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Sunny, clean, fun waist plus

Hello Friends, Beautiful morning out there. Mild and breezy but offshore under blue skies. And, wonder of wonders, there are waist and a bit waves to be had at places that are focusing 1.7 m 7-8 second south (164°) swell. Dee Why’s south end is mostly in the knee and a bit range, but it […]

Glassy waves for exercising folk

Hello Friends, The Bureau’s hoisted the strong wind warning for later this morning, but as the pictures show, it was still glassy as of 0830. Sets were into the chest plus range at the point and I’d say they’ll be a bit bigger at the east magnets, Swell at sea was 2 metres at 9 […]

A little grey wave at the point

Hello Friends, Summer solstice sees dull grey skies and everyone staying home – unless they’re getting supplies, seeing the doc, helping pop and nanna or exercising. Or, the way I like to think about it, those activities are the only ones where virus exposure or transmission is considered an acceptable risk to you and the […]

Another grey day keeping distance

Hello Friends, Too misty for a shot of the beach from RealSurf HQ as Sunday got started. From the look of the data and the cams, it’s not super tiny, but the waist to chest high sets looked comparatively weak and floppy. Out at sea the buoy was seeing 1.4 metres of 10 second east […]

Good day to hang around home

Hello Friends, Authorities are urging people on the Northern Beaches to stay at home this weekend as we wait to find out how much the virus has spread. As it happens, you’re missing nothing on the surf front. Along with 15-20kts of SE wind , dark grey skies and spitty rain, there’s some torn up […]

Stay at home orders for Friday

COVID-19 ALERT Public Areas Closing Northern Beaches Council has taken strong measures to protect the health of the community following the advice of NSW Health in response to a number of active COVID cases on the Northern Beaches. Mayor Michael Regan said NSW Health had released a request for all Northern Beaches residents to stay […]

The Goat’s Surf Forecast

The Goat’s Surf Forecast Update Friday 18 December 2020 Forget the beach and the surf for the next three days as per State Government COVID Health Advice ..stay home. Watch surf movies, read surfing mags, books…you know, etc. TG Surf forecast issued Thursday 17 December 2020: Seven day outlook for Sydney: The hits just keep […]

Murky morning with a few little waves

Hello Friends, Hazy and close as Thursday got started. Skies were more cloudy than not and the breeze was coming lightly from the NNE as of 0700.The wind should be into the 15-25 kt range by this afternoon. Waves looked to be in the waist to chest plus range at Dee Why. Out at sea […]

Misty and foggy early with lumpy bumpy seas

Hello Friends, Visibility at RealSurf HQ was down to 100m as of 0700 thanks to thick and drippy fog. Down at North Head the wind was coming from the ENE at 12-17 kts, while out at sea the buoy was seeing a touch over 2 metres of 10-11 sec ENE swell. Tide was coming in […]

Missable morning

Hello Friends, Misty, grey and messy, with low quality surf options. Easy to give it a pass. Swell at sea is 2.2 m at 10 seconds from the ENE, so nothing like the stuff pounding the north coast right now. Wind was light east as of 0800, but both it and the swell should ramp […]