We have waves but it’s hardly a secret

Curly has around 3 feet of east swell and it’s full with light cross/ offshores (SW to SE) tending onshore later.  It’s crowded but worth a paddle.  I just got out from Manly where it was a fun, 2 foot, offshore, clean and had a crowd of about 50,000 including goat boats, stand ups, boogers, longies and shorties- I thought I saw Jesus but it was just a stand up. High tide around 9.30 so it should improve later if the wind doesn’t pick up too much. Nice weather- enjoy.

Avalon to Narrabeen Rpt

No shortage of waves (and bodies) around this morning. Swell is SE, but seems to be heading towards the East and around headhigh. No significant wind factor at the moment, but the tide is pretty high

A little swell around…

Hello Friends,

The quick version: there are waves to be had at first light. Find yourself a stretch of beach with good exposure to the ESE and you should find sets into the shoulder high range.

More in a sec…

0700 and there are definitely surfable sets at the south end of Dee Why.

Fun looking wave zippers into south Narra

Byron Bay March 27th 09

Late arvo update: Huey’s showing some interest

Hello Friends,

Since this morning, Huey’s decided to make a few changes. First he tweaked the swell direction back to SE from the dead south, then he bumped the average size from a metre to over two metres. At the same time the period has gone from 6 to 8 seconds.

The only setting that isn’t too flash is the wind. It’s been SE all day. As the sun gets lower in the sky, it’s still pushing along at 10-15 kts. Outlook for tomorrow is similar in the morning, but the wind should go around to the NE.

There were some chest to shoulder high sets at Warriewood, Northy and Gardens. But the quality was pretty ordinary. It was relatively smooth at Warriewood, but the waves seemed a bit weak to me. Northy was really messy and although there were some shoulder high faces, there were only three or four people in the water on a warm and relatively sunny afternoon. There weren’t that many more in down toward Gardens. It was slightly less messy than Northy and similar size. But the banks were looking pretty ordinary on the low tide. A touch more water over them and it might be a different story.

With luck, the swell should move more around to the ENE overnight and the period should stretch out as well. Could be good if we’re lucky tomorrow morning. Longer term outlook is for relatively windy and periodically rainy conditions. One of the models is currently calling for strong east wind and big ENE swell by midweek. Not too many surf options under those circumstances, sadly.

Have yourself a top old evening!

Sand-laden section at Warriewood around 1610.

1700: little crunchers at low tide at far north Collaroy.

1700: checking out the shape on a Gardens shorey

1610: a few sets getting into Warriewood and out of the wind too.

1615: wind chewing up the okay size windswell at Northy.

Cam misery: it’s looking good up north

Hello all,

It may be dire in Sydney today, but those of you up north, particularly in Queensland, are doing rather well.

Watch ‘em and weep:

Coastalwatch Noosa cam: lotsa lines for the mals

Swellnet Snapper: what can you say, but line land?

Coastalwatch Byron: ought to be enough for everybody today

Coastalwatch Lennox beach: Yeah, not their best cam, but if you know the place, you can believe there just might be something fun at the point on low tide…

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Grey southerly morning

Hello Friends,

The expected south change came through last night and it’s rearranged things along the beaches for us. There’s not much in the way of surf, but it isn’t quite flat at Dee Why this morning. A small group of water toy riders were splashing about at the south end of the beach. Waves look pretty much as you’d expect from a short period two metre south windswell.

We’re in for a cloudy day with occasional showers says the Bureau. And here’s their call for the next four days…

Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Strong Wind Warning.
Friday until midnight: Wind: S/SE 20/25 knots, reaching 25/30 knots at times at first, chiefly offshore. Easing to 15/20 knots during the morning, then to 8/13 knots at night.Sea: 2 to 3 metres, abating to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning, about 1 metre at night.Swell: E 1.5 to 2 metres, with developing S’ly.
Saturday: Wind: E/SE 8/13 knots, turning NE during the afternoon.Sea: about 1 metre. Swell: S 2 to 3 metres.
Sunday: Wind: NW/NE winds 10/15 knots.

If you roll down the page a little further, you can see what the Goat has to say about our outlook. I may add some thoughts of my own later today – schedule permitting.

Go well!

Southerly going past outside and little ones getting into the beach.

south-west vancouver island

on wednesday at 7 pm: up to 3-footers: strong, even lines every 3 – 5 minutes, breaking at our rivermouth point, at low tide – just two brethren and i, in still-chilly, march wind conditions – the trick was to catch only the stronger waves, which created a firm line radiating east of the point – otherwise, you get closed out into the point, where many more lines were breaking – within these strictures and gathering dark, i caught two waves carrying me into the shallow pools east of the point – marine winds at the straits mouth westerly to 25 knots by friday, then rising to a merry 45 knots on saturday – **********- empty and dark shall i raise my lantern, and the guardian of the night shall fill it with oil and he shall light it also – k gibran …

Byron Bay March 26th, 09