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

Along the beaches, part the second

Went for a look at Curly & Freshy around 0830 after the school run. Curly was about the same as yesterday, but thanks to the lighter winds, it was looking a little more attractive. Not that many more in the water though. I wouldn’t want to be accused of overstating the situation though. The biggest sets I saw were struggling to make waist high, and the moment of peak energy was generally pretty brief. Waves would stand up over a bank and then quickly subside as they were swallowed by a gutter.

Here are a couple snaps to fill in the picture a little.

This one actually ran for a few metres - South Curly, 0830.
This one actually ran for a few metres - South Curly, 0830.

Peak moment for a Curly peak around 0830.
Peak moment for a Curly peak around 0830.

Drove on around the corner to the south Curly headland carpark for a squizz at Freshy and Manly. Again, there were a fair sprinkling of bods in the water at both places. Pretty much seemed to all be mals – understandably enough. Waves at Freshy were extremely tiny. Biggest thing I saw was around thigh-high. But you could get the odd multi-metre glide over near the rocks at the south end.

Styling in front of the cliffs of Freshwater beach.
Styling in front of the cliffs of Freshwater beach.

Manly was not putting on much of a show – to the extent that one can judge such things looking over the back of the waves. From what I could see, the folk in the water were not only a thousand miles from care, they were about that far from something like a wave. But good on ’em for getting in for a paddle!
Don't those SUP riders look as though they're shepherding the mal people?
Don't those SUP riders look as though they're shepherding the mal people?