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This entry was posted by: Don on May 25th, 2010Posted in: Dee Why.Tags: E-1m-8s.Hello Friends,
No reason to have Dee Why on the check out list this morning. Swell is only about a metre from the east and the power is a marginal 8 seconds. The wind settings are okay for now, so it might be possible to find a little thing at a stretch of beach with an east facing orientation. I’d be impressed with anything above waist high after watching Dee Why for a bit.
The models are lined up with the Bureau’s call for a strong SE change driven ramping up of the wave size. Unfortunately 25-35 kts of SE to E wind does not promise much in the way of quality. You’d have to expect sizable but junky. Oh, and the Bureau says it’ll be raining heavily at times as well. I guess I probably won’t be taking pictures on Wednesday. Maybe I’ll have a chance between the showers on Thursday, but with luck there’ll still be some energy around for what currently looks like being a pleasant Friday.
Have fun with your day!
TIDES: L @0545, H @1150
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Tuesday until midnight: Wind: Northwest to southwesterly less than 10 knots, becoming northeast to southeasterly in the afternoon.Sea: to 1metre.Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres. Isolated thunderstorms.
Wednesday: Wind: Northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots early ahead of an east to southeasterly change 25 to 35 knots during the morning, easing to 20 to 30 knots at night.Sea: 1 to 1.5 metres rising 2.5 to 3.5 metres in the morning. Swell: Easterly 1 to 2 metres increasing 2 to 3 metres.
Thursday: Wind: South to southeasterly 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots during the morning then decreasing to 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.
This entry was posted by: Don on March 16th, 2010Posted in: Dee Why.Tags: E-1m-8s.Hello Friends,
Glassy start to proceedings this morning in Sydney. And contrary to the wave forecast models, it’s not quite flat. The occasional waist high plus set is briefly standing up on the banks at the south end of the Dee Why to Longy stretch. A small group of early risers were on it too. Swell’s out of the east at about a metre with a period of 8 seconds. That direction should mean little waves of some description at most of the open beaches.
Back in a tick with some thoughts on the outlook.
TIDES: H @0930, L @1540
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Tuesday until midnight: Wind: Variable 5/10 knots at first, tending E/NE 10/15 knots in the afternoon. Sea: less than 1 metre, rising to 1 to 1.5 metres in the afternoon. Swell: E 1 to 1.5 metres.
Wednesday: Wind: N/NW 5/10 knots at first, becoming NE 10/15 knots in the afternoon/evening.Sea: less than 1 metre early, rising to 1 to 1.5 metres. Swell: E/SE about 1 metre.
Thursday: Wind: NW/NE 5/15 knots.
This entry was posted by: Don on March 15th, 2010Posted in: Dee Why.Tags: 2/10, E-1m-8s.Hello Friends,
The Ides of March are upon us and the surf situation this morning does not bode well Sydneysiders. Our swell has dropped away overnight and when I grabbed the pic around 0715, the joint was empty. Quite a contrast to yesterday when the junky conditions didn’t deter a reasonable size crowd from getting amongst it.
Latest info from the MHL Sydney buoy indicates that the energy is coming from the east. It’s showing about a metre out at sea with a power setting of about 8 seconds. Wind is lightly offshore as we kick off, but it should go around to a NE seabreeze later.
Sadly, the models don’t hold much joy for our region. On current reckoning it seems we’re in for a week of tiny to flat conditions. Meanwhile, up the coast it shows every sign of PUMPING. Grrr. Envy! From Angourie to Agnes Waters looks like the place to be all this week.
Go well wherever you may find yourself today!
TIDES H @0900, L @1515
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Monday until midnight: Wind: E/NE 10/15 knots. W/NW to 10 knots inshore at first. Sea: less than 1 metre. Swell: SE 1 to 1.5 metres.
Tuesday: Wind: Variable 5/10 knots, tending NE 8/13 knots in the afternoon. Sea: less than 1 metre. Swell: E/SE about 1 metre.
Wednesday: Wind: NW/NE 5/10 knots.
This entry was posted by: Don on March 9th, 2010Posted in: Dee Why.Tags: E-1m-8s.
Hello Friends
Not a cloud in the sky over the northern beaches as the sun came up. Breeze was light and since the swell settings haven’t changed much overnight, there’s still a little energy around for the extra keen amongst us. At Dee Why the waits were comparatively long, but every now and then something into the waist high range would briefly appear in the south corner. When I first checked it about 0700, there was someone working the little ones along the rocks at the point as well.
Outlook is for the wind to be generally from a favouable direction through the day and for the little windswell to more or less hang in there. Tomorrow it’s set to go more around to the southerly quarters and to blow pretty hard. The models currently are pointing to the best opportunity being the early.
Longer term outlook is for a run of southerly conditions and probably not the greatest surf prospects in our region. On the other hand if you’re up north toward the border, it’s looking like a fair amount of activity could be heading your way. I wouldn’t mind being at Lennox tomorrow…
Wherever you may find yourself, have a top old day.
Tides: H @1120, L @1720
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Strong Wind Warning.
Tuesday until midnight: Wind: W/NW 15/20 knots tending W/SW later in the day.Sea: 1 to 1.5 metres. Swell: NE about 1.5 metres.
Wednesday: Wind: SW/SE increasing to 25/33 knots.Sea: rising to 2.5 to 4 metres. Swell: SE 1.5 to 2 metres
Thursday: Wind: S/SE 15/25 knots.
This entry was posted by: Don on December 31st, 2009Posted in: At large.Tags: E-1m-8s.Hello Friends,
So, the last day of 2009 eh? Not much on the surf front anywhere in Oz apparently. About your best hope for a wave is on the far north coast of NSW this morning. But, according to The Beach Defender whom I spoke with this morning from the banks of the Maroochy river, conditions on the Sunshine coast are sloppy, very small and onshore. So, the point is I guess, wherever you find yourself, you ain’t missing much.
The weak little east windswell seems to prevail pretty much up and down the eastern seaboard this morning. In Sydney the MHL buoy is showing a metre of 8 second period stuff from the east.
A quick scan of the models suggest that we’re looking at continuing weak conditions for the week ahead. There seems to be some agreement among the interpretations that we might get a little south-ish pulse in Sydney on Sunday following a change late Saturday. Here’s hoping!
Oh, and have yourself a great and safe New Year’s Eve.
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Thursday until midnight: Wind: N/NE 10/15 knots, freshening to 15/20 knots in the afternoon.Sea: about 1 metre, rising to 1.5 to 2 metres in the afternoon/evening.Swell: E about 1 metre.
Friday: Wind: N/NW 5/10 knots, turning N/NE 10/15 knots during the day. Sea: about 1 metre. Swell: E/NE 1 to 1.5 metres.
Saturday: Wind: NW 10/15 knots, tending N/NW ahead of a S/SW change 20/30 knots late evening/overnight.
This entry was posted by: Don on November 9th, 2009Posted in: Dee Why.Tags: E-1m-8s.
0700 and it's not quite back to flat at Dee Why.
Hello Friends,
How’s the week shaping up for ya? Weren’t planning on surfing every day I hope. It looks like this morning is about as good as it’ll get for at least the next 4-5 days. And it ain’t that amazing either.
Primary (wind)swell direction is easterly and from Eden to the Qld border it’s not much better than a metre at sea. Periods range from 6 to 8 seconds. Sydney’s at the high end of the scale, so surf conditions at our east facing stretches are probably about as good as anywhere in the state… if that makes you feel better!
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Tides: L@0642, H@ 1311
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Monday until midnight: Wind: NE 10/15 knots. Sea: about 1 metre.Swell: E 1 to 1.5 metres.
Tuesday: Wind: N/NE 10/15 knots freshening to 15/20 knots.Sea: 1 to 1.5 metres.Swell: E about 1 metre.
Wednesday: Wind: N/NE winds 10/15 knots.
This entry was posted by: Don on September 13th, 2009Posted in: Dee Why.Tags: E-1m-8s.
You could take your board to Dee Why, but not sure you'd find much use for it this morning.
Hello Friends,
Nothing much happening at Dee Why this morning. The main swell direction is easterly. It’s about a metre but the period is a marginal 8 seconds, so there’s not much above the knee to waist high range. You might do a bit better than that at other spots, but I’d be keeping the expectations modest.
Once that change blows through tonight, we look set to be left with a so-so Monday morning. I’m not overly hopeful on that front. But the middle of the week is still looking okay, if not spectacular, on the models. A broad area of easterly windswell could move ashore from around Tuesday. I’m hoping for chest high plus around Wednesday at spots that like the swell direction.
Have yourself a top old Sunday!
Tides: L:0810, H:1458
Synoptic Situation
Increasing northerly winds ahead of a cold front expected on the far South Coast Sunday night and most of the remainder of the coast during Monday.
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Strong Wind Warning.
Sunday until midnight: Wind: NW/NE 15/20 knots increasing to 20/30 knots in the afternoon.Sea: 1 to 2 metres rising to 2 to 3 metres.Swell: NE 1 to 1.5 metres.
Monday: Wind: SW/SE change 20/25 knots early.Sea: 1.5 to 2.5 metres. Swell: E/NE 1 to 1.5 metres tending SE later.
Tuesday: Wind: E/SE 10/15 knots.
This entry was posted by: Don on August 10th, 2009Posted in: Big Picture, Dee Why.Tags: E-1m-8s.
Not immense looking this morning...
Hello Friends,
Ocean seems to be unperturbed this morning at Dee Why, but there could be a little something on the way. Primary swell direction has headed around to the east in the last few hours. It’s only a metre at around 8 seconds though, so we’re talking maybe waist high on the bomb sets at exposed spots. However, it’s closer to an average of 2 metres at nearly 10 seconds along the far north coast, so I reckon the Bureau’s right about it building later today.
Happily the models have stayed on message for some days now and the latest run of the data this morning shows the prospects for solid, but not huge, east swell ramping up today and lasting through to the weekend. Wed-Fri is currently looking the best with westerlies and sunny conditions along with a couple metres of 10-12 sec period east swell. Woo-hoo!
Gotta jam, but I will try to top up the report later today… have a good one!
High tide 1046, Low at 1637.
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Monday until midnight: Wind: NW 10/15 knots tending N/NE in the afternoon and reaching 15/20 knots offshore later.Sea: rising 1 to 2 metres. Swell: SE 1 to 1.5 metres increasing to about 2 metres later.
Tuesday: Wind: NW/NE 20/25 knots increasing to 20/30 knots in the evening. Sea: 2 to 3 metres. Swell: E 2 to 2.5 metres.
Wednesday: Wind: N/NE 20/25 knots tending W/NW 10/20 knots then easing late.
This entry was posted by: Don on June 5th, 2009Posted in: Big Picture, Dee Why.Tags: 6/10, E-1m-8s.
Fair number of bods hunting clean little walls like this at 0720.
Hello Friends,
Swell’s dropped a little more since yesterday, but the open stretches should still have the odd waist to chest high set. It’s about a metre at sea and coming from the east at around 8 seconds apart. Reasonable number of bods bobbing around at the Dee Why super peak(s).
Might be a plan to make an extra effort to score a session today because from my reading of the tea leaves, we’re not looking like getting much above waist high until the middle of next week.
Go well with your adventures today!
Next tide is a low at 1207.
Good size crew chasing small but perfectly formed wave options.
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Friday until midnight: Wind: W/SW 10/15 knots, reaching 15/20 knots in the evening.Sea: 1 to 1.5 metres, reaching 1.5 metres in the evening. Swell: E/NE about 1.5 metres.
Saturday: Wind: W’ly 10/15 knots. Sea: 1 to 1.5 metres. Swell: E/SE about 1 metre.
Sunday: Wind: W/NW winds 5/10 knots increasing to 10/20 knots during the day, possibly 20/25 knots offshore later.
This entry was posted by: Don on March 15th, 2009Posted in: Curl Curl.Tags: 5/10, E-1m-8s.Hello Friends,
Stopped by the old Curl Curl to see how Sunday morning was going. Magnificent beach day as it turns out. Folks watching their dogs play in the lagoon, kids racing down to the beach with bodyboards and coolites they can barely hold under their arms, joggers doing the sand running thing and, of course, surfers by the squillion in the water. Well, maybe not squillions. I’ve seen worse crowds on a sunny, warm Sunday at Curly.
Wave quality is definitely a notch or two below yesterday’s, but you can still catch the odd snappy little thing on the inside – particularly toward the middle of the beach where the windswell seems to be at its best.
Here are a couple snaps
Little ramp shapes up inside at Curly around 1100.
1100 and it's all happening in the little waves at Curly.
