Hello Friends,
Wind is SE 18-26kts at 1400. Swell is 3+ metres SE with an average period of 8 seconds. Few light showers about.
To put it mildly, conditions are just awful.
So, how’s it look for the rest of the week?
Well, Tuesday’s looking like a choice of onshores and small, short period SE windswell (waist highish). Wednesday the wind’s supposed to go around to the east and NE and not get up to much more than seabreeze strength. Tide’ll be low at about 0943, so the morning sesh could be okay for catching a few little ones. At this stage I’m not overly hopeful though because the models seem to be calling for very short periods and generally east direction.
The models are showing a very brief long period one metre south pulse for Thursday arvo. If it happens, the late could be interesting at spots that like south and aren’t fussed by NE sea breezes.
Might still be a few scraps of the pulse left for the Friday daybreak crew…
Okay, buncha stuff happening this week for Sydney surfers. On Thursday the Wharf Bar at Manly will be jumpin’ for Surfrider Foundation Northern Beaches group’s first ever Beach Benefit Bash. All dough raised goes to Surfrider Foundation. It’s only $25 bucks in and that includes your first drink. There are door prizes, silent auctions and all that good stuff. I’ll be in attendance so say hi! (all details below)
Best plan is to get your tix sorted beforehand by booking on the Surfrider site
Among those contributing to the Thursday night good vibes will be the mighty Tim Bonython. Tim’s one busy guy too because this Weds the 28th he kicks off his 8th Australian Surf Movie Festival. Here’s how he describes it:
The theme of this year’s festival premiering on the 28th of October at the Randwick Ritz in Sydney is :
The Past, the Present & the Future.
I will be showing the best of some of my classics like the Hawaii Nine O series, Gripping Stuff, Biggest Wednesday, Download, Lost in Space & the Snuff series etc.
Some of those flicks are over 20 years old so you are going to notice the huge change in pretty well everything since then till now.
The Present, we look at all the amazing footage that I have shot from this year within Australia & overseas.
The Future is our finale with the best junior surfers in the nation been towed into the biggest waves ever surfed in an event in this country.
The shark-infested wave in South Australia rarely breaks but did with all its glory with 20 to 40 foot faces.
Simply amazing stuff & goes down as one of the greatest events & trips I have covered.
Also included is hot off the press footage shot of the heaviest session EVER at Shipsterns Bluff – featured on the Channel Nine News. The surfers were truly rattled by some of the most serious wipeouts ever out there.
I’ve got three pairs of tix to giveaway for the Randwick Ritz show. If you’d like a pair, be the first to shoot me your full name and contact mobile number. Please use our feedback page for this
I’ll give away some more tix in the next couple days…
Surfrider Bash details
the Surfrider Foundation Northern Beaches
– Beach Benefit Bash
Wharf Bar THR 29th October from 6pm
Get your entry tickets on the door or buy online at
www.surfrider.org.au/fundraiser
Come along and have a great night out, listen to Goons of Doom, surf
films by Tim Bynython and comedy by Wendy Harmer. Your ticket also gets
you a free drink and canapes on arrival.
Bring your wallets to get to be in with the chance to take home one of
our great auction items..
A surf trip to the Maldives
A surf trip to Tasmania
Eco friendly Balsa Board Kit – impress your mates and make it
yourself
Dont facy those? Our raffle and silent auction will get you…..
Rip Curl Mens Spring Suit and Watch
Ladies Mini Mal from Wicks surf shop
A bundle of surf gear from Alhoa
Womens and Mens Mambo goodie bags – a new summer outfit
Personal Nutrition session from Your Food Coach
Bodyboards
A 6 course degustation dinner for two at Whitewater Restaurant
A meal for two at newly opened Green Groper restaurant in Narrabeen
Surf lessons for two people
SUP lessons for two people
Plus loads of vouchers to spend at local shops!
Where: Wharf Bar, Manly
Time: from 6pm
When: Thursday 29th October
Cost: $25 plus 1 complimentary drink and canapes on arrival
Dont miss out on this big night in Manly, packed full of entertainment,
free goodies, live set from Goons of Doom and a fun night out on a
Thursday.
See you there!
