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Archive for July 2011
And the swell continues
Posted on July 13th, 2011 in Dee Why.
Hello Friends,
Sorry to run late, sleep to coughing ratio not good for your correspondent. Anyhoo, we still have waves for those of you who are hale and hearty. According to the latest data from the MHL buoy off Sydney, we’re looking at 3 metres of south swell at around 13 seconds. That’s juicy!
Sets at Dee Why point look to be into the 1.5x overhead range (on faces). Given that I only watched for a short time, I’m betting there are a few bigger ones in the mix as well.
Today should see the swell intensity slacken off but Huey is set to wind it up one more time tomorrow. Thereafter it looks as though the energy will gradually fade through the weekend and that next week will be mostly tiny to flat.
Tide was high at 0640 and will be low at @ 1215 before running up to a big high at 1850.
Take it easy, have some fun and do some good on the way through!
Weather Situation from The Australian Bureau of Meterology
A vigorous west-southwesterly airstream over the southwestern Tasman Sea will ease gradually during today and Thursday as a high pressure system moves towards the Bass Strait extending a ridge to the east. The high is expected to move east of Tasmania on Saturday and then to move slowly towards New Zealand.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
Winds
Westerly 10 to 20 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots by early evening.
Seas
Up to 2 metres.
Swell
Southerly 1.5 to 3 metres decreasing to 1 to 2 metres this afternoon and evening.
Thursday 14 July
Winds
South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Southerly 1.5 to 3 metres increasing to 3 to 4 metres from the morning.
Friday 15 July
Winds
South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Southerly 2 to 3 metres.
PICS by Don: DY point Tu midday
Posted on July 13th, 2011 in Dee Why, Don's surfin' pics, Top stories.
Another sunny day with heaps of south swell energy pushing into Dee Why, so I took a break from responsibilities and wandered down to take pictures for an hour or so. Sets wave faces were shoulder to well overhead too.
As always you can view all the snaps by clicking the pics on this page to jump to the complete gallery.
Click the pic above to jump to the complete gallery of pictures!
Day 6 of swell. What a great run!
Posted on July 13th, 2011 in Dee Why.I managed to get down to Dee Why early. And I wasn’t alone. Dee Why is one place that has handled the swell conditions better than most. This morning it looked like it had dropped, but then a few good sized sets would come through. Those would have been overhead at least. Its a grey morning and there is a chill but the waves are still on. I grabbed a few pics. The German Bank produced a few spectacular shots. Enjoy. Surf Photos of You
Bigger and Better Elsewhere
Posted on July 13th, 2011 in Manly.Still here but a touch smaller again. 4ft sets. Early big high tide was not helping the many people who had made the effort to get up. As the tide moves out there should be a window of opportunity but you have had enough days of this to realise Manly is just not liking this swell much. “Bigger & better elsewhere” is the name of this swell event for us.
Highs And Lows, In Byron Bay Today.
Posted on July 13th, 2011 in Byron.
It started off glorious, sunny a gentle breeze caressing a nice clean south swell as it refracted off the cape, in Byron Bay today. Then Huey had one of those famous personality changes and suddenly it was over for the day in the bay. It was as quick as it comes too. First just a hint of a ruffle on the surface of the water, then bang a northerly air stream blasted the bay to pieces in a matter of minutes. It’s just one of those things when high and low pressure systems fight for superiority over the bay. Today the high won, the wind turned north and rapidly intensified, but that’s how it goes with highs and lows, In Byron Bay Today.
Down from yesterday but still big
Posted on July 12th, 2011 in Dee Why.
Hello Friends,
Definitely smaller than last night, but 3 metres of 11 second south swell is still reasonably hefty. At Dee Why it meant that there was only a small group in at the point and nobody that I could see up the beach. Wave faces on sets are into the 1.5x overhead range and the swell seemed to be pretty consistent. Surface was a bit messy looking and that may have something to do with the WNW wind direction pushing more chop into the south corners.
Swell is set to fade gradually through the day, but the wave forecast models show it still being into the two metre, 12 second range.
With luck we’ll have another 48-72 hours of offshore south swell in some form or other. But the general trend is toward flatness by early next week. So enjoy while you may and go well with your Tuesday.
TIDES: H @0540, L @1120, H @1800
Weather Situation
A high over South Australia extends a ridge towards Queensland. This high will move slowly eastwards. Winds will gradually ease before another cold front on Wednesday will see an increase in the winds over the far southern waters.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
Winds
Westerly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Southerly 3 to 4 metres decreasing to 2 to 3 metres from the late morning.
Weather
Large swells breaking dangerously close inshore.
Wednesday 13 July
Winds
Westerly 15 to 25 knots tending west to southwesterly 10 to 20 knots around midday then decreasing to 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
Up to 2 metres decreasing to below 1 metre by early evening.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 2 metres.
Thursday 14 July
Winds
South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Southerly 2 to 3 metres.
Dee Why: still some punch to it, but backing off from yesterday
Posted on July 12th, 2011 in Surf Reports.Still plenty of energy out there. Not as clean or as big as yesterday but still plenty of potential.
Here’re a few shots from yesterday morning:
https://picasaweb.google.com/primalmystery/Monday#5628051866624916082
Here’s one from around 9am yesterday:
Still with us.
Posted on July 12th, 2011 in Dee Why.Today is the 5th straight day of decent size swell on the Northern Beaches. I have been concentrating on Dee Why Beach for my pics. I have noticed a considerable change in the banks there. That magic bank just off the point is slowly disappearing with this large swell and sand movement. Hopefully another will form once it settles down abit. The Point is a little bumpy with the wash off the rocks. So take the first wave of the set for the smoothest walls. Don’t miss it or you might get the next one on your head. Still around 5 – 6 foot. Have a great day and be careful. Surf Photos of You 
Still rolling in
Posted on July 12th, 2011 in Manly.Sth swell still rolling in. Picked up yesterday then back down to a similar 4ft today. Just beautiful, classic ground swell conditions but Manly sand is not making the most of it. Fairly long waits between sets leaving a few unridden bombs as everyone scratches to find the end of dumping a section to take off on.
You’ve had enough of the same conditions to know where to find your spot. Jeez you know somewhere on the coast has been pumping for days (Fiji?). Anyway get out there if you can.
On Cue, In Byron Bay Today.
Posted on July 12th, 2011 in Byron.
So there we have it, the Qld holidays are over for winter and the local Groms and NSW crew have one more week to make the most of it, in Byron Bay today. Huey came to the party and turned on some clean little logger lines and happening grom sections this afternoon. From those who were around to sample it, there was much rejoicing. Granted seeing as it’s still holidays, the crowd got pretty hectic at times. But hey, who could blame them for frothing just a tad too much. It’s the last week of their holidays and everyone’s been waiting for it to fire up, and obligingly it fired up right on cue, In Byron Bay Today.