Hello all,
Got back from a visit to Canberra late this afternoon, so of course I had to go out and see what was happening with the beach. It’s a compulsion folks, what can I say?
First stop was Dee Why where the swell was giving every impression of building steadily. I see from the MHL data, that Sydney has gone from around 2 metres at about 8 seconds to around 4 metres at 10 seconds, while the direction has gone from south to ESE. Meanwhile the wind has ramped up to 20-30 kts from the S to SSE.
There were a couple stalwarts at the point, but apart from one wave (see pic below), they were doing a lot of paddling and no catching in the substantial but very messy conditions. A bigger group were in shore from there catching re-forms between about the SLSC and kiddies. Lot of work, but there were some sections to be had in amongst the general craziness.
After grabbing a few snaps, I headed north to Collaroy and Whiterock to see what was happening up there as the day wrapped up. Small crew in the water at Whiterock, but it looked to me like a real struggle to pick the surfable ones. Down at Collaroy there were quite a few more people in the water. Sets would roll in every now and again, but you had to be in exactly the right spot to jag anything like a reasonable section. Looked to me like the best option was a mal. Nothing much showing at the Kick or Brownwater, and north along the beach from Collaroy, there didn’t seem to be anybody in. I’m guessing the messiness and wind were just making it too hard.
Here’s the Bureau’s latest call for tomorrow
Monday: Wind: S/SE 20/30 knots. Sea: 2 to 3 metres.Swell: SE 3 to 4 metres, breaking dangerously close inshore.
Tuesday: Wind: S/SE 15/25 knots.
Wednesday: Wind: SE 5/15 knot
While it’ll be big in Sydney, it appears that the bulk of the swell energy will be pushing into the coast north from us. The models show the swell in the Sydney region building a bit more tonight, then very gradually dropping over the rest of the week. Sadly, it also appears that we’re going to have strong SSE wind along with the swell. That will mean fairly limited surf options – ie south corners.
Okay, herewith my snaps…
