Saturday wrapped

No Mans sweep was heavy but sets had size.

Did you get in amongst it?

If so, I hope you went a bit better than I did. PB and I headed down to No Mans around mid-morning. Not sure I’ve ever encountered so much sweep there. Basically the entire go-out was spent paddling steadily toward the south. If you relaxed for a moment you’d get carried back into a dunderland of weirdness and rips straight out from the lugga. I did get a couple fun ones though, so was worth doing. However, in retrospect, I wish I’d gone for the late down the beach toward the SLSC.

I ducked down there for about 3/4 hr of shooting in the last embers of the day. Shot at least a couple hundred frames, so I’ll process them overnight and put them up on my blog tomorrow at some point – should anyone be interested. UPDATE: find 350 snaps I took in 40 mins here.

Outlook for tomorrow is for the swell to keep on pumping and for the SW to gradually ease across the day. It’ll be fine and mostly sunny as well, so I plan to get out and about with my camera again.

First tide tomorrow is a high at 0657.

Saturday until midnight: Wind: W/SW 20/30 knots, chiefly offshore.Sea: 2 to 3 metres offshore.Swell: S increasing to 2 to 3 metres.
Sunday: Wind: SW 20/25 knots easing to 15/20 knots during the day.Sea: 2 to 2.5 metres abating 1 to 2 metres. Swell: S about 3 metres.
Monday: Wind: SW 15/20 knots.
Tuesday: Wind: SW/SE 5/15 knots.

Over the falls in no uncertain terms.

Dee Why beach quality this arvo.

Late arvo Dee Why

Setting up a little floater at Dee Why.

Last light of day on another Dee Why wall.

Still Flat!

I think my wife and I caught that last tiny waves Friday for the next several days. While the wind will remain under 10 mph for most of Saturday the buoy data shows only 1 foot though Sunday. I recommend you just leave the board on the car and enjoy the beach.

Roberto

Running around the beaches

Hello again Friends,

Wandered around the landscape on your behalf this morning and gathered a few snaps to share…

Started at Manly where the crowds were surprisingly modest for a sunny Saturday morning. Guess that cold wind is keeping a fair number of us out of the water for the early. Sets were into the chest high range, but waits were pretty long. Clean and amusing looking though.

Around to Freshwater next, and there the crowds were equally uncrowdy early. Swell was more consistent, but the shutdown factor was very high when I watched it a couple hours after high tide.

Curly was quite well attended with people scattered from one end to the other of the beach. Sets were into the overhead range and the folks were doing a lot of peak and section chasing. Looks like a good workout and there were a few juicy specimens on offer. Probably the biggest waves I saw.

Over the hill at Dee Why things seem to be about the same as when I reported earlier, ie, inconsistent and smaller at the point, then shoulder to head high up the beach from just north of the clubhouse to the Lugga entrance. Crowds were crowdy too.

If you can’t find yourself a wave somewhere, you aren’t trying very hard!

Little peak didn't go unanswered this morning.

SUPster slides into section at Manly this am.

Gentleman glides stylishly into one.

Morning at Freshy

Curly stands one up

Moment of weirdness captured at mid-Curly this am.

Bodyboarder skims swiftly across a Dee Why wall.

Custom wave for just this rider.

Avalon to Narrabeen Rpt

Shoulder-to-head high southerly swell has started marching into the beaches that like it. It’s only around a 10 second period, so there’s enough energy without it being labelled “for experienced surfers only’. Wind is light. Sky is blue

The Saturday morning radio report

Hey all,

Here for your amusement, my dulcet tones from 702 ABC radio’s weekend show with Mr Simon Marnie at the helm.

Clicking the following link will open a little audio player thingy…

Don talks surf prospects for today and the week ahead with Simon Marnie.

Are you ready?

South swell lighting up the banks for the early risers.

Not as consistent as the beachy, but sets now and again.

Hello Friends,

Shaping up to be a pretty nice day out there, albeit somewhat chilly (we’re going to a high of around 16). And we have waves! The hardy early risers have scored themselves some rather tasty shoulder high sets at first light. Skies are clear and the westerly should gradually decrease as the day goes along.

The good news is that it’s looking as though it’ll only be getting better. The models are currently showing good prospects right into the middle of the coming week. The winds should be lighter than we’ve had over the last couple days too. It’ll be cold but mostly clear.

We’re coming off a high tide at 0608 and heading toward a low at 1139.

Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Strong Wind Warning.
Saturday until midnight: Wind: W/SW 20/30 knots, chiefly offshore.Sea: 2 to 3 metres offshore.Swell: S increasing to 2 to 3 metres.
Sunday: Wind: SW 20/25 knots easing to 15/20 knots during the day.Sea: 2 to 2.5 metres abating 1 to 2 metres. Swell: S about 3 metres.
Monday: Wind: SW 15/20 knots.

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