"Stay happy and you'll be perfectly fine" - Jack Norris

Hotter today

Arvo update:
Hopped into the cool waters of North Narrabeen this morning and managed to catch one or two waves for my efforts. It wasn’t anything amazing really, but offshores and momentary little sections are still a good thing. I had my attractively brown-blotched shane stingray and it seemed to be the very thing for the soft conditions. Hope you got a few as well!

Late morning section folds into Norffy...
Late morning section folds into Norffy...

0700: multiperson wave trickles in to Dee Why beach.
0700: multiperson wave trickles in to Dee Why beach.

Hello Friends,

10 degrees above average said that man on the radio this morning. Yikes. One of those days when you go to the beach just to get wet and any waves are a bonus. There are tiny little things at Dee Why. For the most part they’re only enough to wet your shins, but with the right equipment, you could at least be messing around in the cool water.

We were still getting a few long period pulses as late as mid-afternoon yesterday, but the MHL Sydney buoy hasn’t detected anything of that nature since. The latest run of data is showing 8 sec period NE windswell in the 1.5 metre range. So, while Dee Why is marginal, other spots with better exposure to the NE should be looking a little more interesting. I reckon waist high sets are a possibility.

Wind is currently light and out of the NW. The Bureau says it’ll build up through the day and could be up to 20-30 kts by this afternoon. That’s not going to do much for the little NE windswell, but with luck it won’t blow it totally flat before you have a chance to get in for a dip.

Maybe looking like this next Tuesday...
Maybe looking like this next Tuesday...
With luck the Goat will have time to let us know what he thinks for the weekend. To me it looks as though our next hope for something interesting could be around Tues-Weds, when some of the models are showing a generally southerly pattern getting established. It’s not looking huge or anything, but if it pans out, we could be seeing some head high plus stuff at south spots. Of course all the usual caveats apply.

I’ll try to update again later today. In the meantime, go well with your plans – and stay happy.