The Goat’s New Year’s Eve Forecast
Surf forecast issued Tuesday 31 December 2013, last for the year: Seven day outlook for Sydney, first of the year!: Happy New Year! Been having a relaxing break, including no forecasts, but got surprised by the swell uptick from when I was playing with Josh and Eliza in the rockpool, to when I brought my […]
Midday update: bigger than expected
Hello Friends, Love it when that happens. It looked minor and weak when I filed my first report today, but when I got down to the beach for some paddling practice, I discovered that the energy levels were starting to go up – a fact confirmed by my mate Ken who was just getting out […]
Marginal but possible
Hello Friends, Only little this morning and not likely to get bigger either. Was glassy for the early, but the NE’r should start ruffling things by late morning. Once again your best shot will be where you surfed yesterday. Swell is out of the SSE at 1.5m or so at sea. There’s some 12 sec […]
Lumpo-bumpo SE junko
Hello Friends, Just about done with 2013 and it looks as though we might be able to wave g’bye from the water – if we’re open minded enough. Dee Why was showing lumpy and messy wind swelly SE stuff at 0630. Sets were pushing into the chest high range on the biggest ones, but of […]
Come up a bit
Swell is showing at Dee Why as of 1630 on Sunday. Sets look to be in the shoulder plus range. Wind is hammering it, but I’d say there’s hope of a little something for the early tomorrow… Shot this with my ancient Century 650mm and a Sony a7r… lot of heat haze affecting the detail
Blasting southerly but no swell
Hello Friends, Not often you see 30-40 kts of southerly but no swell. The Bureau says it should pick up a bit as the day goes along and the wind swings more SE (yeah, great). Swell, such as it is, was coming from the ENE at about 6 seconds apart and maybe a metre or […]
You needed to be pretty keen
Hello Friends, Had to be up early for the 702 ABC surf report this am, so figured I’d make the call from the beach. Sadly, it was messy and junky and gutless dribble in the knee to waist range from Dee Why to Longy. Paddling exercise only i’d say. Still, I’m here, so might as […]
Warm and little waves early
Hello Friends, Last Friday of 2013 and it seems there are a few small waves to be had. Before 0900 it was nearly 30 at RealSurf HQ – even though the high is only supposed to be 26. I’d be getting on it ASAP because the Bureau says the swell’s gonna drop by midday and […]
Weak but something for the keen
Hello Friends, The showery weather looks to be clearing, but there could be a one or two left. While my veggie patch liked it, the rain has been sufficient to also trigger pollution warnings at most of the Northern beaches south of Newport, pretty much all of the eastern suburbs and the north and south […]
Happy Xmas, but waves…um….
Hello Friends, Hope you’re having a good Chrissie. The gloomy and drizzly skies give Sydney a kind of wintry feel this morning. Too bad we don’t have winter style waves. Instead, it was lightly onshore with a crumbly little remnant south wind swell burbling in to deliver very gutless knee to waist high dribble for […]