Spring-style microness this morning
Hello Friends, Looks like a typical spring morning: sunny skies, mild temps, light onshores – and no waves to speak of. There were a couple of hopefuls down just up from kiddies, but I didn’t see them catch anything and looking at the conditions I’d be surprised if there was anything above knee high. The […]
DY Paddle Out for Midget Saturday
From Dee Why Surfing Fraternity FB page 16 hrs · Dee Why, NSW · · Sports Hey Guys, This Saturday the 12th of August at 12pm, we will hold a paddle out in memory of Midget Farrelly, who sadly passed away on Sunday. Midget was both a founding member of the club and Dee Why’s […]
Tuesday getting smaller but still catchable this morning
Hello Friends, Sunny start to Tuesday and about a metre of 9-sec SE swell coming into Sydney’s beaches. Tide was low at 0615 and is now coming into the high at 1245. Sets along the beach looked to be in the waist plus range, while at the point waves generally seemed to be a little […]
Midget thread on RealSurf
There’s a thread running on our forums with responses to Midget’s passing. The Goat’s note is here Vale Midget
Midget
Very sad news. He was a good mate. Only heard yesterday he was back in hospital with stomach cancer. An all round surfer short board, long board, surfboat sweep… he was a champion in many respects. Humble, quiet, a very knowledgeable person. He surprised me one day by saying he ( re) joined a surf […]
Sunny Monday with waves but Midget’s gone
Hello Friends, Sad news this morning that Midget’s died at 71. Easily one of the greatest figures in Australian surfing history and a man who wore his fame with modesty in an age when being a big noter seems to be the norm. There’s a great quote from him in the SMH that I think […]
Pics: Dee Why point Sunday late morning
Got some snaps at Dee Why Sunday morning…
Sunday smooth and there are waves
Hello Friends, A touch over 2 metres of SE swell at about 10-sec apart rolling into Sydney’s beaches this morning. Dee Why point was seeing waist to chest plusses when I checked for the first time at 0800. At the time skies were overcast but not looking like raining immediately. Wind was light and from […]
Cleaner, smaller but not flat Saturday
Hello Friends, Overcast skies but light west wind for the early risers this morning. Swell’s dropped but as of 0500 the MHL buoy was showing 2.3 metres of 9-sec SE energy. Tide hit low at 0430 and is coming into the high at 1040. Some showers offshore and the Bureau says a 70% chance of […]
The Goat’s Surf Forecast
Surf forecast issued Friday 8 August 2016: Seven day outlook for Sydney: Up and fairly messy today..only attractive to the fit and desperately keen. Tommy Carroll hadn’t looked yet but said he wanted to get wet …. Suggested he would have it pretty much to himself. Still up somewhat for the weekend, with occasional showers […]