u2 live from Rose Bowl

If you have a decent connection, you can see U2 playing the Rose Bowl in LA right now…

http://www.youtube.com/u2

south-west vancouver island

on sunday at 4 pm: 1 – 2 footers at chickens, at the lost village beach, a bit slow but pleasant – even slower at the superior firsts reef, to the east – and some solid offerings at seconds, to the west – three brethren and i lapped up the occasional offerings at chickens, under lashing rain – something long with barnacles surfaced, about 50 yards off – the last time that happened, in san diego, it was a whale – i know i’m close when i see the barnacles – i yelped, in umm welcome, and my brethren reassured me that our barnacled friends had been around all day, and were even graciously coming up to the boards – it was either, we know, a grey, a sperm or a humpback (not the latter!) – well, with these storms, expect continuing great conditions going forward – on saturday, there were even almost-rideable waves at the spit, in town – please stop at the region’s number one surf shop and local retailer of the year for 2008, Community One Boards and Apparel, the best equipment around and the best clothing in town – **********- and shall my desires flow like a fountain that i may fill their cups? – k gibran ….

Monday Arvo update

1400: Dee Why attracting a few takers... amazingly.

Hello Friends,

Wind is SE 18-26kts at 1400. Swell is 3+ metres SE with an average period of 8 seconds. Few light showers about.

To put it mildly, conditions are just awful.

So, how’s it look for the rest of the week?

Well, Tuesday’s looking like a choice of onshores and small, short period SE windswell (waist highish). Wednesday the wind’s supposed to go around to the east and NE and not get up to much more than seabreeze strength. Tide’ll be low at about 0943, so the morning sesh could be okay for catching a few little ones. At this stage I’m not overly hopeful though because the models seem to be calling for very short periods and generally east direction.

The models are showing a very brief long period one metre south pulse for Thursday arvo. If it happens, the late could be interesting at spots that like south and aren’t fussed by NE sea breezes.

Might still be a few scraps of the pulse left for the Friday daybreak crew…

Okay, buncha stuff happening this week for Sydney surfers. On Thursday the Wharf Bar at Manly will be jumpin’ for Surfrider Foundation Northern Beaches group’s first ever Beach Benefit Bash. All dough raised goes to Surfrider Foundation. It’s only $25 bucks in and that includes your first drink. There are door prizes, silent auctions and all that good stuff. I’ll be in attendance so say hi! (all details below)

Best plan is to get your tix sorted beforehand by booking on the Surfrider site

Among those contributing to the Thursday night good vibes will be the mighty Tim Bonython. Tim’s one busy guy too because this Weds the 28th he kicks off his 8th Australian Surf Movie Festival. Here’s how he describes it:

The theme of this year’s festival premiering on the 28th of October at the Randwick Ritz in Sydney is :

The Past, the Present & the Future.

I will be showing the best of some of my classics like the Hawaii Nine O series, Gripping Stuff, Biggest Wednesday, Download, Lost in Space & the Snuff series etc.

Some of those flicks are over 20 years old so you are going to notice the huge change in pretty well everything since then till now.

The Present, we look at all the amazing footage that I have shot from this year within Australia & overseas.

The Future is our finale with the best junior surfers in the nation been towed into the biggest waves ever surfed in an event in this country.

The shark-infested wave in South Australia rarely breaks but did with all its glory with 20 to 40 foot faces.

Simply amazing stuff & goes down as one of the greatest events & trips I have covered.

Also included is hot off the press footage shot of the heaviest session EVER at Shipsterns Bluff – featured on the Channel Nine News. The surfers were truly rattled by some of the most serious wipeouts ever out there.

I’ve got three pairs of tix to giveaway for the Randwick Ritz show. If you’d like a pair, be the first to shoot me your full name and contact mobile number. Please use our feedback page for this

I’ll give away some more tix in the next couple days…

Surfrider Bash details
the Surfrider Foundation Northern Beaches
– Beach Benefit Bash

Wharf Bar THR 29th October from 6pm

Get your entry tickets on the door or buy online at
www.surfrider.org.au/fundraiser

Come along and have a great night out, listen to Goons of Doom, surf
films by Tim Bynython and comedy by Wendy Harmer. Your ticket also gets
you a free drink and canapes on arrival.

Bring your wallets to get to be in with the chance to take home one of
our great auction items..
A surf trip to the Maldives
A surf trip to Tasmania
Eco friendly Balsa Board Kit – impress your mates and make it
yourself

Dont facy those? Our raffle and silent auction will get you…..
Rip Curl Mens Spring Suit and Watch
Ladies Mini Mal from Wicks surf shop
A bundle of surf gear from Alhoa
Womens and Mens Mambo goodie bags – a new summer outfit
Personal Nutrition session from Your Food Coach
Bodyboards
A 6 course degustation dinner for two at Whitewater Restaurant
A meal for two at newly opened Green Groper restaurant in Narrabeen
Surf lessons for two people
SUP lessons for two people
Plus loads of vouchers to spend at local shops!

Where: Wharf Bar, Manly
Time: from 6pm
When: Thursday 29th October
Cost: $25 plus 1 complimentary drink and canapes on arrival

Dont miss out on this big night in Manly, packed full of entertainment,
free goodies, live set from Goons of Doom and a fun night out on a
Thursday.

See you there!

It was fun while it lasted.

Hope you caught some of that Sunday more glass. Monday will be blowing hard from the NE at 20+ mph which will keep the swell, but choppy conditions. I think Monday is pretty much a lost cause, but double check me. We could have some small stuff Tuesday, but it depends when the winds turn from the North.

Roberto

Cronulla report by Aquasea Wetsuit Repairs

Crap conditions don’t bother. 
WIND: SE at 44kph. WATER TEMP: 18 degrees.
FORECAST: Rain periods, easing during the day. Moderate southeast winds, fresh to strong near the coast.   
MAX AIR TEMP TODAY: 16-20 degrees.
SWELL: SE 3-6m at 8 seconds.
TIDES:     HIGH: 15:00      LOW: 08:30

Ugly and Windy

Yep – a poor start to the day here in Manly. Its blowing a lovely 20 plus knots from the south east. Yes there is waves but its short period locally generatied wind swell and to be honest not flash at all. I would tihnk its best that you forget about getting a surf into today and catch up on some chores. Set yourself up well for the week ahead!!

Just under one week to go till the Surfrider Foundation Northern Beaches – Beach Benefit Bash. We encourage all users of the beach and ocean to come along.

Wharf Bar 29th October from 6pm

Get your entry tickets on the door or buy online at www.surfrider.org.au/fundraiser

Come along and have a great night out, listen to Goons of Doom, surf films by Tim Bynython and comedy by Wendy Harmer. Your ticket also gets you a free drink and canapes on arrival.

Bring your wallets to get to be in with the chance to take home one of our great auction items..

* A surf trip to the Maldives
* A surf trip to Tasmania
* Eco friendly Balsa Board Kit – impress your mates and make it yourself

Dont facy those? Our raffle and silent auction will get you…..

* SUP lessons for two people from Wind Surf n Snow
* Rip Curl Mens Spring Suit and Watch
* Surfboard from Wicks surf shop
* A bundle of surf gear from Alhoa
* Womens and Mens Mambo goodie bags – a new summer outfit
* Personal Nutrition session from Your Food Coach
* Bodyboards
* A 6 course degustation dinner for two at Whitewater Restaurant
* A meal for two at newly opened Green Groper restaurant in Narrabeen
* Surf lessons for two people
* Plus loads of vouchers to spend at local shops!

Where: Wharf Bar, Manly
Time: from 6pm
When: Thursday 29th October
Cost: $25 plus 1 complimentary drink and canapes on arrival

Dont miss out on this big night in Manly, packed full of entertainment, free goodies, live set from Goons of Doom and a fun night out on a Thursday.

All money raised goes to Surfrider Foundation – a non-profit organisation dedicated to the protection and enhancement of Australia’s oceans, waves and beaches for all people, through CARE: Conservation, Activism, Research and Education.

See you there!

Back in Sydney to…

Hello Friends,

Back in dear old Sydney once more. And what have we got in the way of a welcome home? Why howling SSE wind and junky windswell and rain, that’s what. The only live wind report I could find at report time was for Kurnell which was showing 19-26 kts of SSE. The MHL buoy was bobbing about in 3-5 metres of 8 sec period SSE windswell.

As far as Dee Why’s concerned, it’s not making for a pretty picture. Couldn’t see anyone in the water because it was so junky and messy. Water looks pretty woofy as well thanks to the run off. Will try to get a picture up later when the rain backs off…

And I’ll come back with some thoughts on the prospects too…

C C Storming it!

Torrential rain (100+ mls overnight here) on the Central Coast this morning.  The swell is smashed at 3 – 4 feet + from the east southeast.  There is a super strong southeast gale.  Low tide 0815 and high tide around 1455.  Local barometer 1016 hpa, 15 degrees C. 98% humidity.   Have a great week.

Dee Why: Uncrowded

Simply Sunday In Byron Bay Today.

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 Well it was just one of those classic almost Summer type of Sunday’s in Byron Bay today. No holidays, no festivals, no long weekends, and no special events, not many tourists. A simple sunny Sunday, with a little bit of swell and joyously warm weather. And didn’t the local families and the few visitors in town just lap it up. Quiet relaxing times, a few enjoyable slides, a bit of a float in the bay at high tide. While the smell of barbequing sausages gently wafts across the waves. It wasn’t big or particularly exciting, just relaxing and utterly beautiful, which is exactly the way this old salty dog loves it, In Byron Bay Today.