BSR 2009 04 07

BSR pic of the day

Bali Surf Report
Date = Tue, 07 Apr 2009
Time = 09:30 AM
Location = Padma – Legian
Size = 2-3 ft
Surfers = more than 20
Tide = mid tide
Wind = offshore wind
Weather = sunny
Water = calm and swim able
Wave = little bit consistent but most closing

Legian: High tide at Legian can serve up some of the most power-packed beachbreaks in the world. Always bigger than Kuta, although it usually closes-out on low tide. It also closes out on high tide if the swell is over 8 feet. Because Legian is in the curve of the beach, it collects the compressed energy of all swells. If Kuta is only 3 foot, sometimes Legian can be mignificent at 4 – 6 foot. A handy hint is that Kuta Reef is often about the same size at Legian. A hot crew of young Bali locals surf here regularly, so smile, share and be friendly to enjoy your sessions here.

Waves around this morning

Went for a splash at Manly around 0900. Wasn’t too crowded and there were some sets into the head high range. But they were often rather soft and fat and slow. As the tide dropped, the crowd ramped up and the waves got a little more oomph. South wind was providing a little chop though. Seemed to be waves from far south Steyne to Queenscliff and even a few little ones for the crew out at the Bower.

Coming back to Collaroy, I had a quick squizz at Curly and Dee Why. Only a few people up the north end of Curly and the southerly, though not strong, was into it. Dee Why was kinda messy and ordinary looking, but there seemed to be a few little ones at the point.

Had a peak at the Collaroy Narrabeen stretch as well. Still some waves there too, with the southern extent being the pick (but not Collaroy itself). Pretty minimal numbers in the water too, but the wind, as the pics show, was a factor.

Huge amount of weed on the inside.

Little one rolls into the corner out of the wind.

SUP rider pulls into one of the bigger ones this morning.

Fair number of folk and not a lot of size at the Bower this morning.

Not too many in the water around midday and a few to be had.

South of the Gardens, a little peak unfolds.

Ripping a nice little cutty mid-morning.

Glassy and overcast on high tide.

out with the old ENE in with the new S

ENE swell seems to be mostly all gone, replaced by fairly disorganised 2-3ft+ waves out of the S. Not bad condx early with a SW breeze, but early high tide and the wind forecast to go S not ideal. Probably worth a paddle if you’ve missed out the last week or so, but maybe a good time for a little bit of R&R or work before the Easter feast. Rosco.

Smaller but not flat

Hello Friends,

Definitely smaller this morning. But there were a few folks in the water at Dee Why beach rustling up some waist to chest high sets. The MHL data shows the swell is just a touch off SSE at a bit better than 9 seconds apart and averaging around two metres. Wind is out of the south at about 10 kts to start.

Here’s the latest call from the Bureau:

Tuesday until midnight: Wind: S/SE 15/20 knots.Sea: 1 to 2 metres.Swell: S/SE 2 metres.
Wednesday: Wind: S/SE 10/15 knots. Sea: to 1 metre. Swell: S about 2 metres.
Thursday: Wind: Variable 5/10 knots, tending NE 10/15 knots during afternoon.

BTW, if you’re near a tv at 0800 or so, Sunrise may have an interview with Mick Fanning who is currently posting the odd tweet about his activities and has just said he’ll be on at about that time. Reckons it’s pretty cold down that way as well.

(If anybody down that way wants to get a bit of exposure for their website in exchange for eyewitness reports on RealSurf, lemme know via the feedback form.)

Here’s a pic…

Not spectacularly powerful looking or anything, but still surfable.

C C

Some cloud, some light showers and mild on the Central Coast this Tuesday morning.  The swell is smooth  (where I looked from Shelly to Forries) and small at 1 – 2 feet  from the east.  There is a light east southeast breeze.  High tide 0620 and low tide around 1340.  Local barometer 1020hpa, 98% humidity, 16 degrees C.  Have a good one.

Byron Bay April 6th / 09