Another amazing day

Hello Friends,
Your crazy webmaster spent a couple hours shooting stills and vid at DY this arvo. Putting some pics up for main page, more in this post too.

It was extremely crowded on the main peak out in front of the SLSC. The point was busy too, but also smaller and less consistent than the beachy. I surfed there myself this morning and it was just as jammed and just as consistent then too. I’d love to know how many people got a wave off that peak today (must be hundreds) and how many waves came through (must be a couple thousand at least). And it was just one of numerous places where you could’ve surfed in Sydney.

And, from the look of the MHL data from up and down the coast, we’ve copped the best of the energy levels (biggest and longest periods).

Here’s the latest forecast from the Bureau for your consideration. From the look of the models, the swell should stick around for another couple days – at least. Looks as though the morning’ll be the go tomorrow.

Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Tuesday until midnight: Wind: S/SW 20/25 knots.Sea: 2 to 3 metres.Swell: S/SE 1.5 to 2 metres.
Wednesday: Wind: S/SW 10/15 knots, reaching 15/20 knots at first. Easing to S/SE 5/10 knots during the day, E/SE later.Sea: 1 to 2 metres, abating to less than 1 metre.Swell: S/SE 1.5 to 2 metres.
Thursday: Wind: S/SW 5/15 knots.
Friday: Wind: NW/SW 5/15 knots.

First tide tomorrow is a low at 0540.

Aiming at the lip

Light fading, but not the juice.

Getting all the lines right

Bottom turn example from late this arvo at DY.

Looking loose in the juice.

The kind of sharing no one minds.

Throw spray at Dee Why toward dusk.

Blowing the top off one at Dee Why beach late in the afternoon.

Often multiple riders on every wave in a set.

Dusk making the light warm

Just a fraction of the crowd this evening

Last light of the day

BSR 2009 04 28

BSR pic of the day

Bali Surf Report
Date = Tue, 28 Apr 2009
Time = 9.30 AM
Location = Padma – Legian
Size = 2-3 ft
Surfers = more than 20
Tide = high tide
Wind = calm offshore wind
Weather = bright
Water = fine and still swim able
Wave = little bit consistent with long enough of period, still fun

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.

new lines out of the S

I’m seeing 1-2ft+ lines out of the S, not materialising into anything too spectacular but looks promising for an increase through the day. Perhaps bigger sets at the S swell magnets. Good condx with a lite but very cool W/SW breeze early, NW now.  Mid morning high tide not a big one but is still into it a bit. Rosco.

Still happening

Hello Friends,

Only fractionally smaller looking at Dee Why this morning compared to yesterday, but the swell has gone dead south. Average period is just a touch under 12 sec (with some 14 sec component in there). Once again, the beach is bigger than the point (since it’s more exposed). Sets are now into the head high plus range. Bomb sets will be bigger still. The point is closer to chest to shoulder high on average.

Lots and lots of bods in the water for the early, so don’t be expecting a solitary wave on the last day of school hols.

Definitely for experienced and advanced intermediate riders only today.

Here’s the latest from the Bureau:

Strong Wind Warning.
Tuesday until midnight: Wind: W/SW 15/20 knots reaching 20/25 knots offshore strengthening to 25/30 knots in the morning chiefly offshore. Easing to S/SW 20/25 knots overnight.Sea: 1.5 to 2 metres rising to 2 to 3 metres in the morning.Swell: S/SE about 2 metres.
Wednesday: Wind: S/SW 10/15 knots.Sea: about 1 metre.Swell: S/SE about 2 metres.
Thursday: Wind: S/SW 10/15 knots.

Not as big and heavy as the beachy, but looking pretty okay.

0645: fair number already in the water 'cause it's pumping

A few pics in this post from yesterday.

C C

Fine, dry, breezy and cool on the Central Coast this Tuesday morning.  The swell is smooth and consistent at 2 – 3 feet + from the east southeast.  There is no breeze a light west southwest which should strengthen later.  High tide 1040 and low tide around 1610.  Local barometer 1009hpa, 61% humidity, 13 degrees C.  Have a good one. 

Avalon to Narrabeen Rpt

Still a fgair bit of yesterday’s spike around. No wind, rising tide & clean meaty shoulder-high lumps rolling into a beach near you!

The way it was in Byron Bay 27th April 2009