Near, but not quite, flat

NZ-built UK surf reef criticised by experts | NATIONAL News

Who hasn’t dreamt of a perfect man-made reef at some unsurfable but consistent spot? Surfers and local officialdom in Bournemouth UK had such a dream. But the results? Well…

The performance of a three million pound $NZ6.2m New Zealand-built artificial surf reef at a British tourist beach has been sub-standard, according to Bournemouth Borough Council.

via NZ-built UK surf reef criticised by experts | NATIONAL News.

Hump Day Rpt

Something closer to surfable on the horizon this morning. Not a lot happening at DY Pt, and Freshwater is shutting down, but the shoulder-high bumps along the Curly stretch were providing some slowish rides

Showers but Clearing Later?

Showers and mild on the Central Coast this Wednesday morning.    The swell is smooth and small at 1 – 2 feet from the southeast.  There is light to moderate southwest breeze forecast to go southeast later.  Low tide at 0630 and high tide around 1235.  Local barometer 1012 hpa, 12 degrees C. 98% humidity.  Have a good one!

Going, But Not Quite Gone, In Byron Bay Today.

Was I just a tripping or did I see some increase in the swell this morning? I’m not sure I could have sworn I saw waves earlier on, in Byron Bay today. Yet by the time I’d taken care of a few chores and hit the beach. The bay was starting to look not much different to a windy mill pond, and the open side was experiencing a rapid decrease in swell as well. I suspect we were witnessing the tail end of the southerly swell that’s been sweeping past the bay for the last few days. But despair not folks; for I believe if we all focus hard enough, Huey may just bless us with a little pulse of southeast swell over the next few days. In fact it may be working already, as just on sunset we saw a slight increase in the very small lines as they wrapped their way through a stunning afternoon, In Byron Bay Today.

Rainy start

Vid: Nick’s clips from Dee Why pt last Friday

Ooops!

This one came in on the weekend and I forgot to post it for you to check out. Gives you a pretty good feel for the day…

Warmest April Global Temps on Record, NOAA says

It’s not just you.

Sydney’s extraordinary late season warm water temperatures may not just be a fluke of the east coast currents. According to NOAA, the planet has just experienced the warmest April and January to April period since recordings began.

If you have a look at the graphic below, you’ll note that the SE coast of Oz is well above the norm, but so too is most of the Tasman Sea.

Warmest April Global Temperature on Record, NOAA SaysScienceDaily May 17, 2010 — The combined global land and ocean surface temperature was the warmest on record for both April and for the period from January-April, according to NOAA. Additionally, last month's average ocean surface temperature was the warmest on record for any April, and the global land surface temperature was the third warmest on record.

via Warmest April Global Temperature on Record, NOAA says.

Bleugh!

OK, look, you COULD actually go surfing this morning – and admittedly there were people doing it (with mixed results) at both Sth Curly and Freshwater. But the swell is pretty weak & tiny, and the sky is pretty grey. Crowd factor negligible

Showers and mild on the Central Coast this Tuesday morning.    The swell is smooth at 1 – 2 feet from the southeast.  There is light southwest breeze forecast to go southeast later.  Low tide at 0535 and high tide around 1135.  Local barometer 1011 hpa, 13 degrees C. 98% humidity.  Have a good one!