Curly Mal Jam Pro. 30 April 11

Surf Photos of You.  I ventured down to North Curl Curl Beach to see the inaugural Curly Mal Jam Pro.  I grabbed heaps of pics from the finals.  See them in my Surf Gallery. There was a 3 – 5 foot SE swell with a light onshore wind that didn’t effect the conditions that much.  It was a great afternoon and there were plenty there to see some great longboard riding.  Well done to the North Curly Longboard Club for hosting the event.

Still here.

Yes we still have 3 – 5 foot of SE swell.  This should stick around for a couple of days yet.  There was an off shore W breeze up early but this is expected to turn onshore SE during the day.  There is still a bit of bump from the previous days on shore.  But we have waves.  Enjoy. Surf Photos of You

Shire Rpt

Nowhere really holding this swell. The point is messy, so is the island. And the beachies have some peaks, but they’re sectiony. The wind is bashing it up a bit too

Good for the early again

Manly is pretty good this morning with 4ft of clean surf.  Swell has dropped back a notch from yesterday but it could just be the high tide.  Things are nice and clean early but we can expect a wind change again.  Yesterday afternoon turned out to be really good when the wind swung back favorable again so hopefully today might do the same.

Go find some waves now

- Surfboards Direct

Postcard from Cali + Sat in Sydney thoughts

Rock, Wind, and Water (Dunes & Jetty)

The paddle out was a challenge, and once there, I had trouble getting into the mushy waves that would often jack up and dump at the last second. I saw Luke on the beach heading back to the parking lot and wondered if he'd forgotten something, but he didn't return. I caught several broken waves that fizzled shortly after I got to my feet, then got stuck inside and pounded for my efforts before slogging back to the lineup. Meh. I decided to cut it short and try the Jetty instead.

The rock that saved me

When I got to my car, I dialed the combination on the Master Lock 5400D key storage box holding the car key, and was surprised that it wouldn't open. The wind was coming up and I was shivering in my wet wetsuit. Borrowing J-Bird's iPhone, I called my husband who said he'd rent a car (we only own one) and come rescue me. Then in hopeful frustration, I hit the lockbox repeatedly with a rock, and it popped open. Yay! Bad lockbox! From now on, my key's coming in the water with me. I'll have to find another way to deal with the car door lock getting corroded from saltwater.

Luke had left me a text that he'd bailed for the Jetty, and I found him there just after his session. The waves were much more than ankle-bitters, going chest-high plus. With the wind now blowing strong from the north, side/offshore, I wish I'd gone there earlier. It was still pretty clean and holding up decently, but took effort to get over the lip in the face of the wind. The whitecaps moved from the outer bay into the lineup while I was out. Although I was tired from fighting Bunnies, I got a few fun waves, washed off the work weariness, and put some stoke in my tank.

Surfline: Shorter period WNW-NW (275-300+) swell mix is up this morning as small SW (225-205) swell mixes in. Size for better exposures is in the 3-4' zone, with some larger sets for top exposures up around head high at times. Winds are light out of the NNE-North early for semi-clean conditions, though winds look to shift more NW'erly and build through the morning. Buoy 46012: (Wave) SWELL: 7.9 ft at 8.3 s NW 35 / WIND WAVE: 6.9 ft at 5.0 s NNW 34 / WVHT: 10.5 ft / APD: 6.8 s / MWD: 322° (Met) WSPD: 23 kts / GST: 27 kts / WVHT: 10.5 ft / DPD: 8.0 s / WDIR: 330° / ATMP: 49.5° F / WTMP: 50.7° F. Tide: 3' rising to 4'.

Dee Why midday update: a bit smaller than earlier today

The odd rain shower rolling through and only minimal wind at 1330hrs but the size at The Point seems to be dropping a bit as the swell shifts more E. Still some head high sets now and again but the bigger ones seem to be sectioning out and the rides are not the best. If you’re looking for a surf today, I’d be heading for places like Manly, The Bower, Narra or Whale Beach (but best to avoid Newport and Bilgola due to possible shark activity from the dead whale washed up at Newport)

On the horizon, expect to see the swell start to build significantly over the next couple of days as an offshore low pressure system intensifies to the East. I’d be guessing we’ll see waves in the 3+m vicinity by tomorrow afternoon.

Click the link to see the weather chart for the next few days:

http://www.seabreeze.com.au/graphs/nsw_synoptic.asp?loc=SYD1&stateid=2

3 – 5 ft…

Arvo Dee Why Pt update:  The wind turn SSW around 3.30 – 4 making Dy Pt a bit cleaner than earlier on.  There were a good way overhead high set coming through.  Still had that bump to it though.  I grabbed a few pics of the locals getting into it.  Check my Surf Gallery.  Morning:The SE swell has jumped a foot or 2 since yesterday.  You need to be early before the on shore gets into it.  Longy had some peaky waves but just wasn’t doing it.  There maybe some potential for tomorrow morning early.  Dee Why is a little more protected but the centre has a lot of bump to it but it does have some size around 2 – 4 foot.  The Point also has a bump but there are waves on the offer.   Enjoy Surf Photos of You

Good for a time

Surf is/was really good solid 4-5ft this morning with clean walls and offshore but as I type the wind is swinging to the sth and getting stronger.  South corners should be good for a little while.  Some heavy closeouts so making a hard paddle at times.

- Surfboards Direct

Shire Rpt

Big & blustery. Windblown, choppy, nobody out