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The Goat’s Surf Forecast

The Goat’s Surf Forecast Surf forecast issued Thursday 23 July 2020: Seven day outlook for Sydney: Nice day today,,, and tomorrow, but after that…you might be looking for something else to do  mostly indoors. A Low is expected to develop off the Far North Coast of NSW late Sunday, then move quickly down the NSW […]

Quiet out there

Hello Friends, Ocean has simmered down overnight. Places that were seeing the odd shoulder high wave face yesterday are looking at waist high this morning – at best. A light westerly was making surface conditions smooth as the day got started. Swell out at sea was 1.3 metres at 9 seconds from the SSE (158°). […]

Small but not flat

Hello Friends, Swell has perked overnight and south exposures were seeing chest high sets around 0800. Looks like waves to be had if you’re free… Out at sea the buoys were seeing 2 metres at 10 seconds from 166° (south). First tide of the day is a high at 0930. The low’s at 1500. It […]

Tiny Tuesday

Hello Friends, The swell may be a bit bigger compared to yesterday, but it was flat as a tack at Collaroy-Narrabeen at 0730 and only marginally bigger around at the better exposed Dee Why to Longy stretch. There were a couple of hopefuls near the lagoon entrance (which is shut following the swell), but it […]

Tiny time

Swell has just about faded to flat. Curly was ankle to knee high every now and then while Dee Why was knee to maybe waist on bomb sets.

Late afternoon beach check

Went for a late afternoon bikeride and took the camera along. This morning’s swell has faded, but there were still a few shoulder to head high plus sets in the mix. Looked at Surfrider Gardens to Narrabeen stretch first and found there were still a reasonable number of people in the water, but the sets […]

Swell dropping but still having its moments

Hello Friends, The first sunny start in a few days and we’re still seeing some solid sets as the swell fades back to more typical conditions. Sets at Dee Why looked to be in the head plus range on the bombs, but mostly it was more chest to head. Out at sea the MHL buoy […]

Thumping surfrider gardens

Bit of a mob scene in the water but consistent heavy barrels. Just started shooting. Here are the first two waves…

Still big for the early

Hello Friends, Still 3-4 metres and 12-13 seconds apart from the SE at daybreak. Tide hit high at 0625 high and will be back to low at noon. Wind early was out of the NW at 5-6 kts. Surface conditions were relatively smooth along the Narrabeen stretch and swell was focusing at several points. It […]