Smaller but surfable
Hello Friends, Gloomy grey skies and the odd shower as Thursday got underway along the beaches. Swell energy levels have cogged down significantly since yesterday, but conditions are generally much cleaner too. People at the point and along the beach were getting waist to maybe shoulder high set waves when I checked for the first […]
The Goat’s Surf Forecast
Surf forecast issued Wednesday 20 June 2018: Seven day outlook for Sydney: Early forecast this week.. Why?.. Just because I can.. It feels like it’s been cold and wet and windy forever, and it’s only been a couple of days! Surf conditions have been less than attractive for most people and, as I haven’t seen […]
Rough and messy morning
Hello Friends, 15-20 kts of SSE wind ripping it to shreds this morning at Dee Why. As the pictures show, conditions are far from flat, but there’s definitely some swell. The MHL buoy was seeing 3.7 m of 10-second SSE (156°) swell under almost as much chop. The at times heavy rain last night resulted […]
It was a dark and stormy morning…
Hello Friends, You’d want to be keen given the chilly, windy, rainy conditions this morning. There is swell and the wind was 15-20 kts at North Head when I grabbed the snaps. The Bower looked pretty clean but only waist to chest on sets. Plus there was the occasional lightning strike out at sea… a […]
Blowy old Monday
Hello Friends, 20-25 kts of WSW wind meant surface conditions were pretty clean at Dee Why. Unfortunately the swell is only 7 seconds apart, so although it’s 2 metres or so out at sea and coming from the south, the wind is holding it offshore. Eden buoy was picking up 3 metres of dead south […]
Utter flatness for Sunday
Hello Friends, Another day to find some non-surfing activity to keep yourself fit. Ocean was flat to the horizon thanks to 5-10 kts of NW wind and 0.7 m of 11-sec south bump. Pretty good conditions for whale spotting though. It didn’t take me long to see a splash about 5 km offshore but, even […]
Clear skies and flat seas
Hello Friends, Went for a picture run ahead of this morning’s radio spot on 702 ABC. As expected the ocean looks like a lake. I did see an ankle high wave caught at North Narrabeen, but around at Dee Why there was no chance of replicating that feat. So, no surf for us today, sadly. […]
Flattish Friday
Hello Friends, 8-10 kts of NNW wind blowing out across a wine dark sea under largely cloudless skies as the sun came over the horizon and our Friday got underway. Out at sea MHL’s Sydney buoy was bobbing listlessly on a 9 second period 0.8 m SSE (158°) wind swell. Not that it mattered much, […]
The Goat’s Surf Forecast
Surf forecast issued Thursday 14 June 2018: Seven day outlook for Sydney: Most people seemed to be happy that the weather and waves of the past week have passed by, judging by the number of smiling faces who turned up today at the right tide/time combination, despite the chilly wind. The water temp was fine. […]
Just about zippo at Dee Why
Hello Friends, It’s about the same size as yesterday morning, so if you found anything then, the plan is to check the same spot again. The MHL buoy was seeing a metre of 11-sec bump from the SSE (166°). Skies were largely clear and wind was 7-9 kts from the NW at North Head as […]