Arvo update: a few tiddlers about

Typical. One of the better of the rare sets goes unridden at Longy.

Mostly this size and smaller, but you could catch

Upper body rotation ahead of a lip bash, Longy late am.

Hello Friends,

Just a quick update to let you know there are in fact little, just surfable things at places that pick up the SSE swell we have in Sydney today. I joined a largeish crew to sample the somewhat inconsistent high tide offerings at Long Reef late this morning. The brothers Psillakis were out and so too was the irrepressible Mr. Matt Grainger of Manly Surf School fame. Needless to say those boys were getting the pick of the pickings in their usual cheerful fashion. I got a couple on my now beat up blue log, so no complaints.

Wind’s now out of the NNE at 15-20 kts or thereabouts, so take that into consideration when you go looking.

(Tech heads may be interested to know that I grabbed the water snaps with an Olympus 1050SW. A reasonably useful bit of kit it is too. Also in my mitts for testing atm is the video shooting DSLR, the Nikon D90.)

Outlook for tomorrow’s RealSurf BBQ is great weather and the usual ordinary surf. I’m gonna try to jam down there for a quick hi (and maybe a wave if possible). I think the forum thread is staying over in the right column, but in case it isn’t, or you’re looking at this with RSS reader, here’s da link.

Go well!

Line spotted at Dee Why

0730: okay, he

Hello Friends,

You know, I could’ve sworn I saw something resembling a wave at Dee Why just now. A guy on a kayak was paddling out as it arrived. He flicked around, gave it a couple strokes and sort of went over with the white water. Okay, nothing amazing, but it was better than anything I’ve seen along that particular stretch for quite some time. Naturally, I was keen to see if it was a fluke or if the MHL buoy was showing anything.

Sure enough, the main direction has moved more to the SSE and while it’s still around the metre mark, for the first time in days, the average period is around 9 seconds. On that basis alone, I’d think there might be some waist high sets (like the one I snapped at Dee Why) at spots with good exposure to the SE.

The wind outlook is good for this morning too. The Bureau’s calling for NW 5-10kts, swinging to the NE and getting up to 13-18 kts later.

And judging from the rest of the data on the MHL page, the Sydney region has the best average periods in NSW. I’ve been staring at computer screens too much lately (working on my mag and some fun RealSurf tweaks), so I think I’ll have a bit of a wander along the beach later. Maybe even get you a few pictures while I’m about it.

Have yourself a top old day!

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1-2 foot break Nth of Wanda, elsewhere pretty tiny, offshore breeze, looks great but not a lot happening.
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MAX AIR TEMP TODAY: 23-28 degrees.
TIDES: HIGH: 09:29 LOW: 16:06
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Mona Vale

Mona is a bit fat but there are heaps of fun little ones out there

At Least It’s Glassy!

As beautiful as it is around the city beaches, with the sculptures adorning the coast line and the weather straight off the top shelf, the lack of swell still seems to be keeping that perfect smile off my beautiful face. If you have a very long long board you may have some fun at south Bondi.

C C

Fine, dry and crisp on the Central Coast this Friday morning.  The swell is smooth, weak and small at 1 – 2 feet from the southeast.  There is a light northwest breeze then northeast later.  High tide 0930 and low tide around 1605.  Local barometer 1010 hpa, 91% humidity, 9 degrees C.  Have a good weekend!