Manly

There is very little in the way of size out there this morning. The forecast for Manly is small all day. Hopefully the southerly change this afternoon may push a little more swell our way.

Travel days

Hello Friends,

Hmm… like every other Sydney surfer, I’m not too pleased to learn of today’s conditions. Southerly wind of 10-15kts and no real sign of an improvement to the exceedingly tiny dribble. Not what I want to hear on the eve of Don’s silly surf project redux.

Old hands may recall that I’ve tried once before to surf both sides of the Pacific on the same day and how, even though I snapped my nice little Haydenshapes fishy on the Sydney installment, a powerful storm in California meant I couldn’t get in the water for the day’s second surf. Well, this time it would seem that Huey once again thinks this is a dopey idea and he’s going to ensure that both Sydney and southern California will be extremely small.

Outlook for Sydney tomorrow morning is for 1.5 metres of NE windswell and 10-15kts of NW wind (turning S-SW 15-20kts later)n with possible occasional showers. Very marginal prospects one would have to say.  But if they’re bad here, the outlook for SoCal is diabolical. They’re not expecting to have anything over a foot from the Mexican border to Pt Conception. It’s not a pretty picture, but I’ll give it my best shot anyway. Pity I’m not going to central California, ’cause it looks like it’ll be pumping…

Enough nonsense from me for now. Go well with your days one and all.

Southerly blowin, but not blowin up any swell…

It’s windy but it’s not doing the surf any favours. Still flat as can be in Dee Why this morning. Things are pretty much as they’ve been for the past week or so. Nothing doing.

Flat as it gets.

Not a surfable section from Bondi to Bronte. Water’s warm though. I just got back from “in-law Christmas duties” in Mackay, Nth Q. They have a surf club now at the town’s “beach”. The beach was closed one day for stingers and the next day for crocodiles. And they call it “God’s Country” up there!?!?

manly

one of the better ones at North Steyne

one of the many groups waiting for waves

Manly

There is a NE swell coming into the beach similar to the last couple of days. Not a lot of power in it but still there waves. Already a large number of people sitting out there waiting for waves.

Postcard from the Barossa

Hello Friends,

Cool and breezy morning not far from Rosedale.

No wave activity to report from the lovely Barossa Valley where your correspondent is currently visiting family. Rather dull and overcast this morning and a pleasantly cool 21.

Selfish, I know, but it’s a comfort to a landlocked surfer that there really aren’t too many waves being missed by yours truly. From the marine forecast, it looks as though there might be the odd wind wave around by late this afternoon – if the NE’r does in fact get to 20-30 kts. But all and all, it seems that Sydney has another pretty ordinary surf week in prospect. I’m hoping that by some miracle there will be a little something to catch on Tuesday morning before I head off for a visit to family in California. My goal will be to get in the water for a wave on both sides of the Pacific on the same day… but I’m not sure Huey will cooperate… outlook for Sydney is currently for tiny junky south windswell, and for southern California, the call is for an equally paltry 1-2 ft of WNW swell… (December in Cali was dreadful and January looks like starting out badly as well).

Better get on to some work stuff now, catch ya again soon…

Flat as

Great conditions – bar no swell. Light offshores, and 1ft.

More Groundhog Day…

Warm,grey,and flat

Tiny once again with waves barely reaching the 1foot mark.Great day for learners.Lots of people out in the water though enjoying the social aspest of surfing.