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702 ABC radio surfin’ report

Here’s a link to this morning’s surf chat with Simon Marnie of the 702 ABC weekend show… Don talks surf with Simon Marnie of 702 ABC radio’s weekend show.

Catch-up mode continues

Hello Friends, Ready for some wind? The Bureau’s hoisted the Gale pennant. So, while it’s started out glassy calm at the beach this morning, the situation will be very different by nightfall. I know what you’re thinking, if it’s going to blow, won’t we get some waves? Sadly, the answer is no. We’re talking N-NW’ly, […]

The Saturday morning radio report

Hey all, Here for your amusement, my dulcet tones from 702 ABC radio’s weekend show with Mr Simon Marnie at the helm. Clicking the following link will open a little audio player thingy… Don talks surf prospects for today and the week ahead with Simon Marnie.

Well, we have some swell

Hello Friends, As anticipated, we have a little swell this morning thanks to all that wind yesterday. At Dee Why, the point is pretty busy. The sets seem to be smaller and less consistent than over in the beachy, but the latter is getting its share of shutdowns. Biggest set I saw at the point […]

Grey morning, warming up later

Hello Friends, The best news of the day is that the folks at Manly Hydraulic Labs have stuck some new batteries in the Sydney waverider buoy. That means after several weeks, we’re once again getting live data about sea conditions offshore. Sadly, this morning, the data isn’t exactly inspiring. There’s about a metre of SE […]