1400 and it's definitely bigger than this morning.

Hello Friends,

According to the MHL data, Sydney’s got the most wave energy this afternoon. Swell has gone more to the SSE, size has gone from less than two metres to around the three metre mark at sea and the power setting has jumped from less than 8 seconds to close to 10.

All of which should look a bit better than the junky stuff getting into Dee Why beach. Wind is a steady 7-8 kts from the east and combined with the dull grey skies, it’s not creating a very pretty picture.

I’m off on an errand so I’ll see if I can get a few more piccies for ya while I’m out and about…

…later

Came back along the beaches from Manly. The Queensy end was empty but there were a few bods messing around in the junky, lacklustre conditions of North Steyne, as for example below…

The take off was the high point for this bloke's wave at around 3pm.

Around the corner at Curly the swell was considerably bigger (it is coming from the south after all), but the generally junky and sloppy grey conditions were pretty similar to Manly – only twice the size.

This section at south Curly was the best wave I spied this afternoon.

Dee Why was getting the swell too, but since I’ve already posted a pic of it, I didn’t stop for another. Instead I went up to Long Reef headland for a look from near the carpark. No one in at either Collaroy or Whiterock. Swell not really getting around into ‘em. Didn’t seem to be anyone out consorting with the Longy bomby either, but there was some size, so that’s mildly curious.

From what the Bureau says, we can expect tomorrow to feature the same sad e to se wind. Sadly the swell is set to fade back to about what it was yesterday. Gee, it feels like we’re a long way from winter now…

Seemed to be unoccupied...

0845: some of the sets are wonky, it's crowded, but the size is there.

Hello Friends,

What a top old morning. I slept in as usual, but thousands didn’t and by the time I pointed the lens at Dee Why from me old crow’s nest, there was goodly crew well and truly on it. Swell seemed to fade yesterday afternoon late, but it sure hasn’t gone away. Pretty consistent too. Sets looked to be into the 1.5x to 2x overhead range and the wind was not a factor.

Turning to the MHL buoy data, we have 3 metres of SSE swell at about 10 sec apart. This is maybe half the size of yesterday’s peak, but the slight east in it is making the point much more surfable. Yesterday there was plenty of size, but the quality wasn’t too fabulous.

As I write this a little after 0900, the wind isn’t much of a factor. But the Bureau says it will pick up into the afternoon and swing from the present SW to a less useful, S-SE and be in the 15-20 kt range. So, I’d make for the beach now, rather than later.

I’ll try to get out and about with the camera, so go well – and stay in touch!

0845: consistent and some are pretty shapely.