Got up Saturday morning at dawn and there were already a couple of bodyboarders getting waves on the Point at first light. By 7am there were probably 50 folks out there and another 200 between Dee Why and Longy. Then strangely, by about 2pm seems like everyone was surfed out and had gone home. I paddled out to the Point and had the behind the peak takeoff zone at SuckRock all to myself for an hour or so with head high sets. Amazing. After the swell swung round to the NE later, paddled over to Dee Whe Center and got a heap more relatively uncrowded waves for another half hour. Timing is everything. All the non-kitesurfers would have been hating y’day with the 20 knot nor’easters and smaller swell but about 25 of us had some great conditions and small waves at MidNarrabeen just before dark.
Very different conditions this morning. Point is flat and I don’t see much swell happening but the forecast says we’ll get another big nor’easter with 20-30 knots again this afternoon later. Re the waves, just the usual summer 7-8seec interval slop.
Cheers,
Rob
