Weekend warriors weren’t put off by the somewhat junky conditions mid-morning at No Mans and Long Reef on Sunday 29 August. Sets were into the shoulder high range and there were lots of people having a go. I set up just south of the Dee Why lagoon entrance and grabbed a few shots of people catching the softish but occasionally fun waves on offer before the wind became too much.

No Mans-Longy Sun 29 Aug 10 1000-1100 – Images by Don Norris

Monday afternoon and the small SE swell was creating waist to chest high plus peaks at Long Reef (just north of No Mans) for a moderate size crew. As always my goal was to shoot anyone who caught a wave – at the moment(s) they looked their best. If you were out, have a check through the gallery. There’s an excellent chance I got a shot or two for your consideration!

Long Reef 9 Aug 2010 1230-1400 – Images by Don Norris

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Thanks!

No Mans around 1530 on Tues 30 June 2009

Hi all,

For those of you who got out at No Mans on Tuesday afternoon from around 215 to 355 pm, I got some pics. Like 300 of ‘em.

If you got a wave, chances are I got a snap. Anyway, I’m calling the conditions 7-8 out of 10, so even if you weren’t there, you might want to check it out by heading over to the page on my blog here.

Hello Friends,

Thought I’d shoot out to the end of Long Reef to see if I could spot any forerunners of the expected south swell for tomorrow.

Ocean was pretty choppy and the windswell was pretty tiny. Nobody seemed to be in the water north of about the pole, but from up on Longy headland you can see that the windswell line now has better definition than this morning. It’s also refracting more obviously around Makaha and at Whiterock. If you’d been extra game, it might even have been possible to get a long board down the line at the former. Of course with the heightened shark awareness, it could be a little nerve racking at that famously sharky venue, particularly at dusk.

Around the corner at Butterbox, it was straight onshore and totally unpopulated. However, I reckon I caught sight of something that might have been chest high for a second or two. Never had much luck with that place myself.

The bombies at Long Reef weren’t showing much of anything, but if you look closely at the picture below, you can sort of imagine a line in amongst that chop…

Anyway, as noted earlier, I plan to be up bright and early tomorrow just in case…

Is that a little swell I see lining around the point?

Is that a little swell I see lining around the point?

No men in grey suits? Are those forerunners out the back?

Sorry, but due to a forecast for utter and complete flatness, we decided to pull the plug on this date and to start working on a new one instead. -Don

Have you been wanting to try a 7S Superfish? Here’s your chance – this Saturday, 6 Dec, on the Dee Why-Long Reef stretch – from 8am – noon. RealSurf is will be hosting our first surfboard demo and test drive day – and it’s free. This first is in conjunction with Global Surf Industries. They will bring 50 different boards from their 11 brands. Some traditional, some funky. So come on down. Don and I will be there too.

Shari

Just been out and about running a few errands and, as usual, I had the camera along. What a fine morning it was too. The swell is definitely fading away, but there were still plenty of waves to be found about the place. I spotted a small group near Albert Street, Narrabeen just after 0830 and stopped to take a few snaps for ya…

After shooting for 15 minutes or so, I headed off to run an errand or two in Dee Why. Along the way, I pulled in at Longy to see what might be happening. Mostly on the small side compared to the Dee Why end, but there were definitely a few being ridden there as well.

Between Longy and the Lugga around 0900

Much smaller than yesterday, but still the odd opportunity about.