"Stay happy and you'll be perfectly fine" - Jack Norris

Little waves for the early

Hello Friends, Pleasantly surprised to see a little wind swell wave this morning at Dee Why. According to the MHL buoy, it’s coming mainly from the SSE at about 8 seconds apart. Out at sea it’s around the 1.5 metre mark, but as you can see from the picture, the sets aren’t much above waist […]

Gloomy Saturday morning

Hello Friends, Not too flash looking this morning along the beaches. Heavy overcast and visibility down to less than 5km as the day got started. Light drizzle falling as well. Not much wind about though and there is a small line hinting, I hope, at bigger things to come. You’d need to be very keen […]

Breezy start, not much energy

Hello Friends, One of those mornings when you look at it and want to go straight to the forecasts to see if there’s any hope for later in the day. As of 0800, I couldn’t see anyone in the water from just south of the pole to the point at Dee Why. The MHL data […]

Weakening scenario

Hello Friends, Another beautiful end of winter morning. According to this morning’s run of data from the MHL waverider buoy, the swell settings are very slightly smaller than close of play yesterday, ie averaging around the 1.5 metre mark from the SSE at about 8-9 seconds apart. As with yesterday, the best spots will be […]