Late arvo update:
Still a little swell around. Getting into the beachy up near Long Reef with a reasonable amount of crunch. Surprisingly so in fact. A few of us were out and from what I could tell, everybody stepped into a few of them. I was too busy surfing to take many snaps, but here’s one anyway.
Hello Friends,
Late last night it looked like we might have waves again this morning, and lo, it has come to pass. Yep, it’s a touch smaller, but the good thing is that the swell has gone a touch more to the east and that should mean that pretty much everywhere in Sydney will have something in the way of a wave.
To put some numbers on the situation, a look at the Sydney MHL buoy shows we have 2 metres of ESE swell at about 10 seconds apart. Those are good settings and at Dee Why they’re translating into sets into the head high plus range along the beach and maybe a touch smaller (and less consistent) at the point.
Outlook according to the Bureau is for light and variable winds this morning, tending around to the NE and getting to 13-18 kts by this afternoon. I’d expect the swell to stick around all day but to be gradually decreasing in size and consistency.
If you haven’t been able to get in over the last week, then my advice is to make an effort today because the outlook is for small to marginal tomorrow and then generally weak and tiny for the next week.
I’ll try to get out and about with board and camera later. As well, I’ll have a hunt around for some more amusing, interesting and useful links for a weekend version of editor’s picks.
Speaking of which, if you’ve found something you think worth including, why not tell me about it below…
And here’s this morning’s radio surf report with Simon Marnie of the ABC 702 weekend show…
