TG’s Forecast

Surf forecast issued Thursday 11 June 2009: Seven day outlook for Sydney:

Surf’s up for the young and fit – those who can handle the cold – which apparently includes Don but excludes me – I’m painting anyway, and I don’t mean Picasso painting. I think the snowchilled wind went through to my bones up high on the south shady side of the house..no way did I want to get wet after that, even though the water temp is very pleasant. Anyhoo…
Friday: easing back form today but still around2 metres at places that like dead South swell.
Saturday: in the 1-2 metre range
Sunday: about 1 metre or so
Monday: about the same.
Tuesday: coming up form the South again, about2-3 metres.
Wednesday: about 2 metres South.
Thursday: in the 1-2 metre range South.

Craig Goozee is at Gladstone Qld on day 13 of his 92 day trip… check out www.a2b4c.com.au and make a donation for children’s cancer research.

Surfing legend and Whale Beach SLSC lIfe member Hal Bailey passed away on the weekend, into his 90s. Service and wake for family and friends will be held at Palm Beach RSL 10am this coming Monday.

Weather form the bureau:

Forecast for Thursday evening
Fine. Clear skies. Light to moderate southwest winds. Dangerous surf decreasing.
Precis: Fine. Mostly sunny.

Forecast for Friday
Fine. Sunny. Light to moderate southwest winds tending light northwest in the afternoon.
Precis: Fine. Sunny.

City: Min: 7 Max: 17 Parramatta: Min: 3 Max: 17
Terrey Hills: Min: 5 Max: 15 Penrith: Min: 2 Max: 18
Liverpool: Min: 2 Max: 18 Richmond: Min: 0 Max: 17

UV Alert: Nil , UV Index predicted to reach 2 [Low]

Saturday Mostly fine. Cloud increasing.

City: Min: 7 Max: 17
West: Min: 0 Max: 16

Sunday Fine. High cloud.

City: Min: 9 Max: 18
West: Min: 6 Max: 18

Monday Mostly fine.

City: Min: 9 Max: 18
West: Min: 5 Max: 17

Tuesday Chance shower or two

City: Min: 10 Max: 17
West: Min: 6 Max: 16

Wednesday Shower or two.

City: Min: 11 Max: 17
West: Min: 6 Max: 16

Thursday Shower or two

City: Min: 11 Max: 17
West: Min: 7 Max: 17

From this afternoon

Hi all,

Wandered all over the landscape in search of a good but uncrowded wave. I failed. Shoulda just picked my crowd and got on with it. Instead, went for a very bizarre paddleout at south Curly because there were only half a dozen out wrangling the weirdness. Huge bounce running off the rocks at the headland and coming at right angles to the approaching swell. Some mutant looking things out there. But hard to convey with a picture. I’ve got the new Panasonic Lumix FT-1 waterproof unit for testing, so I used it to grab the following snap.

South Curly, off the rocks it was all going weird.

A few piccies from this morning

Hello Friends,

Here are a few snaps from my run-around this morning:

Getting the day started in a good way

Few bodyboarders poaching little ones at Fairy Bower on hightide.

One stands up on the inside at Queensy earlier today.

Bit fat and full to start at Manly this morning.

Catching some size with nothing more than a pair of flippers.

No one out for some strange reason.

Ah, the old Dee Why point...

Lotsa shutdowns - as usual - but the odd rather nice one too.

Waiting for the tow-ins to arrive at low tide?

Yeah, it’s BIG

I didn’t stick around long enough to get any shots of the really big sets as it was bloody cold but there are some biggies out there this morning. Watch a guy get something in the vicinity of 4X overhead from near First Rock and road it nearly up to Poles.  It’s breaking WAY out the back and some of them are even closing out the whole beach now and again.  Don’t be fooled by the lulls between sets–there’s some serious stuff out there. Most people are looking seriously under-gunned trying to scratch into the big ones. Great conditions if you are up for dealing with the big stuff. Water temperature is still around 20C but the air is sub 10…

Cheers,

Rob

Avalon to Narrabeen Rpt

Meaty, beaty, big & bouncy! Plenty of powerful headhigh swell rolling outta the south & being kindly tended to by offshore winds. Cold, but…

C C Rising Swells

Fine, dry and cold on the Central Coast this Thursday morning.  The swell is smooth and rising at 2 – 4 feet from the southeast.  There is light west southwest breeze forecast to strengthen later.  Low tide 0440 and high tide around 1035. Local barometer 1013 hpa, 5 degrees C. 73% humidity.   Have a good one. 

Yep, it’s big

This one peeled for over 100 metres.

Not quite as big as the beachy, but no complaints from this rider at daybreak.

Hello Friends,

Update: got just enough light for a couple snaps and I can tell you it’s damn cold standing there in the wind and 8 degree temps waiting to hit the shutter button. I’ll bet suiting up in the carpark was pretty cozy for all those chaps and chapettes who did the dawn patrol. Okay, I’m off on a bit of a run around to see what else is showing a wave. PB has headed north on the same mission, so we should have a few piccies up for you later.

Waiting for enough light to take a picture, but can tell you that it looks to be in the double overhead range. Swell is out of the south as expected. It’s averaging 4 metres at sea and the power setting is on a juicy 11 seconds (with peaks into the 13 sec range).

Wind is west at around 15 kts. Next tide is a high at 1034.

Pic up soon, and then I’m off for a look around to report on the other options….

Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Gale warning.
Thursday until midnight: Wind: S/SW 20/30 knots, reaching 30/35 knots offshore early and again late. Sea: 2.5 to 3.5 metres.Swell: S about 3 metres, decreasing to 2.5 to 3 metres by the evening. Isolated thunderstorms.
Friday: Wind: SW 15/20 knots at first, reaching 25 knots offshore early, easing then tending NW 5/10 knots by the evening.Sea: 1.5 to 2 metres at first, reaching 2.5 metres offshore early, abating to below 1 metre by the evening. Swell: S about 2.5 metres.
Saturday: Wind: NW freshening to 15/20 knots.

Byron Bay Today June 10th 2009