Late wrap: Northy

Hey late evening crew!

Just on dusk, whilst my daughter was at singing lessons, I dodged over to Northy for a quick 20 mins behind the lens. Quality was not outstanding due to the sideshore and general choppiness, and there was quite a crew on it, but I did manage to get a few snaps. Herewith a sample of the more interesting ones. (Naturally there’ll be an entire session gallery posted on my personal site later for anyone who may have been out and who wonders if I got a picture of them… )

20 minutes maximum, but they're going for it anyway.

Getting everything squared away for a cover

Artful hack inflicted on hapless Northy inside section.

White-breasted sea eagle looking for some tucker from above Northy just before Huey dims the houselights on another day.

Dying embers of the 11th at Northy.

Swell kicking in

Hello Friends,

Was busy in the middle part of the day over in town. Got back to the beach around 1400. Checked the Bower to see if the wind was tearing it up. Chop wasn’t super bad, but it was too messy to tempt anyone out. Some sizable sets coming in too.

A few people were out along the Manly stretch, but it really looked like a lot of work to get out there and the bomb sets were pretty frequent. Wave faces were into the three metre range on the bigger ones.

Same story, if not a bit bigger again around at Curly. But no one in the water. Just too much of a struggle to get out and there weren’t any obviously consistent peaks.

Around at Dee Why the crowd was starting to gather on the point. A couple bods over in the beachy, but it looked rippy and hard work. The point doesn’t really like east swell, but there were some very makeable and slabby things coming in every now and again. The biggest sets were looking crazy though. I only saw a couple that didn’t shut down and for the most part folks were jumping on the little ones (wave faces in the 2-3 metre range).

Had a look at the Collaroy Narrabeen stretch too. Nobody in the water until you get all the way up to the north end. It kinda looked tow-able in the south, but you probably wouldn’t try paddling out. Northy was very well attended, but did not seem to be as consistent as Dee Why. A couple folks were playing tow-ins at Turimetta too.

The chop was present along all the south ends, but it wasn’t really bad.

Swell is currently in the 2-3 metre range with a whopping 12-13 sec period, so this is not a day for beginners!

Outlook for tomorrow is north to NW wind tomorrow morning and although the swell seems to have peaked up north, I’d be astounded if it was dramatically smaller on Weds.

Have yourself a good one!

If you didn't mind wearing the bomb sets, it was possible to jag the smaller ones too.

The queue lines up for a turn

The bigger set waves just a little nutty.

Pocket rocketing at Dee Why around 1400

Some sizable sets mashing into the point mid-arvo.

On a balcony in Redfern today.

Flat-O

Atlantic high pressure has made things hot and flat with only a small bump possible come Wednesday. But the future is looking interesting in a couple of weeks from now. In the Atlantic, an area of low pressure is located just southwest of the Cape Verde Islands. Shower and thunderstorm activity with this system has waned a bit since yesterday. If this low can keep collocated showers and thunderstorm as it moves westward, a tropical depression may form over the next couple of days.

We also have a tropical wave and an associated weak low pressure will pass through the Windward Islands. Showers and thunderstorms along with gusty winds will impact the islands overnight. Some slow development is possible. Stay tuned.

Roberto

We have swell

Lunchtime update – some decent sized sets coming through easily head and half high with a few biggers ones thrown in for good measure. Best banks are around the North Steyne area with some lovely clean faces to play with. Just be ready for the duck diving extravaganza you face.  Well worth the paddle though.

Its just not that flash as we speak. Wind blew from the northerly quarter all night sadly but seems to have developed some west in it this last little while and if this continues expect things to clean up significantly. Anyway we can hardly complain as its the biggest its been for quiet sometime.  High tide is 11:30am. Get out there.

Waves

Well, I took some photos 15 minutes ago and already it’s about doubled in size since then, so no point in posting them now.  Nearly double overhead sets at 0935 at Dee Why Point but it’s not particularly “Point-Friendly” swell with so much E in it.  About a dozen punters out having a go at it.  About half or so are closing out and not got much wall on them. It is seeming to clean up a bit as the morning draws on. Not great but better than it’s been for more than a week. Just not the best conditions for Dee Why. Better bets would probably be places like Narrabeen, Whale Beach, Bungan, Newport and perhaps Manly or Fairy Bower today.

Cheers,

Rob

Our man in San Francisco

A few postcards this morning from the other side of the planet. Looks like PB’s having good d weather in San Francisco. Waves don’t look too big though!

Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco.

Golden Gate bridge looking south toward The City.

Coastline north of San Francisco.

We have waves

Hello Friends,

Drizzly skies seem to have kept the usual dawn patrol crowd out of the water for the early at Dee Why this morning. Unusual. Sets at the beach look to be into the head high range and same goes for the point. Swell is out of the east (as anticipated by the models) and it’s a couple metres at a respectably juicy 10-11 seconds. From the look of the data the energy is pretty much at the same level from Sydney up to the border.

Wind is set to swing from the north to the NE and to pick up as the day goes along. That means that some of the east swell options will get chopped up – but not all of ‘em.

The aforementioned models continue to be hopeful about the next three days. Tomorrow the wind forecast looks better than today and we should still have a similar level of swell. And the same again seems to be in store for Thursday.

Are we ready to have fun?

Go well with your day!

High tide is at 1127, low is at 1727

Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Tuesday until midnight: Wind: N 10/15 knots freshening to N/NE 15/20 knots in the afternoon and reaching 20/25 knots offshore.Sea: about 1 metre rising to 1.5 to 2 metres in the afternoon.Swell: E/SE about 2 metres. Isolated thunderstorms.
Wednesday: Wind: N/NW 15/20 knots tending W/NW in the morning and easing to 10/15 knots.Sea: 1 to 1.5 metres. Swell: E about 2 metres.
Thursday: Wind: W/NW 10/15 knots.

Tsunami watch issued after Indian Ocean quake

(CNN) — A tsunami watch has been issued after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake in the Indian Ocean near India’s Andaman Islands, authorities said.

The quake struck at 1:55 a.m. (3:55 p.m. ET) about 163 miles north of Port Blair, Andaman Islands.

The watch covers India, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia and Bangladesh, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

The quake struck at 1:55 a.m. (3:55 p.m. ET), about 163 miles (262 km) north of Port Blair, Andaman Islands, and 225 miles south-southwest of Pathein, Myanmar, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Tsunami watch issued after Indian Ocean quake – CNN.com.

C C Getting there!

Overcast, dry and mild on the Central Coast this Tuesday morning.  The swell is smooth and bigger at 2 – 5 feet + from the east southeast.  There is a light north northwest breeze forecast to go north northeast later.  Low tide 0510 and high tide around 1125.  Local barometer 1008 hpa, 10 degrees C. 93% humidity.   Have a good one.

Byron Bay Today Aug 10 / 09