Grey old day

Posted on November 29th, 2008 in Sunshine Coast.

Nothing really happening once again.Swell is coming from NE direction and is at best only waist high at Kings today.Plenty of takers though.Wind is supposed to increase to about 30knots.Is t worth the effort..NO

C C

Posted on November 29th, 2008 in Central Coast, Surf Reports.

Thunder storms rolling in on the Central Coast this Saturday morning.  The swell is smooth and small at 1 – 2 feet from the northeast.  There is no breeze at the moment but forecast for southwest to go southeast later.  High tide 0945 and low tide around 1630.  Local barometer 995 hpa, 98% humidity, 19 degrees C.  Have a good weekend.

 

Smooth and small early

Posted on November 29th, 2008 in Big Picture, Dee Why.

Hello Friends,

Barely a breath of wind this morning to start. Sadly, barely any waves as well. I couldn’t spot anyone in the water at Dee Why, and given the general punyness, I’d be very surprised if there was much going on anywhere. Your best bet will be stretches open to the NE where you might find a little tiny knee to waist high lump. But you’ll need to be extra keen and have the appropriate equipment to get anything happening.

Outlook is for the wind to be out of the SW at 10-15 kts, turning more to the SE in the afternoon. Same deal tomorrow morning apparently says the Bureau, but Sunday afternoon will feature NE wind of 10-15kts. From the look of the models, there might be a little pulse of south windswell to go with the NE’r, but I’d be impressed if it was much above waist high at the best spots.

All and all looks like a weekend for desperates and ocean swimmers.

Ah well, Huey will return…

Go well!
Here’s the 702 ABC radio surf report for Saturday…

Don and Simon Marnie talk surf

Early riser prediction

Posted on November 29th, 2008 in Big Picture, Surf Reports.

Hello early birds,

This is Don with his best guesstimate for conditions at first light on Saturday (made last night, as usual). Remember, your mileage may vary. I’ll be along with an updated report at around 0715.

There could be a few showers left this morning, but the outlook is for it to fine up and reach a high of 20.

Not overly impressive outlook for Saturday morning in Sydney. In fact, it’s downright ordinary. Wind is set to be out of the NW at 20-25 kts ahead of a late morning SW change of 20-30 kts. The Bureau says swell should be 1.5 to 2 metres from the NE, but I reckon we’ll be lucky to have that much. Period is likely to be sub-8 seconds, so if you find something in the waist high range at an open beach such as Curl Curl, I’d say you should feel rather pleased with yourself.

Tune into the weekend show on ABC 702 when I’ll give my latest most up to datest take on our surf prospects for the weekend and beyond. You should hear me right near the 730 news headlines!