Mostly smaller and much weaker than this one at 0715.

Hello Friends,

Much less choppy this morning, but the swell has dropped pretty dramatically as well. It’s still out of the east (so not too great for Dee Why, which is the only place I’ve looked at so far today). Winds were lightly west and are expected to go N-NE but to weaken further as the day goes along. Bureau says it’ll be mostly fine with the possibility of a shower along the coast early.

Couple of bods were out at Dee Why when I took the photo, but they were struggling to get much. Catchable set waves looked to be fairly intermittent. Size on the sets seemed to be in the shoulder to head high range, so it ain’t flat. But the more average waves were half that whilst I was watching.

Outlook is for the energy levels to decline through the day, but with luck it’s not going to drop into the flat range. The models are currently suggesting that Wednesday will be about the best combo for us this week; shoulder high from the ESE and offshore is the estimate. Thereafter the wind goes more southerly and periods drop back, even as the average size gets back into the 2+ metre range. So windswelly, the odd shower, generally southerly and not too spectacular is the call for late in the week.

Go well with your endeavours and have yourself a top old day!

Next tide is a high at 0843, the low is at 1415.

Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Monday until midnight: Wind: N/NE 10/15 knots, easing to 5/10 knots.Sea: about 1 metre.Swell: E/SE about 2 metres, decreasing.
Tuesday: Wind: W/NW 5/10 knots, turning NE during the afternoon.Sea: less than 1 metre.Swell: E/SE 1 to 1.5 metres.
Wednesday: Wind: Early SW change 10/20 knots, SE later.

The first snap of the day… more to come in the next hour or two…

If you’re interested, here’s a link to yesterday evening’s wrap up post with a heap of pics…

0630: looks at least as big as yesterday morning...

Wrapping up the weekend and what do we have? Well, today the swell started out at 2 metres from the SSE at 9sec, but by lunch time it was back around to the east at 10 seconds and still around the two metre mark. It was offshore and relatively clean at most places to begin with, but in keeping with the forecast, the wind came around to the NE and is currently NNE at 15-20 kts or so.

Outlook for tomorrow morning isn’t too crash hot. The Bureau says we’ll have a 20-30 kt south change before dawn and although it’ll ease off to 15-20 kts later, the direction will be S-SE. Swell should still be rolling along. Bureau reckons it’ll be 1.5-2 m from the east, swinging around to the S and building a touch to 2-3 metres. High tide’ll be at 0427 dropping to a lowish low at 1115.

Here’s a snap I took just on dusk.

That's Sunday done. Wind around to NE, but swell not gone.

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 Northy to Fairy Bower. In fact, I’d guess the same applies up to Palm Beach and I’m pretty sure the eastern suburbs and the Shire will be much the same. Lot of water time getting racked up today – hope you got some!

Here are a few snaps taken at Manly and Curly around lunchtime…

Bigger one looking empty at Winki.

The north end was well populated this afternoon at North Curly.

Mild, some swell and Sunday adds up to very crowded.

Somewhat junky but okay size at Queenscliff.

Tide was not far off high and the swell was focusing on the Collaroy Narrabeen stretch, particularly the mid section near Gardens. I got a few pictures for ya (see below). Over 90 percent of set waves were shutting down, but there were some folks prepared to take off anyway…

Gardens this am

Gardens this am

Virtually all the big ones were shutting down.

Some were just a bit too steep to make the drop.

Gardens this am

Plenty of juice on tap this morning.

Gardens session this morning on high tide.

Moment of fun near Gardens.

Hello Friends,
Time to go surfing. I’m calling it 6-8/10 at spots that are liking the 2 metres of 10 sec east swell. Glassy and breaking hard from south of Mactier St to Northy. Nice from Dee Why Centre to No Man’s and beyond. I’m going for a closer look asap

the bureau sez

Sunday until midnight: Wind: NW/NE 8/13 knots, becoming E/NE 10/15 knots in the afternoon. Sea: about 1 metre. Swell: E/SE 1 to 1.5 metres.

Just part of the crowd at Northy this morning.

More madness along the Collaroy-Narrabeen stretch.

One of many crunching peaks to be found along the Coll-Narra stretch.

Another one winds down the line at Dee Why beach.