CC. Tiny surf. Super Hot day with late Southerly change.

 Have a good weekend.

For Sale -  I have a Surtech (Tuflite) Velzy 12 foot Hawaiian Paddle board (not SUP) for sale.  Excellent condition. $950.00 (cost $1600.00 + new).  This board is a standard class racing paddle board and goes like the clappers, very fast.  Good cross trainer for paddling on flat days.  If you are interested I can send photos.  Contact Matt at  ms2007@bigpond.com

Amphibians Buttocks In Byron Bay Today.

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Many moons ago, my technically insane butt affectionate mother would repeatedly say these things to me. ‘Count your blessings dear’, ‘waste not, want not’ and of course, ‘be grateful for what you’ve got’. Fair enough, but she also used to walk around saying ‘It’s as cold as frog’s bottom’. Now as a young blokes logic went, I figured  anyone who went around touching up frogs arses to check the temperature. Must then be completely mad. So to pay any attention to anything she was saying would be an unnecessary and risky thing to do to. But you know what? Apart from her weird obsession with amphibian’s buttocks she was pretty much on the money with the other stuff. You see I’ve seen some folks have things they take for granted removed from them this week. Lifes like that,  It just happens. There have been some serious injuries in the surf. One woman is still in hospital awaiting surgery, thanks to a Gymp on a hired SUP.  A mate had a project fail, and he lost everthing, and I’ve had a few wake up calls myself. One was trivial yet bloody expensive annoyance, and the other, physically painful and not about to go away as one of my body parts has decided to wear out. It’s at times like this that I stop and reflect. The old girl with the frog fetish may have been right. I suspect I know what she was getting at. It was, be grateful for what you have placed before you today. Look for the good, but accept and forgive the bad. Don’t waste time wanting what you haven’t got. For the time will come when all you’ll wish for, is that you had that wasted time back. She was right, when problems arise, there is as she used to also say, ‘No point crying over spilt milk’. Or as I’ve come to see it,  accept the new reality and adopt an appropriate strategy. So I sit here tapping this out and I remind myself. I’m so bloody grateful for what I have and do in my life today. I’m grateful for how and where I live, in this place that is perfectly imperfect, and I couldn’t give rats arse whether anyone else likes it or not, In Byron Bay Today.

Not exactly a ripper

Not much of anything showing at Dee Why this morning.

Hello Friends,

Not much of anything showing at Dee Why this morning. Wind went around to the SSW earlier and the weak windswell seems to have tracked around to south as well.

The models are suggesting that we should see a slight improvement (ie, it might get surfable) over the next day or two. But at this stage it looks like it will only be the difference between flat and very marginal.

Here’s hoping there’ll be a little something for us when the heat hits tomorrow.

Your best bet for a wave today is going to be at spots with south exposure. Of course it’ll be onshore where it’s biggest.

Tomorrow the wind will be around to the NW, so my hunch is that the best locations will be the more east exposed spots. If we see stuff into the waist high range, I’ll be stoked.

By Monday, the heat should be gone as a new south change rolls up the coast. That of course will mean short period south windswell. The models are showing 2-3 metres at 6-7 sec, so figure chest to head high plus at exposed spots (on sets) if we’re lucky. Again, it’ll be biggest where the onshores are strongest and because of the short period, you probably can’t expect to find much in the protected south corners.

Tides: H @1040, L@ 1732
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Saturday until midnight: Wind: S/SE 20/25 knots easing to 10/15 knots during the morning, then tending SE/NE 10/15 knots in the afternoon.Sea: 2 to 2.5 metres abating about 1 metre.Swell: NE 1 to 2 metres. Possible afternoon thunderstorms.
Sunday: Wind: NW/NE 20/30 knots. Late S change 20/30 knots. Sea: 2 to 3 metres. Swell: NE 1 to 1.5 metres.
Monday: Wind: S/SE 15/25 knots.

Curl Curl this Morning: 0900-1000.

Making the most of the fun little waves.

Great morning for it.

Fun for everyone!

Going long on a small one.

The weather is changing.

Looks like this past week of glassy north winds and small swell is over. For Saturday and Sunday we will have NE winds near 15 mph and rain starting Saturday evening. So I see no need to scope out the beach as surely you had some decent rides sometime during the past week.

Roberto

C C – Surftech Velzy 12′ Paddle board for sale

Fine, dry and warm on the Central Coast this Saturday morning.  The swell is ruffled and small at 1 – 2 feet from the east southeast.  There is a light southwest breeze forecast to go northeast later.  Low tide at 0500 and High tide around 1140.  Local barometer 1006 hpa, 25 degrees C. 67% humidity.   Have a good weekend.

For Sale -  I have a Surtech (Tuflite) Velzy 12 foot Hawaiian Paddle board (not SUP) for sale.  Excellent condition. $950.00 (cost $1600.00 + new).  This board is a standard class racing paddle board and goes like the clappers, very fast.  Good cross trainer for paddling on flat days.  If you are interested I can send photos.  Contact Matt at  ms2007@bigpond.com

Gotta love technology

No one visible in the water at 0800.

Hello Friends,

I was up in plenty of time to write my report for you, but the computer gods decided we need a poke apparently. Anyway, we’re back now, so I can now tell you that it’s very small and weak. Swell’s out of the NE at about a metre with an average period of just 7 seconds. The longer period component that was still hanging around yesterday morning has now vanished, so I wouldn’t be expecting any bomb sets.

Outlook is for the wind to build up from the NE as the day goes along and to eventually get up toward the 30kt mark. If that happens then we just might see some okay windwaves near dusk at those semi-exposed NE favourable locations like Curly and Northy.

Have yourself a top old Friday!

Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Strong Wind Warning.
Friday until midnight: Wind: NW/NE 10/15 knots, increasing to N/NE 20/30 knots during the afternoon/evening. Sea: 1 to 2 metres, rising to 2 to 3 metres later. Swell: NE 1 to 1.5 metres. Possible afternoon thunderstorms.
Saturday: Wind: Early S change 15/20 knots, becoming SE/NE 15/20 knots in the afternoon.Sea: 1 to 2 metres. Swell: NE 1 to 2 metres. Possible thunderstorms.
Sunday: Wind: NW/NE 15/25 knots. Late S change 20/30 knots.

south-west vancouver island

on monday at 3 pm: up to twice over-head, strong swell, heavy rain – long, fairly glassy, slightly blustery lines at our rivermouth point, offering beautiful platforms and slow slopes, with tremendous force – one of the rare winter days, when the point magically becomes a world-class break – the swell was so strong, that i felt no urge to enter the point area campground itself – the action in the normally-restful pools to the east was intense – 12 brethren with me (including sisters), mostly taking leisurely turns for waves arriving continuously, with major sets every 3 – 5 minutes – with my customary short patience (and fast paddle moves), i waited 20 yards further in from the buzz, and took all to myself the strong inner right slopes – a suitable no-brainer – jolly onshore crowd, all surfers, hurray ! -**********- a seeker of silences am i, and what treasure have i found in silences that i may dispense with confidence ? – kahlil gibran …. ********** twitter mercuryloge

BSR – LEGIAN BALI – 20NOV2009

BSR pic of the day

Expect another glassy day.

For Friday light north winds under 10 mph once again my surfing friends with a 3 – 4 foot bump that will do just fine on falling and rising tides at sun break or late afternoon starting around 3 pm. This may be your last surf for a few days as a rain front approaches for the weekend.

Roberto