Articles tagged with "4/10"
This entry was posted by: Don on February 5th, 2010
Posted in: Big Picture, Collaroy, Dee Why, North Narrabeen, South Narrabeen.
Tags: 4/10, E-3m-9/11s. Hello Friends,
Went out for a look around once I had the light. The numbers look up okay – east swell, 3 metres at an average of 9 seconds – and the wind’s not going too hard. But… the surface is still lumpy, the swell isn’t lining up too well at all. Despite the energy levels, I didn’t really see too many waves being caught.
It says something about the conditions that the usually busy Northy had only a few diehards in for the early. There was one tow-in team looking around for something to pull into near Gardens. But it was slim pickings and after finding the wave in my picture, they headed off to pastures new.
Collaroy had little lines but no takers. It looks very flabby indeed and the water (as everywhere else) is pretty ordinary looking.
Longy, well, the picture says it all. Not the swell direction for it.
Dee Why beach looked basically unsurfable, but there were a few in at the point. I had to wait quite awhile before someone managed to jag one. It went for a few seconds and faded out. Not exactly all time.
From the shape of the various interpretations of the WAMs, it looks as though we should still have about the same size and energy levels through today. The prospect is for a gradual decline, probably beginning overnight – when we’re also due to get a little south change. The change isn’t supposed to persist, so maybe we could get lucky tomorrow morning in Sydney.
The fetch that created this swell looks as though it will dissipate this weekend, so next week is not currently looking too flash. Indeed, it could be back to summertime flatness by Wednesday.
Have yourself a top old day and go well!
Tides: L @0810, H @1400
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Friday until midnight: Wind: N/NE 15/20 knots, increasing to 20/25 knots in the evening.Sea: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.Swell: E/NE about 2 metres. Chance thunderstorms.
Saturday: Wind: Early S change 10/15 knots, turning E/NE 10/15 knots in the afternoon, then increasing to 15/20 knots later.Sea: 1 to 1.5 metres Swell: E/NE about 2 metres. chance thunderstorms.
Sunday: Wind: NE 10/20 knots.
This entry was posted by: Don on February 4th, 2010
Posted in: Big Picture, Dee Why, North Narrabeen, South Narrabeen.
Tags: 4/10, E-2m-9/10s. Hello Friends,
Last night as we went in for our monthly Surfrider meeting, a group of us stood in the late evening light watching a very crowded but juicy Northy. At some point in the previous four hours it had gone from weak and gutless to reasonably intense. Our hopes for the morning were high.
This morning’s swell settings are very similar to last night’s (a couple metres of east windswell at about 9 seconds apart). But… there’s nothing like the quality this morning.
Wind is back around to the east (it was more north yesterday evening), so that’s not helping matters. The Bureau is calling for the wind to settle into the NE, so with luck we’ll see an improvement in the semi-exposed north corners when that happens. The Bureau and the models agree that we should see the swell ramp up through the day, so we’ll be keeping an eye on it.
Outlook for the week ahead is basically for waves of some sort through the weekend. Depending on the interpretation, what happens after that is a bit more up for grabs. Some riffs on the data reckon the east swell could still be lighting spots up with surf options through Tuesday morning. After that it looks less hopeful for at least a few days. The monsoon trough seems to have fired up now, so I’m hoping it won’t be a long wait for another dose of fun.
Have yourself a good one, and if you’re going in for a wave, consider wearing something with long sleeves. The bluebottle count was off the richter last night.
Tides: L @0700, H @1300
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Thursday until midnight: Wind: E/NE 10/15 knots, increasing to NE 15/20 knots in the afternoon.Sea: 1 to 2 metres. Swell: E 2.5 to 3.5 metres, breaking dangerously close inshore. Chance thunderstorms.
Friday: Wind: N/NE 10/15 knots early, increasing to 15/20 knots. Sea: around 1 metre, rising to 1 to 2 metres. Swell: E/NE 2 to 3 metres. Chance thunderstorms.
Saturday: Wind: Early S change 15/20 knots, turning E/NE 10/20 knots later.
This entry was posted by: Don on January 14th, 2010
Posted in: Big Picture, Dee Why.
Tags: 4/10, S-2m-7s. Hello Friends,
Been tuning in from time to time to the live feed of the Pro Junior up at Northy. Conditions are pretty ordinary looking there, but the odd shoulder high set seems to be turning up now that the tide’s dropped.
Wind is more out of the SSW, so Dee Why’s not as affected and it’s getting similar size swell. Not fabulous conditions it has to be said, but it’s the first time in weeks I’ve seen anyone even trying to catch a wave at the point.
Outlook is for this stuff to fade overnight and be pretty small tomorrow before another similar size pulse arrives for Saturday.
This entry was posted by: Don on August 18th, 2009
Posted in: Big Picture, Dee Why.
Tags: 4/10, S-2m-9/11s. Hello Friends,
More energy than yesterday, but not big.
We’ve got a little pulse happening this morning. It’s nothing dramatic, in fact it’s really only a touch bigger than yesterday at this time. Out at sea off Sydney, the 2m swell is mainly out of the south at 9 to 11 seconds apart. If you’re going to get in the water this week, it looks as though today’s the day to do it. That’s because the models, quite frankly, look rather bleak for our part of the world.
The southern ocean is busy with lows, but they’re being kept well away from the east coast’s swell window. As things are currently shaping up, your only hope for a sip of juice will be to haul out the mal or the sup from about tomorrow onward.
Should be a beautiful day in Sydney this Tuesday and the wind should be okay in the morning, but turning onshore in the afternoon.
Have yourself a great day!
Tides: L: 1149, H:1824
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Tuesday until midnight: Wind: SW 10/15 knots, becoming SE/NE 8/13 knots in the afternoon.Sea: 1 to 1.5 metres, abating to about 1 metre. Swell: S 1.5 to 2 metres decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres.
Wednesday: Wind: W/NW 5/10 knots, becoming NE 10/15 knots in the afternoon and 15/20 knots in the evening.Sea: to 1 metre, rising to 1 to 2 metres later. Swell: S/SE 1 to 1.5 metres.
Thursday: Wind: NW/NE 10/15 knots.
This entry was posted by: Don on August 3rd, 2009
Posted in: Big Picture, Dee Why.
Tags: 4/10, SSE-1m-11s. 
Sets are getting smaller and further and further apart.
Hello Friends,
Hope you got a few over the weekend because this morning looks like the tail end of the swell for Sydney. Last night on dusk I was down at Dee Why with my mate Barry for some fishing and it was obvious that the swell was fading. The sets were not only less frequent but getting smaller too. This morning sees the trend extended in the logical direction. Only a couple people were in the water having a go at Dee Why. One was sitting over at the point and the other was pulling back from shutdowns along the beach. I really admire that dedication.
As the tide drops toward noon I reckon there should be the odd wave at the south exposed spots. Size on sets could possibly reach waist to chest high too…
Might have a closer look shortly…
Go well.
Low tide: 1204 High tide: 1842
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Monday until midnight: Wind: NW 10/15 knots, reaching 15/20 knots at times, chiefly offshore. Shifting SW 10/15 knots in the afternoon, S/SE 5/10 knots at night. Sea: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, abating afternoon to less than 1 metre by evening. Swell: S/SE 1 to 1.5 metres.
Tuesday: Wind: W/NW 5/10 knots, increasing to 10/15 knots during the morning and reaching 15/20 knots at times. Sea: 1 to 2 metres.Swell:
Wednesday: Wind: W 5/15 knots.
This entry was posted by: Don on July 25th, 2009
Posted in: Big Picture, Dee Why.
Tags: 4/10, SSE-1m-9s. 
Mals the best bet... and lots of patience...
As the tide comes in, these'll shrink away...
Hello Friends,
Swell’s on the fade so get out there asap if you want a wave. It’s coming from the SSE so there could be a few more spots picking it up than there were yesterday. However the period is a so-so 9 seconds and and the average height is about a metre (down from 2+ yesterday).
Dee Why looks to be waist high and I didn’t see anyone in the water at first light. They’ll be along soon though no doubt.
Outlook is for it to decrease through the day and by tomorrow to be pretty weak and tiny. Monday-Tuesday looks worse again – flat, I’d say for Sydney – and gee the rest of the week isn’t looking exceptionally flash… can spring be here already?
Have yourself a good one!
Don talks surf on Saturday morning with 702 ABC radio’s Simon Marney.
Next tide is a high at 1047.
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Saturday until midnight: Wind: NW 10/15 knots tending N/NE during the afternoon and freshening to N/NW 15/20 knots in the evening. Sea: about 1 metre rising to 1.5 metres in the evening. Swell: S/SE 1.5 to 2 metres decreasing.
Sunday: Wind: N/NW 15/20 knots reaching 20/25 knots at times tending W/NW in the afternoon. Sea: 1.5 to 2 metres.Swell: SE about 1 metre.
Monday: Wind: W/SW 15/25 knots.
This entry was posted by: Don on July 23rd, 2009
Posted in: At large, Curl Curl, Dee Why.
Tags: 4/10, SSE-1m-10/12s. 
One of the more attractive ones at mid Curly earlier today.
Some of 'em got going over the inside banks.
Hi all,
Needed to run an errand around midday so I grabbed the Nikon D3 and the big 200-400mm zoom as I headed out the door. First stop was Curly. I set up the rig at about the mid point on the beach. The good news is that we definitely have waves at exposed spots like Curly. Sets were into the shoulder high range, although mostly it was a lot smaller than that. Quite a wait for the bombs actually. Wind was still offshore and the cloud was just starting to arrive from the west. Waves looked kinda weak it has to be said, but I don’t think you’d have had too many complaints from those in the water.
I shot for maybe 15 minutes (I’ll put all the pics up on my site later) before deciding to take off over the hill to see what was what at Dee Why.
Near head-on in the shorey at Dee Why around lunchtime.
Very soft at the point but great for mals when a bomb set came through.
Dee Why was quite a bit smaller. I thought there might’ve been something up toward Longy givent the swell direction, but whilst I was watching, I saw no sign of anything about chest high at best. The south end of the beach was around the same size. The weakness evident at Curly was more pronounced though, so the waves had that kind of slow quality. The point was basically flat between sets, but I did see a couple waves that would’ve been fun on my mal.
This entry was posted by: Don on July 19th, 2009
Posted in: Avalon, Big Picture, Cooks Tce, North Narrabeen.
Tags: 4/10, SSE-1m-9s. Hello Friends,
Coming back from kid soccer around noon, I had a look at the waves in Avalon, Cooks and Northy. All were very small, but people were out having a go anyway because it was just such a fantastic day. Mild, sunny, light offshores… if only we had a couple more feet of swell.
Biggest set I saw might’ve been waist high on the take off. Mostly though it was smaller than that.
The models have turned rather pessimistic for the coming week. I think we’ll be doing well to find anything much in Sydney. The seasons are gradually changing. I hope the super computers are wrong on this one, but as usual, we shall see what we see!
Lunchtime fun one at Av.
Just the equipment to sort out this little peak at Cooks
Very tiny little waves rolling ashore at noon.
Quick litte one zips over a shallow bank.
This entry was posted by: Don on July 17th, 2009
Posted in: Curl Curl, Dee Why.
Tags: 4/10, S-3m-8s. Hello Friends,
Had a look at Curly and Dee Why a little after 4pm. Not great it has to be said, although there were sort of waves if you were keen. I’d call it 4 out of 10. The latest MHL data shows that the swell is still dead south. Average size is creeping toward the three metre mark, but the period is a fairly anemic 8 seconds. At Curly the biggest sets were maybe head high on take off, but they were pretty soft and weak looking to me. Not many people in the water, but then again it’s been chilly all day and it was cloudy and breezy when I checked it.
Over the hill at Dee Why the average size was smaller – maybe chest high on the biggest ones. Mostly though they’re more in the waist high range. It was more protected from the wind, but just as cold of course.
I’d expect the waves to stick around at roughly this size through tomorrow morning. One of the forecast models is calling for the average period to increase by a couple seconds or so. It if does, then the distinctly ordinary options of this afternoon could be replaced by something more tempting for Saturday morning.
Here’s the Bureau’s call:
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Friday until midnight: Wind: S/SW 20/25 knots, easing to 15/20 knots in the evening.Sea: 2 to 3 metres, abating to 1 to 2 metres later.Swell: S/SE increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres. Isolated early thunderstorms.
Saturday: Wind: S/SW 10/15 knots, tending N/NW 8/13 knots in the afternoon/evening. Sea: 1 to 1.5 metres, abating to less than 1 metre later. Swell: S/SE 1 to 2 metres.
Sunday: Wind: W/NW 10/15 knots.
Monday: Wind: NW 10/20 knots.
Not terribly exciting, nor terribly crowded late this afternoon.
Nevermind, that'll buff right out...
One of the bigger ones at mid Curly late this afternoon.
This entry was posted by: Don on July 1st, 2009
Posted in: Dee Why.
Tags: 4/10, SE-1-8s. 
Not quite as good as one might have hoped, but there are little ones to be had.
Hello Friends,
There were some pretty fun and juicy looking waves around yesterday evening (as selected spots). The swell had come around to the SE and bumped up into th 1.5m range, but the key change was the period which jumped (briefly) from 7 seconds at first light to around 11 mid afternoon. And there was some 15 second component in the mix.
Sadly, this morning sees the average period back to 8 seconds, and as a consequence it’s much smaller on average than it was yesterday arvo. The only bright spot is that the Sydney buoy is still showing some 14 sec period swell around the place. That should mean the occasional bomb set into the shoulder high range at spots with good exposure to the SE.
Wind is currently out of the west at 15-20kts and the next tide is a low at 0913.
Gotta jam, will try to post again later.
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Wednesday until midnight: Wind: W/NW 15/20 knots increasing to 20/25 knots during the day.Sea: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.Swell: E/SE about 2 metres decreasing to 1 metre later.
Thursday: Wind: W/NW 18/23 knots. Sea: about 2 metres. Swell: E/SE about 1 metre.
Friday: Wind: W/SW 20/30 knots, increasing to 30/40 knots during the day.
