Minor Saturday

Posted on August 22nd, 2009 in Big Picture, Dee Why.

Hello Friends,

What can I say? It’s exactly as expected on the (non) surf front. If you can find anything catchable this morning in Sydney, my hat’s off to you. The MHL buoy is showing a metre of 6 second period south windswell out at sea. So the only hope of a ripple will be at spots that like dead south swell. But I wouldn’t be too hopeful.

Sadly, it looks as though the weekend warriors will have to find other activities this weekend. Sunday looks – if such a thing is possible – as though it will be even less interesting than today.

The models are showing a big system developing in the southern ocean over the next few days, but they are currently forecasting it to stay clear of our swell window. There could possibly be some dribbly little ones on Monday (maybe waist high) but at this stage, we’re probably going to have to wait until the end of the week to see if Huey will change his mind. My hope is that there will be something rideable on Thr-Fri… but I’m not going to bet on it at this stage.

Have yourself a top old day!

Don talks surf, or lack thereof, with Simon Marnie on ABC 702 radio, Sat, 22 August 2009.

Tides: H @ 0930, L @ 1526

Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Saturday until midnight: Wind: W/SW 15/20 knots tending NE 10/15 knots during the afternoon then N/NW 15/20 knots in the evening. Sea: 1 to 2 metres.Swell: NE 1 to 1.5 metres, tending S/SE later.
Sunday: Wind: NW/NE 10/20 knots.Sea: 1 to 2 metres. Swell: SE/NE 1 metre.
Monday: Wind: W/NW 15/25 knots.

Banff postcard

Posted on August 21st, 2009 in Postcard.

Reporter PB sent a bunch of snaps from his inland adventures in Canada, including this snap from lovely Banff. How’s the weather??

A slight delay…

Posted on August 21st, 2009 in South Carolina.

Slower movement of Hurricane Bill has delayed peak arrival of a 9 foot swell until Saturday afternoon. Expect a 3 foot SE swell with SW winds under 10 mph when you awake Friday with period sets from 9 – 15 seconds by the evening. Could be interesting with a rising tide starting around 3 pm. It will depend a lot on the winds.

Roberto

Getting sick of this!

Posted on August 21st, 2009 in Manly.

Well its basically flat again and things still look bad going forward. The only positive thing to say is that at least its not raining.  I watched 2 people having a crack this morning – one peak each! They caught a few but nothing of note with no real power or size but they were keen. Anyway I am going to play golf this arvo as it seems to be the only type of outdoor activity I shall conduct before the usual WB beers later on. Fingers crossed Huey starts throwing us a bone sometime time soon.

Barton Lynch at Surfrider Northern Beaches

Posted on August 21st, 2009 in Environment, For the Diary, Top stories.

Former world surfing champion Barton Lynch will be coming along to the Surfrider Foundation Northern Beaches public meeting on Wednesday 2 September. This meeting is open to anyone who’s interested in coming along to hear from Barton and learn a little about Surfrider Foundation.

Barton will give a brief talk about his career and his recent to visit to Costa Rica with the Australian surfing team as well as the role he sees for Surfrider Foundation in the surfing community.
Barton has had a long association with Surfrider Foundation
and it will be great to have him along to meet the Surfrider NB crew. We will be heading off to The Sands Hotel for a post meeting drink or two afterwards.

Event: Surfrider Foundation Northern Beaches Chapter meeting
Time/Date: 7.45 pm on Wed 2 September
Venue: North narrabeen Surf Club (Upstairs)
Check out Barton’s sites: bartonlynch.com, thesurfersgroup.com

People in the water surfing

Posted on August 21st, 2009 in Dee Why.

Hello Friends,

A little group of people on very buoyant equipment actually standing for a moment or two as a little line carried them shoreward at Dee Why. Not bad considering that the average swell height at sea is less than a metre. It’s mainly coming from the east at a windswelly 7 seconds apart. However, the MHL Sydney buoy is also showing some 11 second component. That’s likely to be the reason people are catching anything at all.

I’m with the Goat on the outlook for surf over the next week in our part of the world. It’s dire.

Oh well, we’re getting into the season to catch up on things I guess.

Have yourself a top old day!

Synoptic Situation
A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea drifting slowly east, maintaining generally weak winds along the coast. The next frontal system is expected to reach the coast on Friday with strong winds expected along the coast ahead and behind this system. A high pressure system will dominate through the Tasman from later on Saturday until a low pressure system comes through later on Monday.
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Strong wind warning.
Friday until midnight: Wind: N/NW 15/20 knots increasing to 20/30 knots in the afternoon ahead of a W/SW change of similar strength overnight. Sea: rising 2 to 3 metres. Swell: E about 1 metre.
Saturday: Wind: W/SW 20/30 knots easing to 15/20 knots early and tending W/NW 10/15 knots in the afternoon.Sea: 2 to 3 metres abating about 1 metre in the afternoon. Swell: NE 1 to 1.5 metres tending S/SE.
Sunday: Wind: NW/NE 10/20 knots.

C C Flat

Posted on August 21st, 2009 in Central Coast, Surf Reports.

 

Fine, dry and mild on the Central Coast this Friday morning.  The swell is  flat and fat at 0 – 1 foot  from the east.  There is a light northwest breeze forecast to go west southwest later.  High tide 0845 and low tide around 1445.  Local barometer 1003 hpa, 8 degrees C. 95% humidity.   Have a good weekend.

Byron Bay today Aug 20th 09

Posted on August 21st, 2009 in Byron, Local Colour.

It was whale watching heaven, In Byron Bay Today. There were several pods moving back down south after doing their Whaley business up the coast. Now they must have had a pretty good time up there, because they were just going off in Byron bay today. The Majority of them were too far out of range to really shoot, but we got lucky. Just when we got up to the cape after lunch a small pod came in right under the lighthouse and had a little whale party for a while before heading back out to sea. It was just one of those moments, but judging by the way they’ve been behaving I’d have to say you really want to get up the cape for a look over the next few days As for today’s surf, well it had moments too around the ocean side, but it was basically the breaching Humpbacks that held everyone’s attention, In Byron Bay Today.

The Goat’s Forecast

Posted on August 20th, 2009 in Surf Reports.

SURF FORECAST ISSUED THURSDAY 20 AUGUST 2009 : SEVEN DAY OUTLOOK FOR SYDNEY:

It’s pretty much small or flat…

and it’s pretty much gonna stay like that!!

Bit of a blow from the West South West overnight Friday won’t do a lot, other than blow waves offshore.  Might get a tiny uptick around Wednesday but don’t get too excited.…

Friday: maybe small NE windswell at places that like it.

Saturday: tending flat, maybe a small wave at places that like dead South swell.

Sunday: flat.

Monday: same.

Tuesday: same same.

Wednesday: in the 1-2 metre small range at dead South spots.

Thursday: 1 metre or less dead South.

Water temp’s around 17-18.

Weather from the Bureau:

Forecast for Thursday evening
Fine. Light to moderate north to northeast winds tending northwesterly overnight.
Precis: Fine.

Forecast for Friday
Fine. Mostly sunny morning, cloud increasing in the afternoon. Moderate to fresh northwesterly winds gusty at times in the afternoon ahead of west to southwest change overnight.
Precis: Fine. Windy.

City:         Min:  11 Max:  25   Parramatta: Min:   8 Max:  25

Terrey Hills: Min:  10 Max:  23   Penrith:    Min:   6 Max:  26

Liverpool:    Min:   5 Max:  25   Richmond:   Min:   4 Max:  25

UV Alert: 10:20 am to 1:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]

Saturday Fine. Partly cloudy.

City:          Min:   13  Max:   21

West:          Min:    7  Max:   21

Sunday Fine.

City:          Min:   12  Max:   25

West:          Min:    6  Max:   27

Monday Mostly fine.

City:          Min:   15  Max:   27

West:          Min:    9  Max:   27

Tuesday Fine.

City:          Min:   13  Max:   20

West:          Min:    9  Max:   20

Wednesday Fine.

City:          Min:   11  Max:   21

West:          Min:   05  Max:   21

Thursday Fine.

City:          Min:   09  Max:   21

West:          Min:   02  Max:   22

 

Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
A strong wind warning is current.
Thursday until midnight: Wind: N/NE 8/13 knots, tending NW overnight. Sea: to 1 metre.Swell: SE around 1 metre.
Friday: Wind: N/NW 15/20 knots increasing to 20/30 knots ahead of an overnight W/SW change of similar strength. Sea: rising 2 to 3 metres. Swell: E about 1 metre.
Saturday: Wind: W/SW 15/25 knots easing during the morning.
Sunday: Wind: N/NE 10/20 knots.

Nutin doin

Posted on August 20th, 2009 in Surf Reports.

Well, no change from earlier today in Dee Why.

Meanwhile, Brendon and the boys are trying to stay out of the sun at about Zero degrees latitude… (photo by www.liquiddestination.com)