Flat in Sydney, dull and nearly flat in Cali

Hello Friends,

The Sydney flat spell persists for another couple of days at least. A quick scan of the local cams revealed nothing remotely surfable looking. So another day to pursue your non-surfing interests. And the forecast models are not overly hopeful of a significant improvement, although there is at least the hope of some small barely rideable and windy bump around mid next week…

California is likewise pretty ordinary. Here in Santa Barbara the local wave magnets are struggling to get above knee high on the bomb sets. It’s not much better south from here at Ventura, nor is anything coming into the Santa Cruz surf zone up north. The models are looking very summery too… ie nothing of any significance for the coming week.

Herewith a couple of postcards for your mild amusement…

Surf school in no danger of being swamped at Campus point, Santa Barbara

June gloom and ankle to knee high at California Street, Ventura

nice looking morning for Sydney but still no waves

Hello Friends,

On the other side again. Happily I actually have a picture from the N.Beaches to share thanks to our special correspondent. As you can see there are no waves here or there.

Somewhat jetlagged so catch you tomorrow with more postcards…

Beautiful morning from our bus correspondent 

Halfway across the Pacific 

Little southern hemisphere line showing at windy Ventura

The Goat’s Surf Forecast

The Goat’s Surf Forecast

Surf forecast issued Thursday 13 June 2019: Seven day outlook for Sydney:

Look let’s keep it simple..no sugar coating.. no gloss…no waves.

Oh maybe some little ones from time to time but basically flattish or small most of the week

Friday: 1 metre or less dead South

Saturday: less than 1 metre mostly but maybe a little mal-rideable pulse from time to time at places open to dead South

Sunday: ditto

Monday: 1 metre or less dead South

Tuesday: 1 metre or so South East

Wednesday: 1 metre or so East

Thursday: ditto at dead South places

Or maybe might be different Mon or Tues depending on development of a currently expected to be not too intense Low

Have a good one.

TG

Up in the Sky

Clear, clear across the country… country. Was that an echo…..

Winds

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Down in the Sea

Water temp is around 21… nice for a swim.

Warm water is still being pushed south near the coast by the currents>>>

Tides

Weather from the Bureau

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon	Location	Min	Max
	Sydney	10	20
	Penrith	6	20
	Liverpool	7	19
	Terrey Hills	9	17
	Richmond	4	19
	Parramatta	7	19
	Campbelltown	5	19
	Bondi	11	18

No surfin’ today

Hello Friends,

Nup and nup. See below…

Why you can’t go surfing today in Sydney

Your correspondent grabbed this little snap on the way to the airport this morning.

See ya in 6 weeks Coathanger!

Beach Conditions from Beachwatch

Weather – Partly cloudy. Medium chance of light rain, becoming less likely late this afternoon and evening.

Winds – N/NW 15 to 20 km/h turning W/SW 15 to 25 km/h in the late morning.

Rainfall – 0mm in the previous 24 hours.

Expected maximum temperature – 21^oC

Ocean temperature – 21^oC

Swell – Southerly below 1 metre.

High tide – 1.7 metres at 17:25

Low tide – 0.45 metres at 10:56

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SUPs only this morning

Hello Friends,

Happened to make a run to Manly this morning, so grabbed a few piccies along the way. As you can see, everywhere is microscopic. If you had a SUP, it was possible to find the occasional ankle to knee high bump every now and again. Not exactly surfing as most of us would understand it, but it’s still exercise. Water is still 22C and air’s the same.

Outlook remains pretty ordinary. The models are still saying you can only expect near flat conditions at best for the next week. And it looks like I’m not going to find better conditions when I get to California day after tomorrow.

Have a top Wednesday everybody!

Utter flatness at DY point

SUPs dominate the ultra tiny conditions at Dee Why

Right equipment for south Curly

Bomb set at north Curly

Flat as

Hello Friends,

Another beautiful – but waveless – morning for the Northern Beaches.

Outlook hasn’t really improved this morning. It still looks like being flat to maybe knee high on the bombs for the next week according to both the Wavewatch and ECM models. The very long range predictions show a slight hope for a south bump mid to late next week, but the models are also showing heaps of south wind with it.

As mentioned earlier, I’ll be in California postcard mode by this weekend, and from a quick scan of the surf prospects, it doesn’t look like the wave situation there will be much better than here. Of course it’s summer, so there is that.

Have yourself a top old Tuesday everyone!

Nice morning, no waves though

Zippo for Monday morning

Hello Friends,

No surfing happening at Dee Why this morning. There appear to be little bumps elsewhere at better exposures such as Curly, but don’t get your hopes much above the knee high mark.

According to the models, our region is in for micro to flat conditions across the next week. Both the ECM and Wavewatch models are showing nothing for the next few days, but Wavewatch holds out a slim hope for catchable bumps at south magnets on Friday and Saturday.

Your correspondent is readying for another trip to the northern hemisphere for family reasons (my mum has Alzheimers), so expect more postcards from Cali…

Go well with your QB Monday hol!

Like a lake at No Mans Monday morning

Good morning to take the SUP for a spin 

Sunny skies Sunday and maybe a little wave too

Hello Friends,

Swell’s lost another 30cm overnight and was sitting on a metre at 12 seconds from the SE-SSE (152°). The long period meant clean lines in the waist high range along the beach and at the point. Wind was a light westerly as of 0930 (it should pick up a bit but basically stay offshore most places). Tide hit low at 0720 and is now filling into a moderate 1l.4m high at 1330. Water temp is a nice but disturbing 22C and water quality is good.

From the look of the models, this morning could be just about it as both the ECM and Wavewatch models are showing flat to near flat through the rest of the week.

Get a few if you can and have a great day!

Lines of promise 0930

Caught one 

Super clean and fun early

Hello Friends,
Super clean and fun looking at spots that like the SE swell angle hitting this morning. Sets at optimal exposures were seeing faces into the head high range and it looks as though the beachies are producing the odd peak among the usual shutdowns.

Wind was faintly from the WNW before 0700 and it should stay light and mainly from that direction across the day. Swell was out of the SSE (158°) at 1.4 metres with a period of 11 seconds. Tide was low at 0620 and we’re currently heading to a 1.4m high at 1230. Should be a good morning for a wave!

Nice left near the lagoon 0700

No Mans sets not always makeable

Definitely sets still happening at the point

No Mans right

Lugga

A few folkis in the water at Northy