Articles tagged with "5/10"

Winding down, but not gone

This entry was posted by: Don on June 26th, 2009

Hello Friends, Did the Collaroy Plateau ridge run for a quick survey of the swell status. There seems to be some NE left in the tank, but it’s mainly showing at the really exposed stretches. For ins ... Read full post »

Checking it out on a Monday afternoon

This entry was posted by: Don on June 22nd, 2009

Hello Friends, Once it was plain that the sun was out for the rest of the day, I decided to take a jaunt. The period of the east swell has increased slightly to around 9 seconds. So I thought there mi ... Read full post »

Grey? Rainy? You’re kidding, right?

This entry was posted by: Don on June 3rd, 2009

Hello Friends Yet another gloomy kick off to a new day’s proceedings in Sydney. Swell has faded since yesterday at this time, but as my picture of Dee Why shows, it’s not flat. Yeah, the quality ... Read full post »

Brrr and showery

This entry was posted by: Don on May 30th, 2009

Hello Friends, Cold this morning and the odd shower rolling through just adds to the resistance many of us will feel to exiting the doona zone for the early. But those sturdy types who didn’t mind p ... Read full post »

Waves about

This entry was posted by: Don on May 27th, 2009

Hello Friends, Swell is now averaging around a metre from the ESE in Sydney. Fortunately the period is 10 seconds, so there are still some fun looking chest high sets at Dee Why beach (and, I have no ... Read full post »

Grey afternoon, but there waves

This entry was posted by: Don on May 25th, 2009

Hello Friends, Climbed up into the crows nest to see how the ocean was looking at 345 this afternoon. Dull grey skies overhead, but still some swell about. It seems to be cleaning up a little, althou ... Read full post »

Morning turn

This entry was posted by: Don on April 20th, 2009

Hello again friends, Just back from a tour of the beaches south from south Narrabeen. Here’s the executive summary: South Narra: big, messy, no one out Collaroy: small, not as messy, only one or two ... Read full post »

Morning pic round-up: Freshy & Curly

This entry was posted by: Don on April 17th, 2009

Freshy seemed a bit better than yesterday. But again, it was tending toward closeouts much of the time. As usual, if you were in the right spot, at the right time, a wave there was as fun as a wave an ... Read full post »

Weds arvo

This entry was posted by: Don on April 8th, 2009

Hi all, Went for a quick one around 1100 at Dee Why in the SE’ly. The tops were getting blown over a bit, but some of the faces were clean enough and size as Robbo’s noted was quite acceptable. It ... Read full post »

Out and about midday Sunday

This entry was posted by: Don on April 5th, 2009

Sorry about the daily pic gallery showing yesterday… a new bug to chase down, oh joy. Anyway, lotsa average quality waves around for the Sunday crowds. No such thing as a decent uncrowded wave from ... Read full post »