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Archive for March 2009
Daybreak
Posted on March 23rd, 2009 in Big Picture.Hello Friends,
Just going to head out for a look at the situation. Windswell is still around according to MHL data. Should be pretty similar to yesterday, ie 1.5 metres east at around 8 sec
Here’s the latest from the Bureau:
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Monday until midnight: Wind: NE 10/15 knots, increasing to 15/20 knots in the afternoon.Sea: 1.5 to 2 metres.Swell: E 1 to 1.5 metres.
Tuesday: Wind: N/NE 13/18 knots, freshening to 18/23 knots in the afternoon. Sea: 1.5 to 2 metres.Swell: E 1 to 1.5 metres
Wednesday: Wind: N/NE 15/25 knots.
Byron Bay’s Weekend Windup Mar 22 / 09
Posted on March 23rd, 2009 in Byron, Editor's picks, Just for fun, Local Colour, Surf culture, Surf Reports.
- Geoffrey finds a little cover, sort of a bit.
Well it’s been a classic north coast autumn week for us up here at In Byron Bay Today. You gotta love this time of year. The surfs a little less hectic, the weather has cooled off , and the water is as warm as you’d ever want it to be. To top it all off we’ve seen sweet little waves all week, great stuff for the kiddies and the log riders. And for those into the more serious stuff there’s actually been some really good chunky beach breaks on the ocean side. But we won’t be telling you where. You’ll just have to get out there and look for it. I’ll give you one clue, early mornings has been the trick and you’ll need to take a little walk. For the rest of us mere mortals and old farts it’s been cruise city in the bay all week. There was a brief incident with two blokes, competing greedily with everyone this week. Behaving really aggressively and trying to intimidate all including the girls and kids. They spent hours in the water loudly complaining about Byron and justifying why it’s ok to drop in here. Which begs the question; if you don’t like it, why’d you come in the first place? We don’t need that crap here. There’s just no figuring out some folks. Thankfully they left and things have returned to normal, which is a blessing for those who are In Byron Bay Today.
Late one at Northy
Posted on March 22nd, 2009 in North Narrabeen.Hello Friends,
Decided to get wet this arvo, even though I knew not to expect much. Figured that Northy’d be the nearest spot with anything resembling a wave, so went there. It was kinda busy, but not actually too bad given it was a warm Sunday afternoon with the sort of little windswell that is pretty attractive for beginners. Not that there were too many of those in the water. Sets were maybe chest high or even a touch bigger on the biggest ones. For the most part they were pretty gutless, but if you jagged just the right section, you could sort’ve put some moves together. Water is still warm, despite the NE breeze and it was reasonably consistent, particularly for those hanging on the inside. I’m calling it 4 out of 10.
Here are a couple snaps I took just after I got out of the water. I’m also throwing in an amazing shot from somewhere north of the arctic circle (I’m guessing) by a photographer named Yassine ‘Yazzy’ Ouhilal. Pretty amazing image…
Nothing spectacular, but they had their moments.
Yassine Ouhilal pic
Late afternoon light, little windswell, all good.
Sunday late am
Posted on March 22nd, 2009 in Big Picture, North Narrabeen.Hello Friends,
Later than usual this am, sorry.
There were some little waves around too. Maybe that’s what I need to do when it’s been bad – get up late and miss the early. That way it’ll be good. Well, okay, not good, but definitely enough going on that you could/can catch something.
After coffees with my mate Barry down at a Narrabeen lakeside venue, we wandered over to have a look at Northy. Pretty busy of course, but happily there were clearly some little waves to be had both at the alley and down the beach. Size ranged from around knee to waist high plus. Might even have been a little chest high set in there from time to time. Of course by 1030 when I was looking at it, the NE’r was just beginning to make itself felt.
The Bureau says we’re in for 15-20 kts by this afternoon.
Swell setting is slightly better than yesterday with the average height at sea of the 7 sec period east windswell nudging toward the 1.5 metre mark.
I grabbed a few snaps for you as well…
Around 1020 this morning the odd set to be had.
Nice warm water, who could complain?
Finding a little pocket south of Northy
Mini-pulse
Posted on March 22nd, 2009 in Dee Why.What a bunch of surf snobs y’all are. I just had a really fun surf at Dee Why for a couple of hours from 8am. It was at least 3x as big as yesterday (which still isn’t big, I know) but very surfable. Fat to start, but once you get on, nice faces, not closing out. I had waves from the middle of the bay to the shore, several times. Go forth! It is a beautiful day, even if you missed this morning.
Video:: GSI Noosa Festival of Surfing – Day 7 Highlights
Posted on March 22nd, 2009 in Contests, Local Colour, News Stories, Surf culture, Surf News, Top stories, Video.Mona Vale Surfboard Sale
Posted on March 22nd, 2009 in Mona Vale.Who cares about the surf today, it’s good and clean and uncrowded, but it’s nowhere near as good as the Haydenshapes surfboard sale today. Boards are going so cheap and there’s heaps of cool 2 for 1 deals and plenty of sick boards to get your hands on! So get down to Quiksilver Mona Vale store and check them all out. Today is the last day so get amongst the last day bargains! Yeeeeww
Cracker day- shame about the surf
Posted on March 22nd, 2009 in Curl Curl, Surf Reports.1-2 feet of weak, full and lifeless swell out of the east with a light North wind. Still, there’s plenty of punters having a crack and no doubt it should improve as the tide drops away- low at 12.30-ish. Shark count = 0. Enjoy.