"Stay happy and you'll be perfectly fine" - Jack Norris

Some swell, some wind

Dee Why point 0640
Near the pole 0640
Not super clean or very big at the point, but rideable
Swell starting to show at south Narrabeen
Kneelo jags one at Northy 0630
Near the Pole, 0640

Hello Friends,

Nothing like as big as most of the models predicted this morning. But the swell’s definitely picking up and the cyclone is still out there pushing the energy our way. Surface conditions were junky and choppy from first light thanks to a steady ENE breeze. It was blowing about 5-10 kts when I grabbed the pics around 0630 and the Bureau tells us it’ll pick up to 15-20 kts later. As of 0400 there was a combo of south and NE swells. The south component was slightly more dominant but both are close to the 2 metre mark with periods around 12 seconds.

Tide hits a 1.75 m high at 1015.

As the pictures show, waves were in the chest high range and kinda messy looking. And the latest run of the models suggests it will stick around this intensity until Tuesday-ish when we could see a potentially significant bump up. But right now, it would seem the really big stuff will be up north. Quality is shaping to be not so red hot thanks to a steady supply of onshore wind right across the period.

Have yourself a great Saturday. I’ll be keeping an eye on it of course, so check back for more pics and thoughts later in the day.