There were little waves on the dropping tide along the northern half of Manly this morning when I went by about 0900. Not super crowded and definitely a the odd fun one to be had in the chest plus range. At Curly it was similarly more interesting at the northern end and looked, if anything, to be a touch bigger than Manly. Around at Dee Why there was enough of a prospect of a wave to tempt your correspondent into the water. Only 4 of us out for the first half hour but then it crowded up to a more typical dozen or so by late morning. Sets were close to head high and some of them packed a punch. Low tide was making the takeoffs pretty, er, technical. I went over the falls in full kook style on one and lost my bucket hat and proplugs. So, if you come across a dark grey surf hat… drop me a line!