Visited Mona Vale only briefly on Sunday but got a few shots to share. It was about as big as anywhere else and on the sets it was looking about as impressive as Manly and Northy. Anyway, hope you enjoy! And remember, if you see yourself in the shots and want to get a high res version without the watermark, just double click the image and go to the cart.

Mona Vale Sun 30 May 2010 (am) – Images by Don Norris

Hello Friends,

Went down to Manly this morning to grab a few pictures at around 0730. Ran into a friend or three and ended up chatting for awhile. By the time I got back, the lovely conditions early at turned all junky and horrid. Still a fair number of folk in the water by late morning, particularly at the Bower and south Manly, but quality was way down. Coming back along the beaches at about midday and didn’t see anything of significance from Manly to Collaroy. The wind had chewed it all up…

Anyway, here are a few snaps…

North Steyne early. What can you say?

Only 100 duckdives away this morning at North Steyne.

A few fun ones right next to the rip in the south corner.

Wind hacking into it, but some nice sections for the considerable crowd.

Early morning drive North Steyne style.

Don got severe lens envy when he saw this cat's setup.

North Steyne early.

Dee Why looking very slightly less messy than yesterday (0620)

At first light this morning, the wind had throttled back to around 10kts and the swell at sea was still charging along from the E by ESE at 3 metres with an average period of 10 seconds. I couldn’t see anyone in the water at Dee Why though because it’s still very disorganised and messy looking. However, it doesn’t seem to be quite as torn up as yesterday, so maybe a few more surf options will open up.

Here’s the Bureau’s latest marine forecast for the Sydney region:

Wednesday until midnight: Wind: SE 15/20 knots.Sea: 1.5 to 2 metres. Swell: SE about 3 metres, breaking dangerously close inshore.
Thursday: Wind: SE/NE 5/15 knots. Sea: about 1 metre. Swell: SE 2.5 to 3 metres
Friday: Wind: N/NW 15/25 knots, turning W’ly 20/30 knots later.

Today should see more cloudy periods with the odd shower and a high along the coast of around 22.

I plan to get out and about for more of a look later today, so I should be back with more thoughts then.