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A southerly arrived early and laid waste to most surf options on Monday, but the east swell still had some legs and there were waves to be had at the Bower and Collaroy. So, I grabbed...
After weeks of dribble, Sydney surfers finally got a few fun waves thanks to a couple metres of east swell on a sunny Sunday. I surfed it myself and shot pictures at three different...
Surf Photos of You. I was enjoying a cap down at Dee Why and decided to get the camera and shoot Dee Why Point for an hour or so between 11am and 12.10pm. 3 – 4 foot+. (5...
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Now it was a rather glorious morning to say the least, sun was out, lines were reasonably clean and the crew were feeling well happy and mellow, in Byron Bay today. Then many sponsored...
Pics: DY point 14 July 09 (watershots)
Posted on August 6th, 2009 in Click! Pics for folk, Don's surfin' pics, Top stories.Catching up on the picture backlog… here are a selection of snaps from a morning surf session at the point. All were shot with a Pansonic FT1
To see all images from this session, please click here.
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The Goat’s Surf Forecast
Posted on August 6th, 2009 in Surf Reports.Surf Forecast issued Thursday 6 August 2009: Seven day outlook for Sydney:
Hmmm…. we have a Gale warning… late Friday arvo sea will start rising from the South…
So Pat, for the Weekend Leave Pass considerations…that will bring up the swell for Saturday morning, but it’ll be very windy and choppy, and will feel cold. Sunday will be smaller, but conditions look like being better. Choices, choices… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ but no guarantees J
Friday: around a metre or so in the morning from the East North East, then maybe 2-3 metres with a Gale.
Saturday: 2-3 metres at places that like dead South swell… easing back, as the strong S/SW wind does.
Sunday: a lot smaller, around 1 metre or so, but with offshore W/SW wind according to the BoM…
Monday: some large East swell… 1- 2 metres rising to 2-3 metres.
Tuesday: 3 metres + East
Wednesday: same
Thursday: in the 1-2 metre range East.
Water temp’s around 16-17.
Weather from the Bureau:
Forecast for Thursday evening
Fine. Light to moderate north to northeast winds tending light northwesterly overnight.
Precis: Fine.
Forecast for Friday
Cloud increasing in the afternoon with the chance of a late shower. Moderate to fresh northwesterly winds ahead of a late fresh to strong southwesterly change.
Precis: Mostly fine. Windy.
City: Min: 10 Max: 22 Parramatta: Min: 7 Max: 23
Terrey Hills: Min: 8 Max: 21 Penrith: Min: 5 Max: 23
Liverpool: Min: 4 Max: 23 Richmond: Min: 4 Max: 23
UV Alert: 11:40 am to 12:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 3 [Moderate]
Saturday Fine. Mostly sunny.
City: Min: 9 Max: 17
West: Min: 3 Max: 17
Sunday Fine. Mostly sunny.
City: Min: 8 Max: 18
West: Min: 1 Max: 19
Monday Mostly fine.
City: Min: 9 Max: 19
West: Min: 2 Max: 19
Tuesday Mostly fine.
City: Min: 10 Max: 20
West: Min: 5 Max: 21
Wednesday Mostly fine.
City: Min: 8 Max: 21
West: Min: 3 Max: 22
Thursday Mostly fine.
City: Min: 10 Max: 21
West: Min: 4 Max: 22
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards: Gale Warning. Thursday until midnight: Wind: N/NE 10/15 knots, freshening to 15/20 knots later and turning N/NW. Sea: 1 to 2 metres.Swell: E/SE less than 1 metre. Friday: Wind: NW 10/15 knots inshore, 15/20 knots offshore, increasing to NW 18/23 knots throughout during the afternoon ahead of a W/SW change 25/33 knots late afternoon. Turning more S'ly 30/40 knots during the evening.Sea: 1 to 2 metres, rising to 2.5 to 3.5 metres during the afternoon and evening. Swell: NE about 1 metre. Saturday: Wind: S/SW 25/35 knots, gradually easing. Sunday: Wind: W/SW 10/20 knots, easing.
Still on hold
Posted on August 6th, 2009 in Big Picture, Dee Why.Hello Friends,
Quiet out there, too quiet...
The MHL buoys for NSW are telling pretty much the same story up and down our coast, namely that nowhere are average swell heights above a metre. That being the case, I wouldn’t expect any immediate change to our circumstances in Sydney.
However…
The models have been swinging about late winter style but over the last few days they’ve become consistently optimistic about the start of next week. The current reading is pointing toward a run of solid east swell beginning around Monday morning. Not the perfect swell direction for our little stretch of coastline, but if the calls for 2-3 metres at 10-12sec come to pass, I’m sure we’ll figure out ways to make do. 
Go well with your day!
Tide: High 0827, Low 1400
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Thursday until midnight: Wind: W/NW to 10 knots, tending N/NE 10/15 knots in the afternoon and freshening to 15/20 knots later. Sea: less than 1 metre, rising to 1 to 1.5 metres in the afternoon and evening.Swell: E/SE less than 1 metre.
Friday: Wind: NW 15/20 knots, reaching 20/25 knots ahead of SW change 25/35 knots in the afternoon. Sea: 1.5 to 2 metres rising to about 3 metres in the afternoon and evening. Swell: NE about 1 metre.
Saturday: Wind: S/SW 25/35 knots easing.
Narrabeen Rpt
Posted on August 6th, 2009 in Surf Reports.Unremarkable
Still small and clean
Posted on August 6th, 2009 in Manly.Sadly there is still nothing else to report. Saturday still looks like the day that we will next get some pulse although it will not be the greatest of swells but it should be rideable and after the last few days we can not complain. Despite this dour predictament we are in its still great weather so get out there and enjoy it. Just don’t expect to be surfing anything of note.
C C Small
Posted on August 6th, 2009 in Central Coast, Surf Reports.
Fine, dry and cool on the Central Coast this Thursday morning. The swell is smooth and very small at 1 – 1.5 feet max. from the east southeast. There is light west northwest breeze forecast to freshen and go northeast later. High tide 0825 and low tide around 1400. Local barometer 1015 hpa, 4 degrees C. 95% humidity. Have a good one.
FlatThursday
Posted on August 6th, 2009 in Curl Curl, Surf Reports.Completely flat this morning with little to no chance of a ridable. BIGGER swell due in on Saturday with a substantial southerly change and then it’s game on again for the next week or so. Enjoy.
Byron Bay Today Aug 5th 09
Posted on August 6th, 2009 in Byron, Just for fun, Local Colour, surf photography, Surf Reports.
- It was just that kind of day, In Byron Bay Today
Ah yes August it’s such a beautiful time to be, In Byron Bay Today. Once again an almost summer like day was on offer for the Byronians. I mean ok, let’s get real here; obviously it’s not really like summer up here, because there’s no humidity. But it was indeed very warm, sunny and just downright pretty all day long. Now the waves were kind of nice, but there’s not much to go around. The banks aren’t really lining up and it’s got the crowd concentrated all in one spot. This puts a lot of pressure on everyone, both locals and visitors alike. Or to put it simply I witnessed a lot of behaviour today from people who’d do well to click on our Byron Surf Lore link and have a really good read. Be that as it may, there was still plenty of fun to be had by most. But remember folks when you’re learning something new, practice away from the crew. In Byron Bay Today.