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That’s Monday done

Hello Friends,

After staring at a computer screen all day, I finally went out for a look around to see how the real world was going. The wind was still an issue most places, but along stretches with more NE exposure it was a bit messy but not bad. One such was the stretch from the north end of Tea Gardens down to about Mactier St.

As anticipated, the swell picked up during the day and at dusk it was out of the SSE at 3 metres and close to 9 seconds. Wind was SSE at 15-20 kts.

The quality was not great along the Gardens to Mactier St stretch, but given the limited range of surf options, it would probably have been one of the better bets. There were some little waves at Collaroy too. Of course around at Long Reef, the wind was straight into it.

Here’s the latest from the Bureau:

Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Monday until midnight: Wind: S 15/20 knots.Sea: 1.5 to 2 metres.Swell: S/SE 2 to 3 metres.
Tuesday: Wind: SW/SE 15/20 knots, easing to 10/15 knots in the afternoon.Sea: 1.5 to 2 metres, abating to 1 to 1.5 metres during afternoon. Swell: S/SE 2 metres.
Wednesday: Wind: S/SE 10/15 knots.
Thursday: Wind: Variable 05/10 knots, tending NE 10/15 knots during afternoon.

Judging from the buoy data south of here, I’d say we can expect the swell to have peaked around sunset and it could be a fair amount smaller tomorrow morning. But I don’t think it’ll be flat. Longer term outlook is for a gradual trend toward near flatness by the end of the week. Hope it’s wrong…

Here are a few snaps from late this afternoon.

Not far from Mactier St late this afternoon.
Not far from Mactier St late this afternoon.
Not far from Mactier St there were some ok size sets.
Not far from Mactier St there were some ok size sets.
Heaps of weed from Mactier St south to Collaroy.
Heaps of weed from Mactier St south to Collaroy.
Aiming for the section ahead at far south Narrabeen.
Aiming for the section ahead at far south Narrabeen.
Collaroy was pretty small, but not unsurfably so.
Collaroy was pretty small, but not unsurfably so.
South Gardens looking reasonable at the end of the day.
South Gardens looking reasonable at the end of the day.
A few happening this afternoon for the keen but small crew.
A few happening this afternoon for the keen but small crew.