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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 November 2010
The Boss Is Back, In Byron Bay Today.
Posted on November 13th, 2010 in Byron.
So it looks like Huey finally strolled back into the office and flicked the switch, in Byron bay today. Not everywhere was lit up that’s for sure, but for those who knew where to look, and let’s face, plenty know where, it was on. Maybe not all time perfect but certainly some of the best waves we’ve seen for a week or so at least, and weren’t the crew just frothing over the prospect of it. Me, well I’m getting too old and crusty for intense crowds so I opted for big bumpy lumpy and empty session with nasty currents elsewhere. Be that as it may, it was pretty nice to kick back, shoot the show and see how stoked everyone was that the boss was back in form, In Byron Bay Today. Local Byron bloke, surfer and all round decent dude, Loyd Lawton is doing the Movember Charity Mo Grow, you can support Loyd’s efforts Here
Only a whisper
Posted on November 12th, 2010 in Dee Why.Hello Friends,
Not much going on at Dee Why this morning. But a few bods were bobbing about in the knee high dribblers, enjoying the light offshores and sunny skies. The MHL buoy shows about half a metre from the east. Period’s bumped up ever so slightly to about 8 seconds. Low tide was around 0550 and the high will be along at 1220 for Sydney.
The Bureau’s latest forecast is for the wind to get around to the NE soon and then to ramp up this afternoon into the 20-25kt range. So, there could be something at the open northern corners for those who don’t mind a bit of chop and sideshore.
Still keeping an eye on the long range charts and in particular the big and intense system that looks like turning up in our swell window by late next week. At this stage it’s looking like pretty much missing the east coast, but the system is pretty big, so maybe it’ll get up into the Tasman and sling us something of interest for next weekend…
Go well with your day!
Weather Situation
A high over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge to southeast Queensland. A low pressure trough over South Australia will move into western New South Wales today, where it will remain through the weekend. Coastal winds will increase during this period as a marked pressure difference develops between the two systems.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots inshore at first, otherwise north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots becoming northeasterly 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon then increasing to 25 to 30 knots later in the evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening. Swell: Northeasterly under 1 metre.
Forecast for Saturday
Winds: North to northeasterly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 25 knots during the morning then increasing to 25 to 30 knots during the afternoon. Seas: Up to 3 metres decreasing to 2 metres during the morning then increasing to 2 to 3 metres by early evening. Swell: Northeasterly about 1.5 metres.
Forecast for Sunday
Winds: North to northeasterly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 25 knots during the morning then becoming northeasterly 25 to 30 knots during the evening. Seas: Up to 3 metres decreasing to 2 metres during the afternoon then increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the evening. Swell: Northeasterly 1.5 metres. Isolated thunderstorms during the evening.
Camera sneak peek: Panasonic Lumix GH-2
Posted on November 12th, 2010 in Surf Reports.I attended the Panasonic Lumix GH-2 launch at Ft Denison in Sydney harbour and grabbed a few shots with what I’m told was a pre-production unit. Pixel peepers can download the images if you’re keen. You’ll find a series of shots at different ISO settings. All were taken indoors in the press tent at dusk on a grey afternoon. I hope to have a proper look at this unit in due course.
Basics: It’s a 4/3 format, interchangable lens, mirrorless camera with a maximum 4608 x 3456 resolution, plus it shoots video at the following resolutions: 1920 x 1080 (AVCHD 24, 60fps) 1280 x 720 (AVCHD, 30fps), 848 x 480 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30fps), 320 x 240 (30fps)
south-west vancouver island
Posted on November 12th, 2010 in Surf Reports.on remembrance day at sunset, we enjoyed soft, friendly sets of up to head-high, forming a clean right and left at our rivermouth point. mostly covered under high tide – i caught a half-dozen fairly easily, staying on the less-populated left, including a long semi-barrel – pleasant brethren, looming skies, conditions should improve fast – every day should be remembrance day, and november 11 reserved for contemplation of our leaders who fabricated and dragged us into these horrors -**********- and as he walked he saw from afar men and women leaving their fields and their vineyards and hastening towards the city gates – and he heard their voices calling his name, and shouting from the field to field telling one another of the coming of the ship – and he said to himself: shall the day of parting be the day of gathering? and shall it be said that my eve was in truth my dawn? – k gibran ……-**********- twitter mercuryloge \,,/
Shire Rpt
Posted on November 12th, 2010 in Surf Reports.No need for photos, since it looks just the same down here as at DY & Longy. Sad
Spring cleaning.
Posted on November 12th, 2010 in Long Reef.Beautiful calm conditions early with only knee high waves. 1 foot at best with some rare 2 foot sets. Not much happening anywhere. High at 1.22pm so with the incoming tide a slight rise in waves may happen. Surf Photos of You
The Goat’s Surf Forecast
Posted on November 11th, 2010 in Surf Reports.Surf Forecast issued Thursday 11 November 2010 (Lest we forget): Seven day outlook for Sydney:
Some small to medium Nor East windswell ahead ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ then a little from the South East ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday: about 1 metre or a bit more North East.
Saturday: in the 1-2 metre range North East.
Sunday: ditto.
Monday: ditto.
Tuesday: 1 and a bit metres South East.
Wednesday: ditto.
Thursday : ditto.
Water temp is starting to climb to more comfortable levels: around 20 now.
Weather from the Bureau:
Forecast for the rest of Thursday
Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and the chance of thunderstorms, clearing in the evening. Winds mainly west to southwesterly averaging up to 30 km/h tending northeasterly up to 25 km/h around midday.
Max
27
Forecast for Friday
Partly cloudy. Patchy morning fog. Light winds tending northeasterly up to 30 km/h during the afternoon.
Max
28
Forecast for Saturday
Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and the chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Winds north to northeasterly averaging up to 25 km/h increasing to up to 30 km/h during the afternoon.
Max
28
Forecast for Sunday
Partly cloudy. The chance of showers. The chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Winds north to northeasterly averaging up to 20 km/h tending north to northwesterly up to 25 km/h around midday.
Max
29
Forecast for Monday
Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. The chance of thunderstorms later in the day. Winds south to southwesterly averaging up to 25 km/h tending south to southeasterly up to 30 km/h during the morning.
Max
23
Forecast for Tuesday
Partly cloudy. Scattered showers. Scattered thunderstorms later in the day. Light winds tending northeasterly up to 20 km/h during the morning.
Max
24
Forecast for Wednesday
Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. The chance of thunderstorms later in the day. Winds northeast to northwesterly averaging up to 20 km/h tending south to southeasterly up to 30 km/h during the evening.
Max
23
Curly Rpt
Posted on November 11th, 2010 in Surf Reports.Yep, pretty sad. Knee-high, choppy & weak
New wave discovered by surfers – The Irish Times – Tue, Nov 09, 2010
Posted on November 11th, 2010 in Surf Reports.New wave discovered by surfers
Andrew Cotton rides the wave, which has been dubbed ‘Prowlers’ by the surfers who first ventured out on it yesterday. Photograph: Aaron PierceKILIAN DOYLE
Aileen’s, the perfect wave break at the base of the Cliffs of Moher that exploded on to the world’s surfing radar in recent years, now has a new rival as Ireland’s most spectacular surf spot.
The latest wave, dubbed “Prowlers” by the hardy crew of Irish, British and South African surfers who first ventured out on it yesterday, breaks on an undersea reef about 2km (1.2 miles) off the west coast. While they are refusing to disclose its exact location, the surfers, including Andrew Cotton, reveal they have been waiting five years for the type of conditions required to surf it.
These materialised when the massive swell generated by Hurricane Tomas slammed into Ireland yesterday, creating intensely heavy, tubing waves with 12-15m (40-50ft) faces.
New wave discovered by surfers – The Irish Times – Tue, Nov 09, 2010.
Oh spring, where is thy sting?
Posted on November 11th, 2010 in Dee Why.Hello Friends,
Once again you’ll need to be extra keen to get in the water this morning. Huey’s left the swell settings pretty much where they’ve been for the last week – and where they look like remaining for the next four days, give or take a few cms. Well, maybe that’s being unduly gloomy. There could be something into the interesting size range during the afternoons at places that don’t mind the NE’r. Right now the forecast is showing such a pulse forming up for Saturday afternoon along the Sydney coast. If you don’t mind 20-25 kts of NE wind, it could be fun at the right spots.
Looking out to next week the models are showing a potentially interesting system coming across the southern ocean. At least one version of the data has one of the bigger and more intense systems than I’ve seen in quite a long time.
At this stage it looks like the energy will light up everywhere from SA to Shipsterns, but the models are currently showing the power sweeping up the eastern side of the Tasman but not really doing our coast much good. What I’m hoping is that by this time next week the models have a more hopeful view because the swell could be huge if that storm is intense as predicted.
Have yourself a top old day!
Weather Situation
A near-stationary high over the eastern Tasman Sea extends a ridge to southeast Queensland. A weak trough is bringing a southerly change to the southern and central coasts this morning, however this will dissipate by the afternoon. Northerly winds will dominate for the next few days, although another southerly change may affect southern parts later on the weekend.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
Winds: Southerly up to 20 knots inshore at first, otherwise north to northwesterly 10 to 20 knots tending southeast to northeasterly up to 15 knots during the afternoon. Seas: Up to 1.5 metres. Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre. Isolated thunderstorms.
Forecast for Friday
Winds: Northeast to northwesterly 5 to 15 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots by early evening. Seas: Below 1 metre increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening. Swell: Northeasterly 1 metre.
Forecast for Saturday
Winds: North to northeasterly 20 to 25 knots. Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres increasing to 3 metres during the afternoon. Swell: Northeasterly 1 metre. The chance of thunderstorms inshore from midday.
