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Curly and Dee Why on Weds morning

Hello Friends,

Up earlier than usual this am for a run to Brookie. So I stopped at Curly and Dee Why on the way back to RealSurf HQ. Tide was coming into the high at 0710, so it was as fat and full as it’s going to get today. There were some shoulder plus faces at Curly thanks to the 10-sec period of the 1.8 metre south swell. It wasn’t amazingly consistent and the quality wasn’t too wonderful because the left over chop from yesterday’s blow, plus the SE wind was already picking up again. The other issue where Curly’s concerned is that the lagoon was opened up by all that rain and Beachwatch is warning that pollution is likely.
Around the corner at the Dee Why to Longy stretch, conditions weren’t as big. Sets were closer to the chest mark – and mostly smaller than that actually – while just about the only surfable zone appeared to be the stretch just north of the club. A couple of optimists were bobbing around at the point, but I didn’t see them pick anything up. Along with the pics, I also grabbed a video minute at both Curly and Dee Why. They should be up from about 0900.
Wind is set to build into the 15-20 kt range from the SE later today. And it looks as though that’s going to be our wind direction for the next three days. So early will be better. Of course the tide will be coming into high in the first few hours after light across that period.
On the plus side, the general swell size trend appears to be tilting up ever so slightly. With luck tomorrow am will be a touch bigger than today, and Christmas and Boxing Day a notch up from that.
We still have the prospect of a vigorous south change smashing us on Boxing Day morning and then it looks as though it could stay pretty strongly southerly into the middle of next week.
Finally, Beachwatch is warning that pollution is possible at most beaches from Dee Why north to Palmy. South from there the pollution warnings are up.
Have yourself a great Wednesday everyone and keep on smilin’!

Curl Curl lagoon
Lagoon open at Curly and pollution warning is up.
Braving the likely pollution at North Curly
Braving the likely pollution at North Curly
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Heading out at Dee Why
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Popping the top off a Dee Why beach dribbler at 0645

Weather Situation
A trough of low pressure lies over the northern New South Wales coast, while a high is centred just to the east of Tasmania. By late tonight the trough will have moved into Queensland waters, with the high shifting to the central Tasman Sea and directing northeast to southeasterly winds over New South Wales waters. Winds are forecast to shift more northerly and increase at the end of the week as a cold front approaches from the west. This front appears set to bring a vigorous southerly change to southern parts of the New South Wales coast late Saturday, continuing through to the northern border during Sunday.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
Winds
East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching 20 knots offshore in the afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the day.
Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Thursday 24 December
Winds
East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
1st Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
2nd Swell
Easterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 40% chance of showers.
Friday 25 December
Winds
Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 40% chance of showers.