Dee Why: It ain’t flat, but it ain’t too pretty either…

Mmmmmm. 15-20 knots of NE at 0800hrs.

Amazing how good timing can make a wave look so much better than it actually is!

Peaky 2 – 3 foot with a strong NE’r

The strong NE wind is continuing making conditions smoother up the northern end of Longy. It is slightly bigger down towards the Poles but the wind is into it. Swell from the NE at about 2 – 3 foot. Wind is expected to traighten from the north over the next day or two then swing off shore. A few peaky fun waves to be had. Enjoy Surf Photos of You

Shire Rpt

Happy Birthday, Don! You’re missing an offering of grey skies and weak headhigh lumps. Pretty much how you called it in the Big Picture

Moderate to strong (later) north east breezes…3 to 4 feet northeast swell.  Bumpy seas.

Hello Friends,

The NE’r was in the 15kt range along the coast of Sydney before daybreak and according to the Bureau, it’s set to accelerate into the 20-25kt range. There might be the odd sprinkle about, but from the look of the radar it’ll be pretty light.

Swell is around about the same as close of play yesterday, ie, out of the east at a bit over two metres on average with a period in the 8-9 sec range. If you don’t mind junky conditions, there could be some fun to be had in a semi-protected north corner…

Tide’s coming in this morning and will hit the high a little after 1100.

Outlook is for a gradual decline in size over the next couple days. Tomorrow morning looks okay on some of the models as the wind could be a little more favourable and the swell still going along with reasonable size on sets…

Have yourself a top old day!

Weather Situation from the Australian Bureau of Meterology for the Sydney coastal region

A strong slow-moving high pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea extends a ridge across NSW. The high will remain semi-stationary over the Tasman Sea for the next three days, maintaining north to northeast airstream along the coast.

Forecast for Tuesday until midnight

Winds: North to northeasterly 20 to 25 knots. Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres. Swell: Easterly 2 to 3 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday

Winds: Northerly 15 to 25 knots tending north to northeasterly 10 to 20 knots around dawn. Seas: 1 to 2 metres. Swell: Easterly 1.5 to 3 metres.

Forecast for Thursday

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: 1 to 2 metres. Swell: Easterly 0.5 to 1.5 metres. The chance of thunderstorms.

Mutants, In Byron Bay Today.

Mutant waves that is. If there’s any people out there who’ve suddenly gone off on a genetic tangent. It’s not up to this old salty dog to point them out, in Byron Bay today. So what’s going on out there? Well it appears we got midsized short period easterly wind swell, crossing up with a rising longer period south east swell. These are being driven by unseasonal thirty knot plus easterly winds. Add some nice black run off from driving rain. Plus rapidly collapsing and reforming sandbanks coursing radical rips with storm sweeps, currents and new moon tides. And Hey Presto, the end result is twisted, brown, messy, unpredictable and kind of dangerous conditions in the bay. The swell itself is not actually that big, I’ve seen much bigger and more rideable surf than this in the bay. But the size is not really the point; it’s the volume of water moving through the bay that’s producing the treacherous conditions and mutant waves. Now if Hollywood has taught us anything, it’s this. It’s wise to leave mutants alone until they move on or mutate back into something a tad more friendly, In Byron Bay Today.

Dee Why: Messy

15-35+ knot nor’easter blowing an waist to shoulder high sets at Dee Why but it’s a chopped-up mess, not recommended for any pursuit involving wave riding.

Shire Rpt

Yuk! Dirty windblown muck. No-one out

Strong NE 2 – 3 foot this arvo.

There is a strong NE blowing early and the waves are about 1 – 3 foot from the SE.  Conditions are bumpy. High Tide 11.29am. Afternoon Update:  Wind still strong from the ENE  with a few fun waves. 2 – 3 foot. Surf Photos of You

Hello Friends,

Radar showing a few showers around as Sydney sets off on Monday. Swell has gone back to the south and is a couple metres at sea, but the period’s a marginal looking 8 seconds. Throw in 20 kts of NE’r already and it has the look of a day with restricted surf options. I’d be guessing there might be some marginal to mildly amusing possibilities in the odd north corner where the south windswell meets the NE wind. Tomorrow the swell’s supposed to line up more with the wind (swell gets more east, wind stays NE), but it’s not looking too exceptional in terms of the likely quality.

Oh well, it is spring!

Go well one and all.

Weather Situation

A slow- moving high pressure system over the southwestern Tasman Sea extends a ridge to Queensland coast. A trough lies along the northern half of the NSW coast.
Forecast for Monday until midnight

Winds: East to northeasterly 20 to 25 knots becoming northeasterly 20 to 30 knots by early evening. Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon. Swell: Southerly 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday

Winds: Northeasterly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 20 to 25 knots before dawn then tending north to northeasterly 20 to 30 knots by early evening. Seas: 2 to 3 metres. Swell: Southerly about 1.5 metres tending easterly 2 to 3 metres late in the evening.

Forecast for Wednesday

Winds: North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots during the evening. Seas: 1 to 2 metres. Swell: Northeasterly 2 to 3 metres.

Postcard from California

Rincon looking very, very small. Well, flat actually. You can tell there’s absolutely nothing because this is midday on a Sunday on a holiday weekend, it clear and around 30 degrees and there is one person in the water. Not looking too good for a wave you’d have to say, but maybe tomorrow it will perk up enough to be on the verge of rideable…