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Afternoon update
Posted on February 3rd, 2010 in At large, Dee Why, Mona Vale, North Narrabeen.Hello Friends,
Went out for a look around this afternoon, but didn’t see anything to tempt me into the water. However, I got a few pictures to share.
First stop was Mona Vale where I thought I might see if anything was happening at the basin. My hunch was right and there were a few bodyboarders risking life and limb taking off in the shories. Nothing there for us standups. And it really wasn’t all that consistent. Fairly long waits for ones worth taking off on. Still, managed to get a shot of a guy pulling into an ugly one…
Whizzed back south past a completely messy and basically unsurfable Warriewood. Had a look at Northy and down toward Gardens. Not many people out at the former, but there was a good reason. It was really soft and fluffy and weak, despite the okay size. One or two people managed to jag okay sets, but for every one of those there were three really ordinary gutless lumps caught. And as at the Basin, it wasn’t that consistent. The picture below makes it look way better than it was…
From there I headed on to have a look at the old Collaroy. Sadly it was so dire that so far as I could tell, no one was in the water. More weak, scudding messiness basically.
My final stop was at Longy where I spotted a few folks messing about in the beachy inside from the bombies. Quality was on a par with Northy, so nothing much to write home about. Again, if you were in the right spot and got lucky, you could get a bit of a section, but the waits were plentiful. From the look of the beach, there must be a fair number of bluebottles about too…
I didn’t drive down to look at Dee Why, but through the telephoto it looked as though there was a small crowd catching the odd makeable one…
Latest from the Bureau
Thr tides: L @0700, H @1300
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Wednesday until midnight: Wind: E/SE 15/20 knots reaching 20/25 knots offshore tending NE in the afternoon.Sea: 1.5 to 2 metres. Swell: E/SE 2 to 3 metres.
Thursday: Wind: E/NE 10/15 knots freshening to NE 15/20 knots later in the afternoon and evening.Sea: 1 to 1.5 metres. Swell: E’ly 2 to 3 metres.
Friday: Wind: N/NE 10/20 knots.
Energy levels up, quality down
Posted on February 3rd, 2010 in Big Picture, Dee Why, North Narrabeen.Hello Friends,
Pretty much as expected. Wind’s 15-20 kts out of the east, so although there’s plenty of east windswell, it’s very torn up and junky. Had a look at both the Collaroy-Narrabeen and Longy-Dee Why stretches and can report that I didn’t see anything to get excited about.
The swell itself doesn’t seem to have much power given the size (period’s only around 8 seconds) either.
Outlook is for the wind to stay out of the ESE and to pick up as the day goes along, so I don’t think there’s much hope for an improvement to conditions.
The Bureau says the wind will go more east to NE tomorrow, so that should lead to an improvement as the places that work in those conditions begin to light up.
Water quality is going to be an issue because we should be getting showery weather right across the period. And if the last few days are anything to go by, I’d say we’ll probably have a few of our little translucent blue pals in the water as well.
The more optimistic interpretations of the models are showing the swell sticking around into Monday, but pulsing up and down in quality. The latest projection is for good conditions for both Saturday and Sunday morning at east swell spots.
Have yourself a top old day!
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Wednesday until midnight: Wind: E/SE 15/20 knots reaching 20/25 knots offshore tending NE in the afternoon.Sea: 1.5 to 2 metres. Swell: E/SE 2 to 3 metres.
Thursday: Wind: E/NE 10/15 knots freshening to NE 15/20 knots later in the afternoon and evening.Sea: 1 to 1.5 metres. Swell: E’ly 2 to 3 metres.
Friday: Wind: N/NE 10/20 knots.
Dee Why Point iPhone photos from about noon today
Posted on February 3rd, 2010 in Surf Reports.Wasn’t great but it was a bit of fun for about an hour before the wind completely trashed it today.
Cronulla report by Aquasea Wetsuit Repairs
Posted on February 3rd, 2010 in Surf Reports.Heavy and sloppy 3-4 footers, with the odd bigger set getting in, swell straight out of the ESE with a strong onshore wind getting stronger later.
WIND: East at 28kph. WATER TEMP: 23 degrees. – 03/02/2010.
FORECAST: A few showers, moderate to heavy at times. Moderate to fresh easterly
winds. Dangerous surf developing later today or overnight.
MAX AIR TEMP TODAY: 26-28 degrees.
SWELL: ESE 2-4 at 8 seconds.
TIDES: HIGH: LOW:
WINDSURFERS: Advanced conditions only today.
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Dee Why Point: Waves, yep; just mind the slop
Posted on February 3rd, 2010 in Surf Reports.Three out having a shot at The Point. It actually looks better in the pics than it actually is but at least it’s surfable, just a lot of slop to contend with, with the wind E and gusting from about 12 to 25+ knots at times.
C C Windy and Rough Mess
Posted on February 3rd, 2010 in Central Coast, Surf Reports.Showers, windy and mild on the Central Coast this Wednesday morning. The swell is rough and inconsistent at 4 – 6 feet from the northeast. There is a light to moderate east northeast gust. Low tide at 0605 and high tide around 1215. Local barometer 1011 hpa, 22 degrees C. 96% humidity. Have a good one!
Annoying start to the day
Posted on February 3rd, 2010 in Manly.Morning – after watching a few tasty wedges hit the beach on dark down by the volley ball courts I was amped for an early surf this AM – especially after the crap we have had to put up with of recent times…..sadly the ESE breeze of 16 knots has blown all night and its a chopped up mess right now. If you are extra keen get out there – for me I heading off to work praying it will clean up over the next few days. Forecast for today is for the wind to continue out of the same quarter which is probably not what you want to hear. Low tide is at almost upon us at 6:07am.
Oops A Touch Too Much, In Byron Bay Today.
Posted on February 3rd, 2010 in Byron.
The swell is still pulsing, the banks are starting to get sculpted into a better form from the constant sweep of the swell and currents. The crowds are pulsing too. If you time it right there are windows of opportunity, when the crowd fades enough to get a few un-hassled waves. Plus of course as the wind swings further to the south as it has done the beachies in town and a few other spots that shall remain anonymous have begun to fire. So what’s the touch too much? Well I thought I’d share an embarrassing moment of stupidity with you all. I took my new fish out for a session today just had it long enough to get friendly with it. Paddled into a sweet one, wound it up, drove it off the bottom hard, heard the ‘crack’ hit my cutback and just went sideways as I loaded it up too hard and completely tor out my inside fin. I knew before I looked, I’ve done it before, too many times. Oops methinks to myself as I head back up to get my log to finish the session. You’d think after forty years of surfing I’d have learned by now not load up my turns just a touch too much. But I guess I’m just like everyone else around here, an over grown grommet that gets a tad too excited when there’s swell , In Byron Bay Today.