Today
Saturday For most of the NSW coast today, waves are in the 1-2 metre range from two swells East South East/North East… In Sydney a southerly change in the afternoon means you should get in the water this morning if you’re thinking of looking for a surf. The Southerly wind has already hit South Coast […]
Postcards from Cali-No. 2
Hello Friends, A few snaps for you from Santa Barbara and thereabouts… (above) From Surfline.com’s California Street, Ventura cam at dusk today. Very little showing in the way of swell along the southern California coast. We’re hoping for a gradual improvement tomorrow… With all roads between Santa Barbara and Ventura closed, the local tourist […]
The Goat’s Surf Forecast
Saturday Update For most of the NSW coast today, waves are in the 1-2 metre range from two swells East South East/North East… In Sydney a southerly change in the afternoon means you should get in the water this morning if you’re thinking of looking for a surf. The Southerly wind has already hit South […]
Postcards from Cali: crazy weather
Hello Friends, . Let’s get the Sydney surf situation taken care of before the postcards… At 0950 there was a light and steady 7-9 kt SSE breeze knocking the top off another day of gutless and tiny wind bump. That said, it does appear from the cams that it’s a touch bigger (ankle to waist) […]
Northy better than Dee Why
30 plus in the water at Northy where there are actually little catchable waves every now and then. Competition looks fierce for the soft and slow waist high sets. Heaps of families strolling past as I watch. Cooling the kids off ahead of the heat. Summer time. Not sure if I’ll have a report for […]
Hot early and tiny but
Thought I’d beat the heat with an early bike ride. At Dee Why as I tap this out. There are people in the water all along the beach. Main attraction is keeping cool as for most part it’s too gutless and micro to catch – even on a mal. Tide is low and wind not […]
Barely anything and mostly flat
Hello Friends, Low tide early and light NE breeze ruffling the surface for the dawn patrol. The only place I saw a wave ridden was at Northy where, as the pic above shows, it was struggling to make the knee high mark. As the tide comes in to a 1.8 m high at 1230, the […]
Paddling conditions excellent
Hello Friends, If only we had swell. It’s a beautiful morning in every respect otherwise; light offshore breeze, sunny skies, incoming tide… but it’s a lake. And the outlook? Well the Goat’s latest ruminations are right here… Have a great Friday everyone! Weather Situation A high pressure system near Tasmania extends a ridge […]
The Goat’s Surf Forecast
Surf forecast issued Thursday 4 January 2018: Seven day outlook for Sydney: There were some rideable waves in the lower reaches of the 1-2 metre range this morning for keen punters at some places open to pretty much dead South as a result of the strong SSE wind we had over the past couple of […]
Near flatness
Hello Friends, There seemed to be very slightly more activity than yesterday, but it’s still just barely catchable looking at Dee Why. The MHL buoy was showing 1.6 m of 8-sec of SSE (149°) wind bump – which the Bureau says will fade later in the day. Wind was light from the SW at 0800 […]