Hi all,
For those of you who haven’t checked out the video update, I’m here to tell ya that the general conditions are just as ordinary everywhere as I thought they might be when I filed my first report.
That said, it is kind of weird how uncrowded everywhere was. Sure the conditions are maybe 3 out of 10, but I’ve seen worse with a lot more folks in.
I started with a look at Mactier St. The wind was coming straight onto it, and it was very messy. But I did see a couple set waves that would’ve measured 1.5 metre trough to crest.
Went past Collaroy and then looped down into the Longy carpark for a look-see at the conditions. Again, no one in the water, generally awful, but not micro conditions. Did get a shot of a SUP’er getting one down toward the Dee Why end of the beach…
Went right on by Dee Why – looked like everywhere else, really – and pressed on to Norfcurly. Same deal. No one in the water, junky, windy, but… there were peaks with more than a metre of face. And this was right on high tide too.
I skipped past Freshy and went on to Manly to see what might be happening there. Hardly anyone in the water from one end of the beach to the other, but there were a few beginners messing about in the mess at the Queensy end. It was weak and fat, but big enough to catch, particularly if you were using a mal. Made me wish I’d tossed the 7S in before taking off on this adventure. I mighta gone out to flop around with ’em.
Last stop was the aforementioned Freshwater. A couple bods were just getting out of the water when I arrived. They were it. No one else in the water after they got out. Took the opportunity to file a video report summary of my travels and then grabbed a snap for you…
