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Warming up

Hello Friends, Not much, if any, surf activity at Dee Why this morning. At 0800 the sun was already packing a punch, but along the beach there was nothing remotely surfable looking when I checked. That said, as the picture of the point shows, there are some outsize bumps coming in that just might offer […]

Southerly Sunday at the beach

Hello Friends, South change blew through last night and left behind grey skies and 15-20 kts of southerly for Dee Why. A warm morning despite the cloud and wind, but nothing doing on the surf front. I watched Dee Why for some time this morning and did not see a wave caught – which was […]

Glassy and little but not flat

Hello Friends, Sunny, light NW breeze and little tiny vaguely SE bumps were rolling in at 0630 (the MHL buoy was seeing 1.2 m at 10 sec from 158°). If you figure on knee to waist you’ll be in the ballpark on size. Important to get in sooner rather than later because the wind is […]

Friday early glassy waist plusses

Hello Friends, Light SW breeze barely stirring the surface at Dee Why as of 0700 this morning. Wave heights looked to be in the chest high range on sets along the beach and around waist at the point. At 0400 the MHL buoy was shwoing 1.5 metres of 10-sec from the south (164°). Tide bottomed […]

The Goat’s Surf Forecast

Surf forecast issued Thursday 10 January 2019: Seven day outlook for Sydney: All that huffing and puffing today won’t bring up much surf, but there should be waves of varying sorts all week for those still on holiday.  A few wind changes, but some more warm weather ahead to. I can sympathise with those who […]

Tiny bumps for the keen

Hello Friends, Back to grey skies this morning and surf prospects are only minimal at Dee Why as of 0720 when I grabbed the pic. There were a few people out at the point for some reason, but elsewhere options were less than enticing. Wind was coming lightly from the south and the latest MHL […]

Waves to be had on Wednesday morning

Hello Friends, At 0630 there were clean little waves showing along the beach and even occasionally at the point. Sets were up to chest high, but for the most part I’d call it knee to waist with plusses. Wind early was WNW 6-7 kts. It’s set to pick up from the north soon and then […]

Yay sunny, boo puny

Hello Friends, A hazy start to the day, but nice to have a sunny one again after our run of gloom. Wind was light SSE (3kts) as of 0800 at North Head. There were a couple of bods in the water just up from the club when I grabbed the pics this morning at 0820. […]

Drippy and drizzly start

Hello Friends, Another low-visibility drizzling morning at RealSurf HQ, so while I wait for the murk to lift, a quick tour of the weather data… As of 0840, North Head was seeing a light 6-8 kt breeze from the SE. The wind should pick up a litle as the day goes along while it also […]

Cool and grey with little bumps

Hello Friends, Wind was straight south at 10-15 kts when I climbed aloft for this morning’s snap, but interestingly Dee Why didn’t look too blown out. As the picture shows, there were a few keen types in the water chasing the small waves coming off the 7-sec 2.4 metre dead south swell out at sea. […]