Articles tagged with "6/10"
This entry was posted by: Don on February 7th, 2010
Posted in: At large, Dee Why, Manly, South Narrabeen.
Tags: 6/10. Hello Friends,
Despite the gloom, went out and did a bit of shooting today to see if I could immortalize a few of the hardy weekend warrior crew. Will be putting up galleries later once all the images are processed.
As the day winds up, the ocean is still grey and the skies greyer still. The breeze is a steady 12-15 kts out of the S to SSE, so the surface is still pretty messy and fairly lumpy. However, the swell is still pushing along at a reasonable size. The MHL buoy is down, but I’d guess it was probably in the 2.5 metre range and still mainly SE. Wave faces on the bomb sets at Dee Why looked to be into the head high plus range.
As you can see from the pics, I shot for awhile down near Clarke St Collaroy. There were some very crunchy sets coming in and a few of them were overhead. Quality was variable, but there was the odd clean face and makeable section to be had from the generally lumpy and shutting down conditions. Certainly it didn’t take me long to shoot a hundred or so frames.
After sorting out a spot of bother with my car (battery died), I went down to Collaroy to check out the action north of the pipe. If anything, the sets were breaking in even shallower water. The bodyboarders seemed to be getting more than the standups. It was fun to shoot from the pipe, but the light was pretty ordinary and the water looked very suss.
Ducked home to change memory cards and batteries and then headed down to Manly to see if any of the banks were working. Again, quality was not noteworthy but in amongst the heaving lumpiness there were the occasional clean walls for lucky punters who happened to be in the right position. As at the other spots, the water quality looked very dodgy. Sadly, it rained heavily a couple times, so I had to give up shooting. Oh well.
Tomorrow the wind’s supposed to swing NE and the Bureau says the swell will be out of the east at 1.5-2 metres. It didn’t look too east as we ran out of light this evening, but be that as it may, then we should have a little something around tomorrow for the early. The showers could still be a factor, so we’re probably in for another grey morning.
Tuesday the weather is supposed to fine up, but the swell is probably going to be smaller again. With luck it won’t be too tiny to surf.
Have yourself a top old Sunday evening and catchya tomorrow.
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Sunday until midnight: Wind: SE/NE 15/20 knots.Sea: 1.5 to 2 metres.Swell: E/NE about 2 metres. Chance thunderstorm.
Monday: Wind: NE 10/15 knots, increasing to 15/20 knots in the afternoon.Sea: 1 to 2 metres.Swell: NE 1.5 to 2 metres.
Tuesday: Wind: NE 5/15 knots.
Wednesday: Wind: NE 5/15 knots becoming 10/20 knots later.
This entry was posted by: Don on February 7th, 2010
Posted in: Dee Why.
Tags: 6/10, S-3m-9s. Hello Friends,
Usual leisurely start for yours truly this morning. The steady rain on the roof lulled me back to dreamland a few times… meanwhile, the keen were chasing chest to head high sets in the murky waters of Dee Why. Wind is out of the SSW at around 10-15kts and the south swell is averaging about 3 metres on a period of close to 9 seconds. Those are juicy settings so hence the crowds.
It looks as though the swell will stick around through today and should still be doing something tomorrow morning – if we’re lucky.
The current projections from the WAMs is for the energy levels to fade away as the week goes along and by Friday it could be back to near flat again as the monsoon trough simmers down.
(All that rain means that the ocean will continue to be heavily polluted by stormwater runoff. Whadya bet there will be lots of busy GPs by this time next week as all those ear, nose and throat cases come in. You’d have rocks in your head to get in on a day like this if you’ve got any unhealed cuts or scrapes.)
I’m gonna watch and wait myself, but whatever you decide, have yourself a safe and good one!
Tides: L @1040, H @1620
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Sunday until midnight: Wind: S/SW 15/20 knots decreasing then turning E/NE 15/20 knots.Sea: 1.5 to 2 metres.Swell: E/NE about 2 metres. Chance thunderstorms
Monday: Wind: NE 10/15 knots.Sea: about 1 metre.Swell: NE 1.5 to 2 metres.
Tuesday: Wind: NE 5/15 knots.
Forecast for Sunday
Rain periods, heavy at times. Chance thunderstorm. Light to moderate south to southeast winds, fresh near the coast tending moderate to fresh east to northeast in the afternoon.
This entry was posted by: Don on February 5th, 2010
Posted in: At large, Dee Why, North Narrabeen.
Tags: 6/10, E-2.5m-9/11s. Hello Friends,
The schedule allowed your humble webmaster to slip down to the beach with camera and board today. Went out at a rather crowded north Curly following a tip from a mate.
It wasn’t the best for me and my fish, but if you had something longer, there were a few sections to be had. Weirdly, the lefts were a hoax when I was out. Lots of folks and highly variable quality tipped me into photographer mode.
I shot for half an hour or so and saw a couple nice waves. If you were out then, you might want to check out the gallery I’ll be posting soon.
Grabbed a coffee and caught up with a mate, then wandered up to Northy for a look. It was better than earlier, but pretty busy and sectioning quite a bit. Getting caught behind was common place. Got a few more snaps but wasn’t really tempted into the water because the swell while big on sets, is mostly fairly junky and not that crunchy.
My hope is that it will tidy up a little more and be fun lots of places tomorrow for the early. A south change is expected, so I may be letting hope get the better of me on this one. That said, it still looks as though there should be energy through to Sunday morning.
Have yourself a great evening and catchya later…
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, chiefly offshore.Sea: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.Swell: E/NE about 2 metres. Chance thunderstorms.
Saturday: Wind: Early S/SE change 10/15 knots, turning E/NE 15/20 knots in the afternoon.Sea: 1 to 2 metresSwell: E/NE about 2 metres. Chance thunderstorms.
Sunday: Wind: NE 15/20 knots.
Monday: Wind: NE 10/20 knots.
This entry was posted by: Don on November 17th, 2009
Posted in: Ulladulla.
Tags: 6/10, SSE-2m-10/16s. Little update for ya…
After a quick repast and a bit of report filing on my part, we decided to head back to the beach for a look at the dropping tide situation. This time we paddled out a well struck nine-iron shot from our first session. If anything it seemed to have come up a touch. There were definitely a few wave faces in the 10 ft range and because we were closer to the southern headland it was slightly less breezy.
We both jagged a few very fun and relatively longish righthanders. Water is maybe a degree cooler than Sydney, so for me anyway it was in that fuzzy zone between steamer and springy.
As the tide dropped, the waves began to divide into two distinct take off zones. That worked out rather well for us because we were the only two on our particular section.
As the session went along, the wind began to swing a little more to the SE and the surface kinda got chewed up. The situation was worse over at Golf Course reef where there was even less protection.
I managed to reboot my water camera, so here are a couple shots for your amusement.
I’ll try to do at least one more post today if I can!
Anyone would have fun with this.
Your basic good time play wave.
This entry was posted by: Don on September 24th, 2009
Posted in: Big Picture, Dee Why.
Tags: 6/10, S-3m-10/11s. Hello Friends,
Mostly shutting down and no takers as of 0700.
Hoping to see signs of swell last night, I checked the buoys just before downing tools at around 2300. It was still tiny. But, an hour or so later Huey swept the engine telegraph forward and in the space of six hours the swell jumped from a metre on average at just 6 seconds, to three metres at 11 seconds.
If the time I had to wait to grab this morning’s first snaps is any guide, there’s a bit of a wait between sets (at Dee Why anyway). Size at the point looks to be around the chest high range with the odd bigger one.
Not huge, but a nice looking morning out there.
From the look of the buoy data from down Batemans Bay way, the swell could be near its peak right now, but if we follow the pattern down that way, it should be a gradual and small decline over the day.
The good news is that the forecast models are anticipating a steady supply of swell across the next week. So while we can expect a bit of a drop in size today, it should remain comfortably in the surfable range into Saturday. And that’s a good thing.
Hope you’re able to get amongst it. I’ll be making an effort to get out and about with a camera at some point, so with luck I’ll have a few more piccies for later.
Go well!
Tides: H 1150, L 1836
Synoptic Situation
A deep low over the southern Tasman Sea, moving steadily east. Winds will continue to ease this morning as the low moves further away. A high pressure ridge will develop across northern NSW today, then will move into the Coral Sea on Friday as another front moves into western NSW. This front is expected to cross the coast early Saturday.
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Strong Wind Warning.
Thursday until midnight: Wind: W/SW 20/30 knots, chiefly offshore, easing to 15/20 knots during the morning, then tending NW/NE 10/15 knots in the afternoon.Sea: 2 to 3 metres offshore, abating to about 1 metre.Swell: S 3 to 4 metres.
Friday: Wind: NW 10/15 knots, turning N/NE 20/30 knots in the afternoon/evening. Sea: about 1 metre rising 2 to 3 metres in the afternoon. Swell: S 2 to 3 metres decreasing 1 to 2 metres during the day.
Saturday: Wind: W/NW 25/35 knots.
This entry was posted by: Don on September 16th, 2009
Posted in: Fairy Bower, Manly.
Tags: 6/10, E-1.5m-9/12s. Hello Friends,
Went for a splash under the lowering grey skies this morning. Headed to the Bower just because it’s one of those waves I never tire of and I figured there’d be enough east in the swell for it to be showing something. I was right – as were a fair number of other folks. Tide was low during the session, so I now have a sore knee after Huey tried to shift a barnacle encrusted boulder with my hapless limb. Still, like everyone else out there, I chalked up a few fun ones.
After I got out of the water, I came back along Manly beach front. Tide was still pretty low, but the onshores hadn’t had a chance to work it over too badly, so I stopped and grabbed a few snaps to share. Almost no colour in the day, but never mind, they should give you a rough idea…
Came back via Dee Why and Curly. The latter was forgetable, but the old Dee Why seemed to still be in the shoulder high range on sets. Sadly the onshores were becoming noticeable.
My hunch is that this little pulse is on the fade, so finding something not too trashed by the SE wind might be the plan today, and getting in for the early tomorrow also looks the best idea.
Finding a line across the inside.
You could win a contest with a move like that!
Surge fun (Cisco pic!)
Low tide gets interesting at the Bower.
Surging Surge makes it interesting.
Cisco cranking it over at zee Bower this morning.
Another surge moment
Manly snaps…
Beachbreak option being exercised at Manly around noon.
Driving down the line SUP style at Manly around midday.
Swinging through a cutty at Manly, noonish.
Shorey snaffles another victim at Manly around midday.
This entry was posted by: Don on September 11th, 2009
Posted in: Dee Why.
Tags: 6/10, SE-2m-10/11s. Hello Friends,
Sheesh! Pictures of me surfing on my own website, how naff is that? (thanks Rob!) Actually the waves were kinda fun in a slow sorta way. The sets were pushing into the head high range and there were definitely a few to be had with some push to them, but mostly they felt a bit soft and flabby. Still, it was great to be in the water on yet another beautiful morning in Sydney. I grabbed a few snaps with my Panasonic FT1, so herewith for your diversion…
Lip tries to get going at Dee Why this morning.
You needed to stay close to the section.
Hard to really throw spray this morning, but fun.
This entry was posted by: Don on September 11th, 2009
Posted in: Big Picture, Dee Why.
Tags: 6/10, SSE-2m-9/11s. 
Not particularly big or consistent, but a dozen or so folks were jagging fun little waves around 0730.
Beachy offering a few options for the early risers.
Hello Friends,
Another corker of a morning along Sydney’s beaches. Spots with exposure to the south should be delivering conditions that are reasonably similar to yesterday. That’s because the swell height (2 metres), direction (S-SSE) and period (9-11 sec) are all much as they were 24 hours ago.
Dee Why is looking busier than the last couple days, but it’s weekday busy as opposed to weekend busy.
Once again, it looks as though the plan is to get in this morning if your schedule permits. Not only will the wind be lightly offshore, but the tide’s coming in as we approach a high at lunchtime.
From the shape of the forecast models, it appears that we’ll have waves of some sort or other pretty much through the next week. As with the week just past, it doesn’t look like it’ll be big, but there should be plenty of fun options for the right equipment.
Go well!
Tides: H 1236, L 1923
Synoptic Situation
Increasing northerly winds ahead of a cold front expected on the far South Coast Sunday night.
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Friday until midnight: Wind: W 10/15 knots, tending E/NE 10/15 knots in the afternoon, and N/NW 15/20 knots in the evening.Sea: 1 to 1.5 metres. Swell: S/SE 2 to 3 metres decreasing.
Saturday: Wind: N/NW 15/20 knots reaching 20/25 knots in the afternoon and evening.Sea: 1.5 to 2 metres. Swell: SE about 1.5 metres.
Sunday: Wind: N/NW 20/30 knots.
This entry was posted by: Don on September 9th, 2009
Posted in: At large, Dee Why, North Narrabeen, South Narrabeen.
Tags: 6/10, SSE-1m-9s. 
So called because it feels as though you can never quite get to it...
Hi all,
Ran around this morning and got a couple pics to share. As I write this, the swell is still ticking over at exactly the same settings it had when the day started out. So, it’s sunny and offshore and there will be waves in the waist to chest high range at spots exposed to the SSE.
Just for the record, I decided to splash about at Dee Why point. I was in the water for close to 2 hours and during that time the crowd never exceeded 6 of us. In fact, for the first 20 minutes or so I was by myself. Folks on the mals were getting the best of it thanks to the high tide, but we were still seeing sets in the chest high range. Beautiful sunny day, light offshores, city of 4 million people – and I posted a pic of the point a couple hours before I paddle out. Go figure.
First place I looked this morning was up toward Emerald St. It was pretty small, but a young RealSurf fan was on it and had every wave to himself. Meanwhile, up the beach at Northy, there were about 30 folks rustling lefts and rights that looked pretty tasty.
Lovely cylinder near Emerald St, Narrabeen
300m south of Northy he was getting all the set waves to himself.
Throwing some spray around 0920 at N. Narrabeen.
After almost jumping in, I decided to see how things were playing out at the other end of the beach. So I drove down to Clarke St and had a squzz. Folks were scattered along the beach from just north of there down to Collaroy. Waves were a bit smaller, but the real problem is the banks – they seem to be exclusively straight handers at the moment. Grabbed a shot, and continued south…
Shutdown coming up at south Narrabeen around 0950
Checked the Longy to No Mans stretch, but the wind was kinda sideshore and making the north end of the beach a little junky. Seemed to be a crew down south of the pole, so I headed on to Dee Why. Got there and discovered there were nice looking waves up the beach in the waist to chest high range, but at that moment a little chest high wall came through the point. It was pretty much right on the rocks, but with one person out… hey, what can ya do?
Dee Why this morning (there were four in the water at this point).
You had to go pretty close to stay with the section at high tide. And it helped to have a mal.
Colourful Dee Why identity Wayno and one of his students mid-lesson inside at the point.
This entry was posted by: Don on September 6th, 2009
Posted in: At large, No Mans, South Narrabeen.
Tags: 6/10, SE-1.5m-9s. I’d say there’d be a few surfed out Dad’s today…
Got a few snaps this morning at South Narrabeen. Cruncher to makeable ratio was about 99:1, but it makes for good stills picture taking conditions. Pretty busy in the water, but not absurdly so because so few waves offered more than a couple turns before you were blasted into the sand. Solid size though from Gardens to around Wetherill St. Over the hill at the Longy to DY stretch, the swell was smaller and not nearly as juicy looking. Best option seemed to be around No Man’s, but the wind was becoming a factor by the time I left the beach around 1100.
I took a couple hundred snaps at Sth Narra, so will be posting those on my site later.
Speed to be had this morning.
Gonna get crunched, so why not?
Making the most of another south Narra shutdown.
Definitely catchable and not many out at No Mans on a sunny Sunday morning.
Having fun on Fathers Day not far from Clarke St.
