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

Dusk for a Tuesday

Hello Friends, Light was fading fast thanks to the showers and heavy cloud. But your correspondent made another dash out for a look at the situation. Nup. Still no where near surfable, even though the swell seems to have peaked (at a very impressive 6 metres at 11sec). Grabbed a couple pictures on the Collaroy-Narra […]

Samoan Surf Report for week 13 of 2009 from Sa’Moana Resort

My aploogies now that there won’t be any Samoan reports after this one for about 3 weeks. I’ll be up surfing in West Java and nop internet is available. Big catch up when I’m back. Regards …………..George Leslie   WEEKLY   REPORTS  for    2009   Report No:   13-2009 Period:           Monday 23rd till Sunday 29th March   Monday.  High […]

Mid-arvo: rain, wind, building swell

Hello Friends As promised I went out to see if I could grab a few pics for ya. Not the most photogenic conditions unfortunately. First stop was the Bower and it was looking just plain crazy out there. Lots of water in motion, sets in the 2x or bigger range and only a couple mad […]

Dee Why: Uglier than Ugg boots

Well, as expected, the swell’s up but so is the wind so no surprise that there’s no one out. Dee Why Point and Longy at 1000hrs Near  Sydney? Nup.  Hint: 4-hour drive from Burnie. And you probably wouldn’t find it yourself, without some help from the locals…

At 1000

Situation at 1000. Wind is 20-25kts SE. Swell is averaging 4 metres from the east at 9 seconds (see below for snap from MHL Sydney buoy. But Coffs and Crowdy show there’s likely more coming our way. Currently average heights up there are registering at 6 metres with average period around the 11 sec mark. […]

It was a dark and stormy morning

Hello Friends, Blowing pretty hard out there. Collaroy Narrabeen stretch ripped up, Dee Why Longy stretch likewise. Didn’t see anything surfable.