A bit disappointing

Hello Friends,

Had one of those days when I just couldn’t reconcile my hopes with the reality. You know the deal I’m sure. Looked at Dee Why point, Collaroy, the Bower and Manly. None could persuade me to pull on the wetty.

It was a funny sort of day. There were waves around and in some places pretty big, but the quality just wasn’t enough to entice this correspondent.

I took pictures at Dee Why and Collaroy, but I didn’t get too many keepers. Waves were sectiony, often flabby and with the grey skies, rarely photogenic.

Still, I did pick out a couple to share. I took them with a Canon 7D that I have in for review at the moment. I like the speedy autofocus and the built in HD video is kinda cool as well. In fact, as an experiment I shot a wave at Dee Why which should be viewable below I hope.

By the time it got dark, the swell had moved slightly more to the SE. The period is hovering around the 9 second mark and the average size at sea is a touch over 3 metres.

I’m therefore quite confident that we’ll have something again tomorrow. The latest call from the Bureau for the Sydney region is for 20-30 kts of S-SW wind early, but it’s due to swing S-SE during the morning. Given that the tide’s going to be high early, we could face similar challenges vis a vis quality.

Here’s hoping Huey will smile upon us all!

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Offshore and clean on the inside - every now and then.

 

 

 

 

A little before 6 pm. Some of the shories definitely had their moments.

 

 

 

 

Full early, but some size around

Hello Friends,

High tide and south swell is not perhaps the ideal combo. Having peaked during the dark hours, it was averaging around the 3 metre mark out at sea with a period of about 9 seconds. Some energy was getting into the south end of the Collaroy Narrabeen stretch, but by the time you were at the Kick, it was maybe knee to waist high. Around the corner at Long Reef bombies the sets were probably in the 8-10 foot faces range but no one was out, so I couldn’t be absolutely certain.

Things were and still are more surfable at the Dee Why end of the beach. However the wind is clearly going to be a factor. When I rocked up here about half an hour ago it was comparatively smooth inside, but as I sit in Sea Change tapping out these words, the sind seems to be coming more around and it’s lumping the faces up. It’s also letting more swell in, because there are now consistently 2-3 metre faces at the point.

The wind forecast is not too bad considering and as the tide drops we should have a few more surf options around the place. This is a pretty raw sort of swell because Huey’s making it relatively nearby, so I’m not hopeful of it cleaning up into the all time category, or even the semi-all time range, but I’m not complaining. The models are sticking with their call of the last few days for a fairly rapid falling off from the peak height, but remaining well into the surfable range through Thursday morning.

I’m planning to get a few more pictures today so stay tuned for a fresh gallery (Huey willing).

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Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Strong wind warning
Tuesday until midnight: Wind: S/SW 25/33 knots. S/SW 15/20 knots inshore early morning.Sea: 2.5 to 3.5 metres. Swell: S/SE 3.5 to 4 metres, breaking dangerously, close inshore.
Wednesday: Wind: S/SW 20/25 knots, easing to S/SE 15/20 knots during the afternoon, SE 10/15 knots by evening. Sea: 2 to 2.5 metres, abating to about 1 metre.. Swell: S/SE 3 to 4 metres.
Thursday: Wind: Variable 5/10 knots, tending E/NE 15/20 during the afternoon, N/NE 20/25 knots during the evening.

Mostly not this clean at far north Collaroy

Not good through Wednesday

Its all going down hill Tuesday and and Wednesday with a rain front pushing east and winds coming from all directions. Too much of a weather mess to sort out what if any thing will remain of swell when Thursday comes, so stay tuned and stay dry.

Roberto

Cronulla report by Aquasea Wetsuit Repairs

UGLY 3-5ft surf today, southerly wind is hammering the conditions.
WIND: SSW at 46kph. WATER TEMP: 20 degrees.
FORECAST: A shower or two, more likely near the coast. Sunny periods. Moderate to fresh south to southwest winds, strong near the coast. Dangerous surf conditions.
MAX AIR TEMP TODAY: 19-23 degrees.
SWELL: SSE 3-5m at 9 seconds.
TIDES:　　　　 HIGH: 08:00　　　　　 LOW: 14:30
WINDSURFERS: Rough conditions　today.
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Overcast, windy and mild on the Central Coast this Tuesday morning.  The swell is smooth at 3 – 6 feet from the southeast.  There is a moderate south southwest breeze forecast to strengthen.  High tide at 0755 and low tide around 1435.  Local barometer 1004 hpa, 14 degrees C. 85% humidity.   Have a great week. 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 (stock) 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

Avalon etc. Rpt

Overnight, the swell has come up, as expected. Still a bit fat, when I looked – but with the tide now dropping (from 7am onwards) that ought to get sorted out. Camera batteries went dead at NN, but you ought to be looking at the spots that like it south anyway. Even Collaroy has a wave!

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