Dee Why: Dismal

No matter how you look at it, it’s dismal. Flat, rainy and grey.

Longest Day Shortest Waves

The longest day of the year aint giving you the longest waves. Tiny 1ft SE swell barely breaking on about 2 hightide sandbars.  SE wind forecast to arrive to so despite all those hours of daylight to play with not much chance to ride anything. Low 1:25pm  be patient…Santa swell coming

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On the road(-ish) again

Hello Friends,

Visiting the ancestral homeland for the next little while. But before I get to that, a quick snapshot for you of this morning’s conditions in Sydney. At 0430 there was about a metre of SE swell at a touch under 8 seconds apart. High tide is at 0540 and the wind is set to be weakening from the SE. Not exactly awe-inspiring. In fact, if you can get a wave above waist high, I’d be impressed.

Here in Santa Barbara we have some little remnant NW swell this morning. It was waist to shoulder high yesterday though. Water temp’s about 14, so you know you’re in it! Anyway, herewith a couple snaps from the last two days. The Rincon picture was taken the day we arrived and you can probably see why I didn’t bother jumping in. The second shot was taken just south of there at La Conchita or Little Rincon (Mussel shoals on the map) where we found some occasionally fun little waves yesterday.

Hope to have a few more snaps to share in coming days…

In the meantime, go well and have fun!

Come In Spinner, In Byron Bay Today.

So as we all go for the grovel surf and try to make the most of a tiny swell, in Byron Bay today. All eyes are set on the Coral Sea waiting to see what may be on the way. It hasn’t been named yet, but the chances are that the extra tropical low out there is about to become the first cyclone of the season. Of course, what course it then takes determines what we’ll get. If it charges straight towards us, then it’s a just a big mess of onshore winds and short period lumpy bits. But if we’re lucky enough that it stays in deep water and spins for a bit while tracking to the south to south east. Well then we may just get blessed over much of the east coast just in time for Christmas, In Byron Bay Today.  

word from the south…

Hard to get excited about an 8 second period, but with the right equipment and a lot of determination, you can go surfing today

Take a log

Weak 1ft or so waves from the SE being eaten by the early high tide.  Might improve as the tide runs out to a midday low but you’ll still need some foam for the attack.  Probably a touch bigger at more south exposed spots.

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Good Day For A Swim, In Byron Bay Today.

Just one of those days I’m afraid, sure the weather was nice if hot and windy is your thing. But as far as the waves go, well let’s just say it was a good day for a swim, in Byron Bay today. The wind was up the tide was out, the swell had dropped and the waves were either blown out or closing out depending on where you looked. The water was clear and warm and worth a dip, and a really good sized shark kept leaping out of the water and scaring the daylights out of a the few that spotted it, which was kind of a trip, In Byron Bay Today.  

Summery, In Byron Bay Today.

It was just a very summery kinda day in the bay. Light sea breezes in the morn, giving way to a northerly blow this arvo, a few blueys a couple of gumbies, and not quite enough car parks, in Byron bay today. Yes indeed the school holidays have begun and Huey has finally decided to show a little sun. Not a whole lot of waves though, but you take what you get, and let go of the rest. There is even a slight chance of a Christmas swell on the way as well. Don’t get your hopes up yet, but there is a low of Papua New Guinea that is slowly moving our way. The boys at the bureau reckon there’s a chance it may begin to spin just before Christmas day. So if we’re really lucky and Huey is feeling generous we just be celebrating as some summery lines wrap around the cape, In Byron Bay Today.  

Go Soon

1-2ft of East lines cruising into Manly.  A brisk SSW wind has things clean for now but it should swing further south and SE soon so need to get out there now and most likely with a longboard. Actually order a longboard from Surfboards Direct before Thursday and if you live in Manly I’ll guarantee a delivery before Xmas!

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Grey and small again