Late morning piccies

Hi all,

Grabbed a few snaps on the way home from soccer. The executive summary is as follows: Manly is waist to chest high, crowded, give it a 7/10; Curly is chest to head high plus, crowded along pretty much the whole beach, 6/10; Dee Why very crowded, about shoulder to head high plus, 7/10; Longy, typical Sunday crowd, waist to head high plus, mals best, 7/10

And here are the pics…

Looping back on one of the better ones.

South Curly sort've not quite coming together late this morning.

Aiming for the lip at North Curly late this morning.

Definitely want the long one for the bombies at Longy late this morning.

Hmmmm. Some decent sets now and again but not a lot of quality…

Drove from Curly to Monavale this morning and didn’t see anything worth getting in the water for, despite some megasets at Narrabeen Carparks. Weird swell and just too much S for most spots to be good today. That hasn’t stopped the crowds. Almost everywhere is mobbed, but S Narra was mostly closeouts, N Narra just messy, Dee Why fat an not hitting the banks properly, Warriwood and MonaVale too small and very crowded, Long Reef fat and messy out the back and too shallow on the inside.  Grrr.

Here’re a few shots from Narrabeen Carparks but don’t bother to go rushing out there, this was a bit of a freak set and most of the others were pretty ordinary…

Piping Hot from the House of Huey

Hello Friends,

Get on it if ya can this morning. And if ya can’t, this afternoon should still have some quality in semi-exposed south corners (see Bureau notes), however be warned that the peak of this little pulse seems to be this morning (if the profile from buoys down south plays out here too).

As of 0830 at goodly sized Sunday crew were tearing into Huey’s latest deep southern ocean treats. Size along the beach is head high to a touch overhead. The point is both less consistent and slightly smaller on average. Not that Dee Why is your only option on a day like this. I’d expect the beaches of Sydney to be waveland, but the spots that like their energy from the south will be firing most strongly.

This morning has an ideal mix of conditions: low tide at 0822 building to a moderate high at 1437, wind from the at 7-10 kts and swell with a power range of 10-12 seconds.

Kid soccer for me this am, so might try to grab a few snaps to add to the collection on my way home. Have a good one!

Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Sunday until midnight: Wind: W/SW 15/20 knots, tending S/SW 10/15 knots by the afternoon.Sea: 1 to 1.5 metres. Swell: S 2 to 3 metres.
Monday: Wind: E/SE 10/15 knots.Sea: about 1 metre.Swell: S 2 to 3 metres.
Tuesday: Wind: E/NE 15/20 knots.

Byron Bay Today May 16th 2009 Weekend Windup