looked kinda slow, but then it is Collaroy after all.
From there up to North Narrabeen, it’s all shutdowns and again, I couldn’t see anyone in the water.
Judging from the latest MHL data, I’d say we’re going to have pretty much the same conditions all day. It’s around 3.5 metres on average out at sea and the average period is about 11 seconds. There seems to be a bit more size down south, so we just might see an increase in the number of bigger sets.
Wind is set to ease during the morning, but then to swing around to a junk-inducing SE this afternoon. Tomorrow should see offshores in the morning and sideshore by afternoon.
Outlook for the next few days is for the swell to gradually back off through Monday and then to go small but, with luck, not flat, through the coming week.
- No one in the water for some reason.
- Little ones winding into Collaroy for those in search of something mellow.
- Longie bombies showing some potential.
- 0800: Once again, one of the few quality waves on offer...


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