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Archive for August 2011
Waist to chest…
Posted on August 31st, 2011 in Curl Curl.There are a few waves around in the 1 – 3 foot range. Here is one from South Curly this morning. Surf Photos of You.
Bumping along, maybe up a touch…
Posted on August 31st, 2011 in Dee Why.
Hello Friends,
Not much happening on Wednesday morning down at Dee Why. Weather’s nice enough, but I couldn’t see anyone in the water. Tide is high at around 0930, so that’s not contributing in a positive manner. Swell is still coming from the SSE. It’s about a metre out at sea and the average period is up a notch to nearly 10 seconds. So you’d think there should be a little something at south facing spots once that tide recedes.
The wind’s light but due to pick up a bit and wander through the easterly quarters from SE to NE as the day goes along. So maybe north corners later could be a possibility for some low key fun.
Outlook for the next week is pretty much more of the same. But Tugarah is winding up and Yunggoray is on the way and with it gradually warming days and messy, weak surf prospects.
So keep on smilin’ and go well with your day!
TIDES: H @0930, L 1540
Weather Situation
A low pressure trough over the northwestern Tasman Sea is weakening as a high pressure system over western Victoria extends a ridge across the region. The high is expected to drift slowly east during the next few days, reaching the western Tasman Sea by Friday. A cold front is expected bring a southerly change to southern parts late on the weekend.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- South to southwest 5 to 10 knots tending east to southeasterly during the afternoon and east to northeasterly in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Easterly 1 metre.
Thursday 1 September
- Winds
- Light winds tending southerly up to 10 knots around dawn then increasing to 10 to 15 knots around midday. Winds increasing to southerly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Easterly about 1 metre.
Friday 2 September
- Winds
Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then tending east to northeasterly during the evening.
- Seas
Up to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
Southeasterly 0.5 to 1.5 metres tending southerly 1.5 metres from midday.
Clean but Flat
Posted on August 31st, 2011 in Manly.Has cleaned up over night but all that’s left is tiny south windswell dribble. Sorry.
Surfboards Direct
Big Fish, In Byron Bay Today.
Posted on August 31st, 2011 in Byron, Local Colour.As we pulled up in the car park this morn, folks were hurriedly leaving the water and buzzing on about, ‘did ya see the sharks’, in Byron Bay today. Apparently four big beasties were spotted cruising around the point, can’t say I saw them myself. But The Magic Rabbit was out there having a few slides when we turned up. He strolled over and casually conveyed to us that he had indeed just surfed over top of one of them. His word is good enough for me, so if he saw them, then they were there alright. Certainly backed the crowd off for a spell, which was just as well. It’s hardly surprising really, after all, there are plenty of whales about with their calves at the moment, and big prey attracts big predators, In Byron Bay Today. 
Mush world
Posted on August 30th, 2011 in Dee Why.
Hello Friends,
Not the most exciting settings this morning Huey. I see you’ve bumped up the south swell to around 1.5 metres, but that 7 second period, what’re we supposed to do with that? And the dribbly SE wind, well, the less said about that the better. I know there were a few people in the water up the beach from the Dee Why SLSC at around 0700, but really, admirable as their stoke might be, you have to admit it was a case of pure surf optimism triumphing over reality.
We’re not whinging here, we just need to understand why you’re so keen on the Kiwis at the moment. Looking at the forecasts for the next week it seems as though they’re going to get all the love while we east coasters are left to sit it out for as far ahead as we can see. I can tell you, I’m really hoping that one model calling for waist to chest high SSE on Friday turns out to be right…
Looks like a good Tuesday for getting caught up, so go well one and all!
Weather Situation
A high pressure system south of the Bight is extending a ridge towards the southern New South Wales coast, while, a low pressure trough is situated over the northern coast. During Wednesday the dominant feature will be the strengthening high to the south, which will drift slowly east during the following few days, reaching the western Tasman Sea by Friday. The high will maintain a ridge along the coast throughout this time. There are early indications that the next frontal system may affect the region later on the weekend.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
Winds
South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly in the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather
Isolated thunderstorms offshore at first.
Wednesday 31 August
Winds
South to southwesterly 5 to 10 knots becoming light around midday then tending east to northeasterly up to 10 knots by early evening. Inshore afternoon sea breezes.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Easterly about 1 metre.
Thursday 1 September
Winds
East to southeasterly 5 to 10 knots tending south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning.
Seas
Below 1 metre increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the evening.
Swell
Easterly about 1 metre.
Weather
The chance of thunderstorms from midday.
Slats does it again…
Posted on August 30th, 2011 in Contests, Top stories.Doesn’t look like Slater’s going away anytime soon. Here’s the bumpf about his latest triumph at Teahupo’o… now on to… NYC
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SE Chop
Posted on August 30th, 2011 in Long Reef.Not much going on today. Swell a little bigger than yesterday at around 2 foot and maybe bigger on the sets. Realistically just a sloppy wind swell. Surf Photos of You.
Pretty Lame
Posted on August 30th, 2011 in Manly.Pretty lame stuff with some dribblers down at North Steyne and some groms in the shorey at Queenscliff. Light SSE that should get worse.
If you are reading this around 7:30 am get on the Billabong Pro now and watch the final between Slater and Owen Wright soon.
Popping, Slapping And Burning, In Byron Bay Today.
Posted on August 30th, 2011 in Byron, Local Colour.There was not a whole lot going down on the wave side of things, in Byron Bay today. But there was sure plenty of alternative action happening in the bay. The swell was small; the wind was a taste of the season to come, in other words northerly and strong. While the tide was a ridiculously low, low, thanks to a new moon. Yet if you hung around long enough you’d soon notice there were other things going on. The dolphins were in fine form popping out all over the place. Not to be outdone, the whales were busy with breaches and tail and pectoral fin slaps for most of the day. Then to top it all off we watched a meteorite of some sort burn up in the atmosphere above us at sunset, In Byron Bay Today. 
Nothin’ much folks
Posted on August 29th, 2011 in Dee Why.
Hello Friends,
Only tiny, infrequent lines appearing at Dee Why this morning. One person was in the water up the beach from the SLSC at about 0700, but I didn’t see them come close to catching anything. I’d say you’d be doing pretty well if you found anything to propel you toward the sand this morning.
According to the MHL buoy data, the swell at sea is around the metre mark. It’s coming from the south at a reasonably healthy 10 seconds apart but there’s just not much of anything showing.
Outlook for the coming week continues to be for small to flat. Winds are expected to go around to the SE tomorrow and to stay out of the southerly quarters through to the weekend. The hopeful signs in the long range forecast of a day or two ago have become less so in this morning’s forecast round up. Oh well.
Have yourself a great Monday!
TIDES: H @0800, L @1350
Weather Situation
A cold front is expected to cross much of the state on Monday with a southerly change moving over coastal waters, strong in the south. A high pressure ridge should then extend over southern and western NSW while a weak trough lies of the north coast.
Forecast for Monday until midnight
Winds
Westerly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southwesterly during the afternoon then tending south to southeasterly at 15 to 20 knots by early evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the evening.
Swell
Easterly 1 metre.
Weather
The chance of thunderstorms offshore late this evening.
Tuesday 30 August
Winds
South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending east to southeasterly up to 10 knots by early evening.
Seas
Up to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Easterly 1 metre tending southeasterly from the morning.
Wednesday 31 August
Winds
Southeast to southwesterly 5 to 10 knots tending east to northeasterly during the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southeasterly about 1 metre.