A few waves around

Posted on February 9th, 2010 in Big Picture, Dee Why.

Midday post: still some around

Posted on February 9th, 2010 in At large, North Narrabeen, South Narrabeen.

Hello Friends,

Went for a wave this morning. Started with a scan of the Collaroy-Narra stretch, but was not overly impressed, so wandered by Long Reef to see if anything was going on in the middle of the beach. There was… sorta… but not seeing anything terribly compelling, I carried on southward. To my surprise the point looked about the most interesting option.

It was a mixed bag. Mostly too small for standups, but every now and then a set would turn up with a wave face into the chest to shoulder high range. In between though the best option was a bodyboard. Water’s so warm that it was just a treat being in. Still some evidence of the runoff, but not much. I didn’t see any blue bottles, but one guy I was chatting with said he got pranged on his arm and leg.

On the way home I stopped for a squizz at the Collaroy-Narra stretch from Edgecliff Blvd. Couple bods messing about near the marquesas and a bazillion in up at Northy. Wind was bumping it up at the south end as you can see from the pics, but up the other end I reckon it might not have been too much of a factor.

Swell has faded since this morning and that’s in line with expectations. Could be back to rather small and marginal tomorrow morning.

Go well!

 

 

 

Nothing the next couple of days.

Posted on February 9th, 2010 in South Carolina.

Almost flat with east winds and rain Tuesday. Buoy data looks like something could be coming Wednesday but short term forecast are still unknown as to the casue, direction, etc. Stay posted.

Roberto

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Posted on February 9th, 2010 in Surf Reports.

Swell reducing but still 2-3footers coming straight in, worth the effort.
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MAX AIR TEMP TODAY: 26-29 degrees. SWELL: East 1.8-2.8 at 8 seconds. TIDES:　　　　 HIGH: 　　　 LOW:
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C C

Posted on February 9th, 2010 in Central Coast, Surf Reports.

Light cloud cover, dry and humid on the Central Coast this Tuesday morning.  The swell is smooth at 2 – 3 feet from the east northeast.  There is no breeze at the moment but forecast for a east northeast breeze later.  High tide at 0555 and Low tide around 1255.  Local barometer 1019 hpa, 20 degrees C. 96% humidity.  Have a good one!

The Feast Continues, In Byron Bay Today.

Posted on February 9th, 2010 in Byron.

The waves just keep coming, and coming and coming in Byron Bay today. After such a long period of inconsistent surf, this is the longest swell we’ve seen for some time in Byron Bay. Don’t get me wrong I’m not complaining, but this can’t go on forever, even last year when we had consistent surf for months it was an long connecting stream of different swells. But this particular swell has been pulsing for eleven days straight now, it’s kept the same direction, same intensity and size, about the only that’s changed is the wave periods, which are getting longer. This tells us the systems forming it are getting further away, so the waves have further to travel and are getting longer and thicker before reaching the bay. So the wave feast continues unabated, and there was much rejoicing, In Byron Bay Today.

Summer Bunkers, In Byron Bay Today.

Posted on February 9th, 2010 in Byron.

It was just one of those utterly beautiful wet season kinds of days, in Byron Bay today. There were plenty of chances of getting caught in the random rain squalls, as the swirled up and down the coast. Each shower was quickly replaced by startling sunshine and the humidity went up and down like a heavily moistened yoyo reminding us we live in the subtropics here in Byron Bay. We kept ducking for cover with the equipment as the showers came, only to drag it all out again into the steaming sunshine only minutes later. The easterly swell continues to pulse, it’s still kind of lumpy, but there were many moments worth documenting for those who made the effort to get out in the showers and play. The on and off weather kept the crowds down a little and a few of the local crew begun to emerge from their summer bunkers to get out and score a few, In Byron Bay Today.

NE’r and grey

Posted on February 8th, 2010 in Big Picture, Dee Why.

Super Surf Sunday (Cowells/Indicators)

Posted on February 8th, 2010 in California, Half Moon Bay, Surf Sessions. While the masses were engaged in the trivial pursuit of watching men in tights chase a pointy ball around a big field, I went surfing. I was rewarded with a peak to myself at Cowells, a rare treat indeed.

Luke was leaving as I headed out. In response to the standard query, "How was it?" he replied, "Weird." It wasn't weird so much as just different. The winter storms have piled up sand at the base of the cliff, forming a new beach and changing the way the wave breaks at Cowells. 
From the Cowells stairs it's a short paddle to the new beach, which provides entry to Indicators and outer Cowells. I started off there but kept thinking about the inner Cowells wave I'd seen from the stairs. It was occassionally A-framing and as the crowd thinned, there was no one left on it. I paddled inside and found that the wave was shifty and inconsistent, with the small take-off zone a moving target. It was good practice with no worries about traffic, and I got a bunch of short rights, including a couple I didn't think I'd make as the waves broke pretty much on top of me. On one, I closed my eyes as the whitewater crashed down around my head, but pulled the nose up and landed the drop on my belly, so I jumped up and rode. Paddling back, I saw something yellow bobbing in the water. Part of an old boat fender, maybe? Then I looked at my armband and saw it was missing the yellow camera float - and the camera too! I snatched the yellow float from the water and was relieved to see the Pentax still attached. Whew, lucky. Next time, I need a redundant strap holding the camera to my person.

Past kickoff time for the Super Bowl, I noticed the crowd had much diminished farther out. I made the long paddle back towards Indicators wanting to catch a nicer wave as my last of the session. A closeout bomb detonated outside of me and I turned to catch it, a sizzling fast ride past and alongside the new beach.

The drive home along the coast offered the usual stunning scenery, and a sky show too.

The old Northy

Posted on February 8th, 2010 in At large, North Narrabeen.

 

 

Had to run an errand this morning, so I checked the Collaroy-Narra stretch. Pretty much unsurfable along most of it but there are still some okay size sets. The only place I spotted humans in the water was at Northy. I presume they were training or something, because the quality was strictly for desperates. And the water colour…urk… looks like it’s 90% stormwater run-off from the lagoon.

To quote from the environment.nsw.gov.au site:

However after heavy rain, pollution from stormwater and sewage overflows can make beaches unsuitable for swimming for 24 hours at ocean beaches…
The most common types of waterborne pathogens are:

* Enteric Bacteria: single-celled organisms that live in the intestinal tracts of all warm blooded animals. Several groups of these bacteria are pathogenic, including Camplobacter, Salmonella, Pseudomonas and Shigella
* Viruses: genetic material surrounded by a protein shell. These are a common cause of swimming-related illnesses and include Rotaviruses, Adenoviruses, Noroviruses and Hepatitis
* Protozoa: live in water as resilient dormant cysts and once ingested, can live as parasites in humans and animals. Of the 35,000 known species of protozoans, 30% of these are pathogenic and include Giardia and Cryptosporidium
* Worms which can cause vomiting, coughing, chest pain, fever and gastroenteritis.