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So yeah what are we doing working when we’re meant to be on holidays, in Byron Bay today? Well, it’s simple really. We were just trawling through the archives of the site and noticed...
So there we have it, it’s done, and the silly season is officially over. Now it’s time for the serious business of having some fun in the sun, in Byron Bay today. We decided that...
Well as most may have guessed we’ve been having a little bit of a Christmas break here in Byron Bay today. Of course Huey having a great sense of humour decided to hit us with the...
A sunny Sunday morning with enough east swell to light up a few spots, including Long Reef. I shot for close to an hour not far from the lifeguard hut. There was a pretty useful sort...
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Archive for August 2010
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-29
Posted on August 29th, 2010 in Surf Reports.- Shooting at sth narra mostly shutdowns but sets to head high #
- http://twitpic.com/2iru93 – Wind starting to bump up the shoulder high shutdowns at sth narra. Think I'll head out #
- http://twitpic.com/2j5u0t – Long Reef light onshore junky weak chest hi sets. Gedttin' a few sznaps sth of lugga #
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Oh So Pretty, In Byron Bay Today’s Weekend review.
Posted on August 29th, 2010 in Byron, Surf Reports.
Oh so pretty and witty and wise, and I pity any girl who isn’t,,,, oops sorry about that, channelling Westside Story for some bizarre reason, in Byron Bay today. Hmm could be a mixture of lack of sleep and a decent dose of gold old fashioned middle aged madness. Whatever the cause, it matters not. What does matter is regardless of all the calls we had from surf reporters about there being no surf to be had in the bay this last week. The truth is, there were waves, and although small and a little harder to find than usual. They were pretty and well worth paddling into for a bit of fun. Fact is those who make the effort to get out and look beyond where the video cameras point, usually score, In Byron Bay Today.
Gray Drizzly Dawn (Cowells)
Posted on August 28th, 2010 in California, Half Moon Bay, Surf Sessions. I figured Cowells would be decent on the low tide early this morning. Trouble is, a whole lot of other people figured the same thing. When I drove past in the dim pre-dawn light, I could already see a small clot of surfers in the water. By the time I'd suited up and paddled out, they numbered two dozen, and within half an hour the pack had swollen to more than 40. Why so many folks came out in the chilly misty dawn is a mystery. There were more waves to go around yesterday afternoon at 38th Ave, and it was warm and sunny.I sat on the inside and took scraps discarded by the crowd, mostly rights with a few lefts, a lot of them gutless waves that couldn't hold up to the beach. I partook of one better party wave with five others, riding in sync behind the rightmost surfer, and congratulated the guy next to me when he managed to stay up on it longer than the rest of us (and just a bit farther than me).
A lot of hype about a swell not yet here.
Posted on August 28th, 2010 in South Carolina.Head high plus by Sunday they predict. Lots of surf. I say, maybe not ridable. While a Cat 4 hurricane 1200 miles off the coast will produce some swell, I am more concern about the strong E winds that are going to really be pushing this swell into a frothy mess. Some models say 9 feet by late Sunday, but again this may be a 5 foot storm pushed up by the wind which not only can be sloppy, but very unpredictable. So my forecast is this. Saturday the swell starts and the winds are already at 20 mph. Not good. Sunday, bigger waves, but the same strong wind…good luck. My best bet will be sometime after Monday clean up conditions may improve IF the winds have dropped.
Roberto
Finally same waves…
Posted on August 28th, 2010 in Longy.Hi all, Long reef is about 2 – 3 foot this morning with the back bombie breaking and that left hander out in front of the lagoon still there. It is a bit bumpy this morning and the wind is from the SW. some waves to be had. don’t miss out.
Dee Why: A few waves–swell on the rise.
Posted on August 28th, 2010 in Surf Reports.Nothing to get too excited about at this stage, but there are a few waves around this morning. About a dozen punters on the Point at 0800 with some waist to chest high sets but it’s pretty slow and gutless for the most part. Should be bigger this afternoon but expect to see it accompanied by 15-20 knots of SSW wind.
Not flat, but not big either
Posted on August 28th, 2010 in Big Picture, Dee Why.Hello Friends,
The good news is that it’s not flat at spots that pick up south swell. As expected, the swell started picking up late last night and this morning Huey’s got the settings for his new south pulse at a couple metres with an average period of 9 seconds. From the look of the other MHL buoys, Sydney’s currently getting the peak energy. High tide is at 1000-ish and low is around 1600.
As things got started this morning, there were only four or five in the water at Dee Why point and then another couple in the beach break. Chest high sets were turning up reasonably regularly but the swell looks a bit too south for the Dee Why end. I’ll get out and about for a look elsewhere soon and I’m expecting it to be a bit stronger at the exposed spots.
The wind call is still for it to go around to the south this afternoon (when the swell is set to peak), so it looks like this morning is really your best bet for the best combo of size and clean-ness.
With luck the forecast will play out as expected and there’ll be waves of some description at south spots right through to Monday morning.
Have yourself a good one and say hi if you happen to see me shooting. BTW, I’ll try to remember to tweet my shooting location.
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Saturday until midnight: Wind: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending more southerly during the afternoon.Sea: 1.5 to 2 metres.Swell: Southerly 2 to 3 metres.
Sunday: Wind: Southerly 15 to 20 knots tending south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots around midday then becoming southeasterly up to 10 knots by early evening.Sea: Up to 1.5 metres.Swell: Southerly 1.5 to 3 metres.
Monday: Wind: South to southeasterly about 10 knots.
Flat with extra flatness at Dee Why
Posted on August 27th, 2010 in Surf Reports.Hello Friends,
What’s the opposite of super-size me? Well, whatever it is, that’s what we’ve got this morning at Dee Why this morning. As the day kicks off our little mate the MHL waverider buoy out to sea from Sydney is showing about 0.5 metres of 5 second period south wind chop.
The latest run of the WAMs for our region is calling for the flatness to last through Friday. Happily they’re also still showing 2-3 metres of south swell filling in to the central region of the NSW coast from about midnight. The Bureau seems to agree in their latest forecast and the call is for the wind to go hard today before easing overnight and being w to sw for the early tomorrow (when the tide will be coming in to a 10am high. However, the latest calculations show the wind turning southerly as we get toward mid-afternoon.
Here’s hoping!
Have yourself a top old Friday one and all.
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Gale Warning.
Friday until midnight: Wind: Westerly 20 to 30 knots reaching 35 knots offshore, decreasing to 20 to 30 knots around midday then decreasing to 15 to 25 knots later in the evening.Sea: Below 1 metre inshore rising up to 3 to 4 metres offshoreSwell: Southerly about 1 metre increasing to 2 metres late this evening.
Saturday: Wind: West to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots becoming southwesterly 15 to 20 knots around dawn then tending south to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots during the morning. Winds southerly 15 to 20 knots later in the evening.Sea: 1.5 to 2 metres.Swell: Southerly 1.5 to 3 metres.
Sunday: Wind: South to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots during the morning then tending southerly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
The Goat’s Surf Forecast
Posted on August 27th, 2010 in Goat's Forecast.Surf Forecast issued Friday 27 August 2010: Seven day outlook for Sydney:
A bit of a blow expected tonight, with winds from the West turning SW, S and SE tomorrow – should bring some waves. The Eden buoy is showing a small tickle already.
Saturday: coming up in the 1-2 metre range South East.
Sunday: 1-2 metres South East.
Monday: 1-2 metres South East starting to go down.
Tuesday: about 1 metre South East.
Wednesday: 1 metre or less South East.
Thursday: 1 metre or less South East.
Friday: pretty flat.
Water temp has rocketed to 18.
Weather from the Bureau:
Forecast for Saturday
Sunny. Light to moderate southwesterly winds, fresh at times along
the coastal fringe, turning southeasterly in the afternoon.
Precis: Sunny.
City: Min: 8 Max: 17 Parramatta: Min: 5 Max: 18
Terrey Hills: Min: 7 Max: 16 Penrith: Min: 4 Max: 18
Liverpool: Min: 3 Max: 18 Richmond: Min: 3 Max: 18
UV Alert: 9:40 am to 2:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5
[Moderate]
Sunday Partly cloudy.
City: Min: 9 Max: 18
West: Min: 2 Max: 19
Monday Partly cloudy.
City: Min: 9 Max: 19
West: Min: 4 Max: 20
Tuesday Mostly sunny.
City: Min: 9 Max: 22
West: Min: 4 Max: 23
Wednesday Chance late showers.
City: Min: 11 Max: 21
West: Min: 6 Max: 21
Thursday Chance showers.
City: Min: 13 Max: 19
West: Min: 9 Max: 19
Friday Chance showers.
City: Min: 12 Max: 17
West: Min: 8 Max: 17
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Strong wind warning.
Friday until midnight: Wind: Westerly 20 to 30 knots.Sea: Up to 3 metres.Swell: Southerly 1 metre increasing to 2 metres late this evening.
Saturday: Wind: West to southwesterly 20 to 25 knots becoming southwesterly 15 to 20 knots around dawn then tending south to southwesterly 20 to 25 knots during the morning. Winds southerly 15 to 20 knots later in the evening.Sea: 2 to 3 metres.Swell: Southerly 1.5 to 3 metres.
Sunday: Wind: South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending southerly 10 to 15 knots by early evening.
Monday: Wind: South to southeasterly about 10 knots.
Bright Sunshiny Day (38th Ave)
Posted on August 27th, 2010 in California, Half Moon Bay, Surf Sessions. Crowded and sectiony but I got some fun ones. Plus it was so warm that I left my gloves on the beach.And now to sleep, perchance to dream of waves, and to be ready for dawn patrol!
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| Pleasure at Pleasure Point Surfline: SSW-S swell slowly starts to eases this afternoon as small NW windswell mix continues. Most breaks stay down in the knee-waist high+ zone for the most part, as top exposures are in the shoulder-head high+ zone. Building Westerly winds are putting some slight bump/texture to the surface as the tide drops. Buoy 46012 (now more chatty!): (Wave) SWELL: 3.9 ft at 14.8 s S / WIND WAVE: 3.3 ft at 7.1 s WNW / WVHT: 5.2 ft / APD: 6.3 s / MWD: 188° / (Met) WSPD: 17 kts / GST: 19 kts / WDIR: 310.0° / WTMP: 58.1° F. |
