It’s still pumping at south spots

Monday Increase

Looking really nice this morning. 3-4ft wally sets when they came through and a very winter like offshore wind. Some may have chased bigger waves elsewhere but I think the late morning Manly crew had a lot of fun.

Mark – Surfboards Direct

Most Popular March 2013, In Byron Bay Today

Well yes it’s about that time again to check out what you guys have been clicking on the most, in Byron Bay today. So here are the most popular shots from the March 2013. It was an odd month. We had a lot of rain, and some pretty dirty water in the bay. There was plenty of swell, yet the banks had copped a pretty solid thrashing from the ECL’s and cyclones that came through this year. But all in all despite the trying conditions we did get some waves and shots to prove it, In Byron Bay Today. 

Sunday surfin’

Hello Friends,

Nice morning with light offshores and a couple metres of south swell with a 9 second period. Should be fun at all the south magnets. And crowded at the better ones. Dee Why currently has a little complex of peaks just north of the club, so most of the population is hanging around there chasing mainly lefts in the chest plus range. Quite a few mals out this morning too, so that may hint at something.

Wind should stay SW all day and be pretty fresh again (15-25 kts). Low tide’s at 0905 and high is at 1530. So the morning should be fun at a lot of places.

Outlook is for the swell to hold at about the current size and then to maybe pulse up a bit tomorrow, before dropping back into the waist plus range from Tuesday. The good news is that there should be waves of some description for pretty much the whole week.

Get out and have yourself some fun!

Weather Situation
A low pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea will continue to bring fresh to strong southwesterly winds over the southern NSW coast on Sunday. The low is expected to move slowly east during the next couple of days, maintaining a southwesterly airstream over NSW coast. A high is then expected to develop south of Tasmania early next week, extending a ridge along the southern NSW coast Tuesday/Wednesday.
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
Winds
Southwesterly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas
1 to 2 metres.
Swell
Southerly 2 metres.
Monday 20 May
Winds
Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1.5 metres around midday.
Swell
Southerly 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres before dawn, then decreasing to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
Tuesday 21 May
Winds
Westerly 15 to 20 knots turning southerly during the afternoon.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.

Let’s go surfing now

Hello Friends,

Had a quick look around before 0700 and I can report the 2 metre 10 sec period south swell is still rolling in to the south magnets. Dee Why seemed to be not quite as consistent as yesterday arvo, but the size looked to be similar – ie, shoulder to head high on the bigger sets. Around at the Collaroy-Narrabeen stretch, there were waves from about Wetherill Street north to the end of the beach. As with Dee Why, there were already a fair number of surfers in the water before 0730. Sets were smaller at Colla-Narra, but there would be a few in the chest high range and there seemed to be lots and lots of peaks.

Swell should push along at roughly the current size all day. And the wind will play nice too at most places because it’s set to continue out of the SW.

Outlook is for the energy to be with us through to about Tuesday morning, so get out and have fun. BTW, I’m planning to get out and about with the camera today, so wave hi if ya see me, and remember, if I’m shooting and you get a wave, well chances are I’ll catch your stylings!

Tides: Low @0815 High @1435

Weather Situation
A low pressure system over the southwestern Tasman Sea is associated with fresh to strong southwesterly winds over the southern and central NSW coasts today. The low is expected to move slowly east during the next couple of days, maintaining a southwesterly airstream over NSW coast with strong winds persisting in the far south.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
Winds
Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre around midday, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.
Swell
Southerly 2 metres.
Sunday 19 May
Winds
West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Southerly 2 metres.
Monday 20 May
Winds
Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning westerly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the afternoon or evening.

The Waiting Game, In Byron Bay Today’s Week In Review.

We had a few sweet little waves around Byron bay this week. But for many it’s been a bit small. So the waiting game is on, to see if the lows down in the Southern Tasman will produce any swell. Well they just might at that, but before we all get too excited. Take note, there are not a lot of good banks around our region at the moment that would hold anything bigger than a metre max. It’s just the way it is guys. Yes there are few spots that are working when it’s small, but anything bigger than chest high and it’s turning into closeout city at most spots. Problem is that a pulse of swell came through last Sunday night right on top of a new moon high tide and just wreaked havoc on our sand in and around the bay, not everywhere lost sand, but many breaks did. So although we may be waiting for swell, some of us are also waiting for the sand to open up a few more options as well, In Byron Bay Today. 

Swell arrived this arvo…

It got fun around 2 pm…

After I got out, I shot pics for an hour or so… should have the gallery online soon…

Tomorrow’s looking promising!

Signs of life from the SE

Hello Friends,

Tide was low at 0720 this morning and as it turned, there were very occasional knee to waist high SE sets of a couple waves turning up. Out at sea the swell is around the metre mark. Average period was around the 8 second mark, but there’s 10 second stuff in amongst it (probably the sets).

The Bureau reckons we should see the swell pick up a bit through the day and continue at around the 2 metre mark for tomorrow before starting to fade back again on Sunday.

Wind forecast says it’ll be offshore through the day, but going pretty briskly so that may hold down the maximum size.

Get out if you can!

Weather Situation
A low pressure system over the southwestern Tasman Sea is associated with fresh to strong southwesterly winds over the southern and central NSW coasts today. The low is expected to move slowly east during the next couple of days, maintaining southwesterly airstream over NSW coast with strong winds persisting in the far south.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
Strong wind warning for Friday for Sydney Coastal Waters
Winds
West to southwesterly 20 to 25 knots reaching up to 30 knots in the morning.
Seas
2 to 2.5 metres.
Swell
Easterly around 1 metre, tending southerly 1 to 1.5 metres around midday, then increasing to 2 metres by early evening.
Weather
The chance of thunderstorms offshore this morning.
Saturday 18 May
Winds
Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1 to 2 metres.
Swell
Southerly 2 to 2.5 metres.
Sunday 19 May
Winds
West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the afternoon or evening.

Aw Huey, c’mon, can we please have some waves?

Hello Friends,

About half a metre of sub-9-sec east wind swell lapping weakly into Dee Why this morning. Not the place to look for a wave I’m afraid. Of course, given those numbers, I’m not sure there’s going to be much more than that anywhere else. Should be mostly sunny and 22 today though. So, there is that…

The Goat fired in his forecast a bit earlier than usual this week, so I’ll defer to him on the outlook notes this morning (ie, click on the link!)

Have yourself a top old Thursday!

Weather Situation
A low pressure system over Bass Strait is expected to slowly move east during the next couple of days, resulting in increasing westerly winds over the southern and central NSW coasts today, with winds strengthening along southern parts of the coast. Winds will turn more southwesterly during Friday as the low moves into the Tasman Sea, with strengthening winds reaching central parts of the coast.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
Strong wind warning for Thursday for Sydney Coastal Waters
Winds
West to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots becoming westerly 20 to 30 knots in the late evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1.5 metres around midday, then increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Easterly around 1 metre.

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Friday 17 May
Winds
Westerly 20 to 25 knots, and up to 30 knots offshore, then tending west to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots before dawn.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Swell
Easterly around 1 metre, tending southerly 1 to 2 metres around midday.

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Saturday 18 May
Winds
Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 25 to 30 knots during the evening.
Seas
1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southerly 2 to 2.5 metres.

Pretty Cute, In Byron Bay Today.

Ok so it wasn’t that big, in fact it was also kind of small, but the waves were pretty cute and the crew had a ball, in Byron Bay today. Sometimes you just get those days when the sun shines, the wind is right, and the waves are just too much fun to not get into it, and so they did, In Byron Bay Today.