Arvo update:
Went for a dip this morning at the point. When PB and I paddled out there were only half a dozen in the water. Quality wasn’t outstanding and the wind was cold, but we did get some fun ones, including a few into the shoulder high range. Conditions were fairly lumpy and sectiony, so not every wave was interesting, but there were some moments of amusement to be had.
As the tide dropped, more folk paddled out and the waves started standing up a bit better at first rock. At the same time the wind seemed to get a touch more east to it and the showers turned up again. Anyway, here are few snaps for your amusement…
And here is what I wrote earlier today…
Hello Friends,
Brrr… cold start to proceedings this morning. However, there are a few waves around, despite the stupid amount of wind. Swell peaked around midday yesterday, but it really only started to fill in during the afternoon. At the moment it’s around the 3 metre mark on average out at the MHL buoy. Huey’s got the power setting on about 8 seconds and of course it’s dead south. The defining feature of this morning is the 20 kts of SW wind. Not quite sure what sort of windchill that translates into, but I can tell you it wasn’t warm when I grabbed the snap.
The swell doesn’t seem to be wrapping into Dee Why point all that much, but it’s head high and a bit along the beach.
Pretty obviously, you’re going to be confined to the south corners this morning.
Had to run out on an errand, grabbed a couple pics whilst I was about it. Generally, looks like you need to get some exposure to the swell direction to get a wave. If you’re in a super protected corner such as Collaroy, it’s near flat. But if you head north along the beach there are waves coming ashore that aren’t too badly affected by the freezing cold southerly wind. The Bureau says it should slacken today, but not by an awful lot. And tomorrow looks like still being breezy from the S-SW (15-20 kts) in the morning before the wind swings NE and starts knocking down the already declining swell. Pretty narrow windows of opportunity around the place, I’d say.
The good news is that the Goat reckons we should have waves for the next four days. And that’s a very fine thing. I’m going to go out soon to see if I can jag something. If anything comes of it, you can expect a few pics up here later. In the meantime, here’s a thought: how ’bout pointing me at one or two of your fave surf related sites? If I like ’em, they’ll get into the next editor’s picks. All you need to do is scroll down a little bit to the submission form and fill in the details for me.
In the meantime, have yourself a top old day!
