1700: kinda junky and weak, but for the super dedicated, a little wave every now and again.

Hi all,

Just climbed up for a little look-see at the ocean on dusk and can report that there seems to be slightly more activity than this morning. However the cold and gloomy skies do not make for an attractive picture. Things are not helped by the chop-inducing 10-15kts of ENE wind whistling in from the sea. The swell is still out of the SE at about a metre and the period is hanging in there at 10 seconds. But there is also some very long period stuff in the mix. I don’t think it can be having much effect though, as I saw no sign of large sets while I waited to get a picture of the dedicated types messing about in the cold, dark chop of Dee Why point.

BTW, for those of you interested in such things, I had great fun shooting a few snaps in the city yesterday with Nikon’s new full frame DSLR, the D700. The quality of the images is pretty impressive. If you want to check out my shots, jump over to the little gallery I made of yesterday’s efforts. And no, there aren’t any surf pictures – just the usual streetscapes and abstracts I like making.