KILLALEA DECLARED NATIONAL SURFING RESERVE

On Saturday 6 June, Killalea was officially declared as a National Surfing Reserve. This declaration will mean The Farm and Mystics, two of the South Coast’s most popular surfing breaks, and listed in Tracks Magazines 101 Best Australian waves will become protected surfing areas.

The reserve covers 500m out to sea from the average high-tide mark at The Farm and extends southwards 3.5km to include Mystics. Surfing reserves recognise sites of environmental, cultural and historic significance in Australian surf culture.
View Larger MapThis recognition helps raise awareness about the importance of protecting our precious coastal environment National surfing reserves honour surfing and its unique place in the Australian way of life. Australian surfers, and our surf breaks, are famous throughout the world while in New South Wales surfing is part of the social and economic fabric of many coastal communities. The legal protection government provides a national surfing reserve highlights the significance of the Crown land estate in ensuring our beaches are accessible to surfers and everyone else who wants to enjoy them. The other four surfing reserves in New South Wales are: Cronulla Beach National Surfing Reserve Angourie National Surfing Reserve (near Yamba) Crescent Head National Surfing Reserve Lennox National Surfing Reserve

Google map of area

thanks to Nicole Lenoir-Jourdan for sending us this item.

Cronulla report by Aquasea Wetsuit Repairs

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WIND: WNW at 20kph. WATER TEMP: 20 degrees.
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MAX AIR TEMP TODAY: 17-19 degrees.
SWELL: SSE 0.5-1.0m at 6 seconds.
TIDES: HIGH: 13:44 LOW: 07:25
WINDSURFERS: Good conditions today for advanced only.
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Quiet out there… too quiet

The beach looked pretty quiet at 0730.

Hello Friends,

Day started out with clear skies over Sydney, light offshores and just about no swell. What we have is out of the SSE at maybe half a metre on average. The period is averaging about 7 seconds, so it’s pretty close to flat.

However, there’s something interesting going on with the peak period setting. At around midnight it raced up into the 14 second range. Looking at the data from Batemans Bay, it appears there was a similar spike in the same value at midday yesterday and shortly thereafter the average period started moving up. It’s now at around the 12 sec mark. I mention this, because it’s consistent with some of the models which are calling for a similar pulse in average period to get to Sydney. If it does, then we could find some mal-able little sets turning up at the exposed spots.

Outlook for the rest of the work week is currently pretty ordinary. We should have pretty reasonable size (2-3m) swell from the southern quarters, but the wind will also be out of the same direction and it’ll be in the 15-20 kt range most of the time. So, anywhere that’s protected enough to surf is likely to be where we all turn up looking for a wave. If I had to pick a day to keep clear, it’d be Friday morning before the wind gets going. The models are currently suggesting that the swell could be 3-4 metres from the ESE.

We shall see what we shall see…

Go well with your day!

Tide was low at 0725 and will be high at 1344.

Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Monday until midnight: Wind: W/NW 10/15 knots, turning SW.Sea: about 1 metre. Swell: SE less than 1 metre.
Tuesday: Wind: SW 15/20 knots, turning S/SE 20/25 knots during the late morning or afternoon, reaching 25/30 knots offshore.Sea: 1 to 2 metres, rising to 2 to 3 metres. Swell: S/SE 2 to 3 metres. Isolated thunderstorms.
Wednesday: Wind: SE 10/20 knots.

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Fine, dry and mild on the Central Coast this Monday morning.  The swell is smooth and micro at 0 – 1 foot from the east southeast.  There is light west northwest breeze forecast to go south southwest later with showers over next few days.  Low tide 0725 and high tide around 1445. Local barometer 1005 hpa, 13 degrees C. 68% humidity.   Have a great week. 

Byron Bay June 14th 2009