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Very small south

Hello Friends, As of 0200 the MHL buoy was showing 1.3 metres of 9-second period south swell. As I wrote this at around 0500, wind was a steady 10 kts from the ESE and the next tide was the high at 0645. There should be some waist plus sets at magnet spots, but the wind […]

Dull start to Tuesday in Sydney

Hello Friends, Light onshores from early and not a great deal going on thanks to the 11-sec 1.4 metre SSE swell and early morning high tide. Overcast skies and light easterly breeze aren’t contributing much to this morning’s prospects. Wind is due to stay out of the easterly quarters today. I reckon you’ll be doing […]

Monday surf day both sides

Hello Friends, About 1.5 metres of 9-sec period SSE swell coming in for the early in Sydney. Well exposed spots should be in the waist to shoulder range on sets. Wind was west at 0630 and with luck will stay light all morning before going east this afternoon. Next tide is a low at 1120. […]

Here a bit better than there

Hello Friends, Running a bit late today. Looks like Sydney’s not doing much surfwise. Hardly any swell showing on the MHL buoy and stiff 20+ kt NW wind should mean marginal knee to waist at places that like the metre or so of 9-sec period SE swell. Monday for the early looks like a bit […]

Small Saturday in Sydney, swell perks in Cali

Hello Friends, Swell seems to have faded rather dramatically in Sydney. The MHL buoy was showing about a metre of east swell at 10 seconds as of 0300. Wind was light SW at daybreak as I wrote this but the Bureau says it’ll be southerly before long – and then it’ll go SE.  Tide’s low […]

Looks interesting early

Hello Friends, Interesting combo swell this morning in Sydney. The MHL buoy is showing 2 metres at 12 seconds from the SE along with 1-1-5 metres of 6+ sec NE wind bump. Tide’s low around 0800 and the day promises to be abnormally warm (again). Wind’s north early and will pick up as the day […]

Junky start for Sydney

Hello Friends, Kinda messy start to the day, but there should be some chest plus sets at SE magnet spots thanks to an 11-sec, 1.5+ metre swell. The NE wind was 10 kts or so at daybreak, so clean options will be limited or non-existent. And the wind will be with you all day. Tide […]

Dribble but not totally hopeless

Hello Friends, Light offshores and a weak short period combo of south and south-east swell washing into Sydney’s beaches this morning. The MHL buoy was showing 1.5 metres or so of 8-ish second bump, so there should be knee to maybe waist and bit little things at the magnet spots. Tide started coming back in […]

Lake Pacific – again

Hello Friends, Looks like surfing isn’t really on the agenda this morning, or indeed today. Wind was already ESE 9-10 kts by daybreak and the Bureau says it’ll continue like this through the afternoon. The MHL Sydney buoy is showing about a metre of 6 second period SE wind swell. That likely means nothing above […]

Short-period and tiny here and there

Hello Friends, Not a great deal going on in Sydney this morning. There’s a mix of straight south and NE wind swell stuff, but at best it’s only around the 8 second mark at about a metre at sea. That means marginal to nearly flat for lots of places. Take the floatiest option in your […]