Murk has finally cleared enough to get a snap of the point and beach. Tide has filled in and it seems pretty much to be making surfing more or less impossible. But there are folks trying nonetheless. Good on ‘em says I!
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Midday less than marvellous
This entry was posted by: Don on January 3rd, 2010Posted in: Dee Why.Tags: S-2m-8s.
Revving up again
This entry was posted by: Don on June 16th, 2009Posted in: Big Picture, Dee Why.Tags: S-2m-8s.
The early-risers were on the reviving swell from first light.
Hello Friends,
Dark grey skies and WSW wind to start on the northern beaches. Interestingly, as I write this at 0745, wind is 25-30 kts at Little Bay and Kurnell and west at Fort Denison. Anyway, weird wind to one side, the swell has ramped back up overnight. It’s back up to two metres from the south and the period’s around 8 seconds. As you can make out from the grainy snap taken as soon as there was enough light, there are some waist to chest high sets working into Dee Why.
The Bureau says the wind will turn south to SE this morning (obviously already has in the eastern suburbs). Swell should continue to push up during the day, although from the look of the data off to the south of Sydney, it doesn’t look as though it’ll jump up too dramatically right away. The models reckon it could be 3-4 metres at 8 seconds overnight and then they show it swinging from the south around to the ESE, but not dropping, as we head toward Thursday.
The very long periods that appeared briefly in the models a few days ago has disappeared and the current call is for the power setting to be in the 8-9 sec range over the next 3-5 days. Quality looks like it could be a problem because of the generally windy outlook across the period.
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Strong Wind Warning.
Tuesday until midnight: Wind: SW 15/20 knots early, turning S/SE 20/25 knots during the morning, reaching 25/30 knots at times. Sea: 1.5 to 2 metres, rising to 2 to 3 metres later. Swell: S/SE 2 to 3 metres. Dangerous surf developing for south facing beaches. Isolated thunderstorms.
Wednesday: Wind: SE 15/20 knots. Sea: 1.5 to 2 metres. Swell: S/SE 2 to 3 metres. Dangerous surf for south facing beaches. Isolated thunderstorms.
Thursday: Wind: E/SE 15/20 knots.
Brrr and showery
This entry was posted by: Don on May 30th, 2009Posted in: Big Picture, Dee Why.Tags: 5/10, 702 ABC, crowd 6/10, podcasts, S-2m-8s.
Hello Friends,
Cold this morning and the odd shower rolling through just adds to the resistance many of us will feel to exiting the doona zone for the early. But those sturdy types who didn’t mind pulling on a steamer when the temp was in the low teens might well have had the best of the days conditions.
Swell is a couple metres from the south at an average of 8 seconds apart and the tide has just gone low as I write this around 0730. This is translating into wave faces in the waist to head high range, depending on the set and, obviously, the degree of exposure of your beach.
I’m calling the wave quality early as average – neither particularly bad nor excitingly good. The short period means that there generally isn’t a lot of energy to work with, but when you get lucky and things focus on a peak, there’s enough to have fun.
Wind is currently light and offshore at Dee Why, but the Bureau’s call is for it to swing more to the s and the se as it ramps up into the 25-35 kt range. So the longer you leave it to stay warm, the more marginal it gets and the more limited your options.
Bureau says we can expect the odd shower through the place today (increasing overnight) and a chilly high for the day of about 16.
Great day for visiting the lifeline book fair at Balgowlah Boys High I’d say.
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Strong Wind Warning
Saturday until midnight: Wind: S/SE 20/25 knots, reaching 25/30 knots during the day, mainly offshore.Sea: 2 to 3 metres.Swell: S/SE 2 to 2.5 metres.
Sunday: Wind: SE 15/20 knots. Sea: 1.5 to 2 metres.Swell: SE about 2 metres.
Monday: Wind: E/SE 10/15 knots
Not brilliant, but a section or two for the keen at 0730.
A peak or two on offer if you didn't mind cold air.
Don’t mind the junk, grab the clean ones
This entry was posted by: Don on May 10th, 2009Posted in: Dee Why, South Narrabeen.Tags: S-2m-8s.
Hello Friends,
In a bit of a rush, so just tossing up a couple pics for now. More later when I get back to the computer.
Size in the onshore conditions at Dee Why around 1000.
S. Narra bank pops a section up for a few seconds - he pounces.
Dull skies, but not flat
This entry was posted by: Don on November 1st, 2008Posted in: Big Picture, Dee Why.Tags: S-2m-8s.
Yesterday’s heat and very nice little east windswell are but a memory. The cool air is back and so are the southerlies. Last night the Bureau said it thought the wind would still be going pretty hard this morning, but it doesn’t seem too bad for semi-protected south corners such as Dee Why. Wind’s currently out of south at 10-15kts. So too is the windswell which is coming from the same direction as the wind and is around 2 metres at sea with a power setting of 8 seconds.
Hello Friends,
But hey, it isn't flat!
What that means for a spot like Dee Why is set waves into the chest high range, but mostly it’s smaller than that. The Bureau says we should see the wind and swell weaken through the day, so it’s probably a plan to go earlier rather than later if you can.
Sunday in Sydney is set to feature E-NE winds of 10-20 kts with a small 1.5 metre remenant SE windswell. Another change is due should rattle Sydney’s windows on Monday and the generally southerly conditions will then settle in for at least a couple days. The models are showing something of a replay of today for Tuesday (but maybe a bit bigger). But the most interesting prospect currently looks to be early Thursday when we could get a couple meters of long period (12-15sec) south swell with light offshores.
Have yourself a top old Saturday!
Blue skies, nothing but blue skies…
This entry was posted by: Don on August 12th, 2008Posted in: Big Picture, Dee Why.Tags: S-2m-8s.
With the right equipment, Dee Why point can be ridden this morning. (0730)
Hello Friends,
The models were calling for today to be just about flat… but it ain’t. Not big or anything, you understand, but definitely not so small you couldn’t have some fun. Yesterday saw a gradual increase in size of the south swell from under a metre in the morning, to just a touch under two metres now. More importantly, the power setting has gone up from under 7 sec to just about 8 sec (with some 9 sec peak component in there as well).
The skies may be sunny, but it’s nippy enough to be keeping the crowds down. Only a couple people at the point when I checked and not many more up along the beach. Sets look to be around the waist high mark, so that probably means a few bombs into the chest high range.
The Bureau is calling for the swell to increase later today and, in line with the forecast models, to predict 2-3 metres of south tomorrow. However, at this stage there doesn’t seem to be any obvious sign of the increase on the data from the deep south. Eden buoy is still showing only about the same size and power as Sydney.
If you need to pick a day to take off between now and the end of the week, I’d be looking at Friday. Although, tomorrow and Thursday should be interesting in the lead up to the peak. Basically, it looks from the forecast models that the massive storm system headed our way will deliver 3-5 days of solid south swell and okay WSW winds.
Should be fun, so go well!
Why we look like having waves... WAM for this Thursday.
Get ‘em while you can!
This entry was posted by: Don on August 9th, 2008Posted in: At large, Dee Why.Tags: 5/10, S-2m-8s.
0700: grab 'em while you can
Hello Friends,
Nice and cold this morning, but sunny skies and a few little waves about too. The swell peaked yesterday afternoon, but it hasn’t dropped back into the unsurfable range. You’ll be wanting a stretch of south facing beach because the swell is coming from thataway. It’s a couple metres on average out at sea and the all-important period setting is on a low, but still functional 8 seconds.
Taking Dee Why as an example, the sets are still getting into the waist to chest high range, but the waits are longish. Not many takers this morning because of the bitter air temps… however, as the day warms up, I’d expect the population to increase because, apart from anything else, it is just such an absolute corker of a day.
Outlook is for the swell to weaken away to pretty much nothin’ by tomorrow…
The week ahead looks like being small to start with but to build a little into the fun range if an anticipated south pulse arrives on Thursday.
Go well, and stay happy!
Still a few in the tank…
This entry was posted by: Don on August 7th, 2008Posted in: Big Picture.Tags: 5/10, S-2m-8s.
Sets take their time turning up this morning...
Hello Friends,
Good to see that yesterday’s uptick has lasted through the night and into this morning. Down Dee Why way there are a few sets into the chest high range at both the point and the beach. Given the swell is dead south at 8 seconds, I’d think spots facing that direction will potentially have the odd head high set. It’s a couple metres out at sea on average, so there should be beginner grade waves at less directly exposed stretches.
The weather forecast for Sydney is sunny this morning but clouding up toward dusk with the possibility of a shower.
Outlook for the next few days is for the swell to gradually fade to near flatness by Saturday afternoon and not really to turn around much before Tuesday morning. I have to confess though that in my febrile state I haven’t studied the charts too intensively, so here’s hoping the Goat will have time to study the entrails on our behalf.
Go well with your day!
Not super consistent but a few to be had.
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