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Swell really piled in late Wednesday (vids)

video of Collaroy and Dee Why point

Two videos for you from late Wednesday afternoon. The first is from Collaroy and the second from Dee Why point. By 5 pm the swell was starting to get seriously big… and…

Windy, messy, small and showery

dy point surfer

Hello Friends, High tide at 0735 made for fat conditions early, but worse was the powering SSE wind chopping it up everywhere. Out at sea the swell was 2.5 metres from the SE abut the average period was a gutless 8 seconds. As usual for a Saturday, I had a look at both the Collaroy-Narrabeen […]

Friday Collaroy small waves, big erosion

collaroy erosion

Had a look at Collaroy and White Rock this morning and can report no one in the water at the latter and relatively flabby waist to chest conditions at the former. While grabbing the snaps, I noticed that the seawall along south Narrabeen has been exposed by the swell. So, being interested in such things, […]

Swell but onshore

… … … … Hello Friends, East swell at close to 3 metres and an average period of 8 seconds would at least be surfable. Unfortunately for Sydney surfers this morning, extra large dollops of keenness are required because we also have a baleful 10-15 kts of everywhere-trashing east to ESE wind. And the Bureau […]

Only a touch smaller than yesterday

Hello Friends, Swell has dropped a fair amount from yesterday’s peak intensity, but it’s not exactly tiny. If you’re a beginner or even a tentative intermediate, sit and watch for half an hour before committing. The direction (SE) and average period (10sec) haven’t changed much, but average height at sea is closer to 2-3 m […]

Few options

Hello Friends, At 0600 the MHL buoy was showing 4.7 metres of SSE swell with an average period of nearly 11 seconds. Wind was southerly at 20-30 kts. Dee Why was unsurfably messy and it’ll stay that way all day. Around at Collaroy, the surface conditions were considerably smoother. As the pictures show there were […]

Pumping southeast swell

Hello Friends, Close to 3 metres of 11 second SE swell rolling in with light offshores and sunny skies as Saturday got started. Wind is set to be light until this evening when it will get up to 10-15kts from the SE. Next tide is a big high at 1120, followed by a low at […]

Out and about

Out and about this morning and checked everywhere from Manly to North Narra. Bower was flat, Manly was scrappy but sort of do-able considering, Freshy was a case of NUP!, Curly – do you have to even ask?, Dee Why point swell not connecting, up the beach too much work for too little pay off, […]

PICS: Monday waves at the Bower & Collaroy

A southerly arrived early and laid waste to most surf options on Monday, but the east swell still had some legs and there were waves to be had at the Bower and Collaroy. So, I grabbed the camera and spent some time shooting folks having fun. Links below to the complete galleries. As usual, all […]