Loading ...
A southerly arrived early and laid waste to most surf options on Monday, but the east swell still had some legs and there were waves to be had at the Bower and Collaroy. So, I grabbed...
After weeks of dribble, Sydney surfers finally got a few fun waves thanks to a couple metres of east swell on a sunny Sunday. I surfed it myself and shot pictures at three different...
Surf Photos of You. I was enjoying a cap down at Dee Why and decided to get the camera and shoot Dee Why Point for an hour or so between 11am and 12.10pm. 3 – 4 foot+. (5...
Surf Photos of You::: If you were surfing at South Narrabeen this morning between 8am – 9am near the South Narrabeen Surf Club and the Marquesas between 8 – 9 am on Saturday...
Now it was a rather glorious morning to say the least, sun was out, lines were reasonably clean and the crew were feeling well happy and mellow, in Byron Bay today. Then many sponsored...
Out where it’s hot, hot, hot.
Posted on December 23rd, 2009 in At large.Hello Friends,
Is there anything more pathetic than a surfer far inland, dreaming of waves? That describes your correspondent who now finds himself looking out on the rolling landscape of the Rosedale district in the Barossa. It’s already 34.5 at a little after 9 in the morning, so the 40+ high looks a good prospect.
Weirdly, as I was sitting here typing away, the weather channel just showed a pan of Dee Why beach (coastalwatch camera maybe?) and I can see it’s looking pretty small. The Sydney MHL buoy is off the air and Pt Kembla’s not too reliable looking either, so the nearest realtime data is down at Batemans Bay where the energy is coming from the SE at around 7 seconds. Swell height at sea is just a metre. So I guess it’s not too surprising that it’s so weak and tiny at Dee Why.
Just had a call from our man in Coffs. the ebullient Brian. He says it’s moat like everywhere, but for woopi where he is either hallucinating or actually seeing a catchable little wave…
The outlook for today is pretty ordinary it has to be said for Sydney surfers. However, since the NE’r is set to come up this afternoon and then to blow through tomorrow, there might possibly be some little windswell waves at the usual spots toward dusk on Christmas eve.
The models are not looking kindly on Christmas day. Pretty much everywhere in the Sydney region looks like being very small to flat.
Come Saturday, at least some interpretations of the data are calling for a little pulse of ESE building late in the afternoon and then pushing up to a peak around midday Sunday. The most optimistic riffs on the data are claiming that Sydney could see sets into the head high range…
Hope the run up to Christmas is working out well for you!
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Strong Wind Warning.
Wednesday until midnight: Wind: S/SE 10/15 knots, turning NE and increasing to 20/25 knots during the afternoon, reaching 25/30 knots offshore in the evening.Sea: about 1 metre, rising to 2 to 3 metres later.Swell: E to 1 metre.
Thursday: Wind: N/NE 20/30 knots, increasing to 25/35 knots later. Sea: 2 to 3 metres, rising to 2.5 to 3.5 metres. Swell: NE 1 metre.
Friday: Wind: N/NE 10/20 knots ahead of an early S change 15/25 knots.
The Goat’s Surf Forecast
Posted on December 23rd, 2009 in Goat's Forecast.SURF FORECAST ISSUED WEDNESDAY 23 DECEMBER 2009: SEVEN DAY OUTLOOK FOR SYDNEY:
Mostly wind waves but a little something to ride.
Thursday: ENE windswell small but rising in the 1-2 metre range.
Friday: ditto.
Saturday: smaller say about 1 metre East.
Sunday: ditto.
Monday: in the 1-2 metre range East North East.
Tuesday: 1-2 metres East.
Wednesday: about the same.
For those interested…
Now I don’t want to alarm anyone, just to alert you to “be alert…but not alarmed”…
Just before last year’s three shark attacks in Sydney, I observed, as you do, a big jump in fishing activity in the outer harbour area – in the stretch of water between Manly and Bradley’s Head you’d on average notice maybe up to 5 boats out fishing each morning.
Just before the first (early morning) attack in the harbour, the number of boats fishing jumped to the twenties, where they stayed during the period of the other two attacks at Bondi (evening) and Avalon (morning).
All during the past year usual daily numbers in TG’s Baitfish Boats on the Harbour Index have been low. It has been up to only around 5, even on best weather days. It went to 10 and 17 for a couple of days in November, but then dropped back down to 3s and 4s…
Anyway, last week the index was showing 14s. Start of this week: 20. Today: 30.
While recognising the possible need for a “seasonal adjustment” to the stats – holidays have started and people need to go fishing to avoid Christmas shopping – I can recognise there’s some serious fishing going on. Seeing a big school of surface fish with people hooking into them was a bit of a giveaway.
Second observation… just in the last couple of days a big swirling eddy of the East Coast current has brought some warmer water closer in to Sydney…
http://www.marine.csiro.au/remotesensing/oceancurrents/Syd-Hob/2009122303.html
Not saying there’s anything following them for a feed… but it would stretch the imagination to think they’re not…
Keep your eyes open. Avoid surfing where the fish are, or murky water, especially at the times of day when the sharks are as bleary eyed as you are.
Have a Happy and Safe Christmas and a great 2010!
Dee Why: Nada
Posted on December 23rd, 2009 in Dee Why.Flatski. Nuthin doin.
Cronulla report by Aquasea Wetsuit Repairs
Posted on December 23rd, 2009 in Surf Reports.Great day coming up, hot but flat, barely a foot. OK for swimming.
WIND: SE at 15kph. WATER TEMP: 20 degrees.
FORECAST: Fine apart from the chance of an afternoon shower or thunderstorm in
the west. Lengthy sunny periods. Light to moderate south to southeast
winds tending east to northeast in the afternoon and freshening near
the coast.
MAX AIR TEMP TODAY: 29-36 degrees.
SWELL: NE 1-2m at 6 seconds.
TIDES: HIGH: 13:15 LOW: 07:00
WINDSURFERS: Good conditions today.
BOAT DIVING: Excellent sea conditions outside, vis around 10m+ on the TUGGERAH and Kelloe, 10m at Barons Hut, thanks to www.seatamerdive.com Sydney Scuba Diving Boat Charter and Ian Griffiths “Griffiti”. SHORE DIVING: 6 metres vis at Oak Park. 5+ metres at Shiprock.
WETSUIT REPAIRS at Aquasea, Sydney NSW. 02.95404774 for wetty and wettie repairs contact Lesley at AQUASEA 02.95404774 for a quick turn around, zippers tears cuts and all alterations to neoprene.
See ya – www.aquasea.com.au in Sydney – wetsuit wettie wetty wetsuits repair and repairs for surfing scuba windsurfers ring Aquasea on 02.95404774, go diving without tanks ie tankless diving using 12 v volt compressors also known as hookah dive diving with www.aquasea.com.au in Sydney NSW Ph: 02.95404774 led hid halogen torches and lights video boat transom lights for underwater lighting at night similar aqua cam camera and cameras see www.aquasea.com.au for stainless wire in your balustrades and for underwater lights and housings cameras. SYDNEY NSW AUSTRALIA (Ph: 61.2.95404774).
www.aquasea.com.au repairs alters wetsuits wettie wetty fin chops zipper repair broken zipper for surfing scuba triathalon kayak canoe board cover ring 02.95404774
www.aquasea.com.au makes 12 volt hookah units for tankless diving without tanks scuba powerdive power dive 12 v 12 volt regulators hookah diving for boat hull cleaning ring 02.95404774
www.aquasea.com.au makes underwater lights video boat lights aqua cam camera cameras housings torches led hid bubble arm baseplates ring 02.95404774
www.aquasea.com.au aqua skipper aquaskipper, shark shield, sea doo sea scooter electric snorkel AGM batteries chargers. www.aquasea.com.au ring 02.95404774 P.O.Box 2141 Taren Point Sydney 2229 NSW aquasea underwater products
Cronulla report by Aquasea Wetsuit Repairs
wetsuit repairs, wetty repairs, wettie repairs, wetsuit repair, Cronulla, Sydney, neoprene repairs,
C C Small and Fine
Posted on December 23rd, 2009 in Central Coast, Surf Reports.Fine and dry on the Central Coast this Wednesday morning. The swell is smooth and small at 1 – 2 feet from the east southeast. There is a light southwest breeze at the moment but a light northeast breeze is forecast later. Low tide at 0700 and high tide around 1300. Local barometer 1010hpa, 19 degrees C. 95% humidity. Have a good one. 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. Contact Matt at ms2007@bigpond.com
Christmas Plans, In Byron Bay Today.
Posted on December 23rd, 2009 in Byron.
The big question on everyone’s breathe is will there be waves? Everyone has a theory and so do we, the bureau say it may be no good. But we say rubbish, Santa is going to rock on into Byron on Chrissy Eve and produce some joyous little slides for anyone who wants them. Believe it enough and it may just come true on the day. As for us we’ll be taking a few days break over Christmas this year. We may shoot a bit or we not appear again until Monday. It really depends on whether Bear eats too much or not, In Byron Bay Today.