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Scrappy leftovers

Hello Friends, Swell faded steadily overnight and while there are still sets at the point, everyone was at Kiddies chasing waist high bumps. Wind was NNE 10-13 kts inshore and looking at the white horses out at sea, I’d say it’s twice that strength. The Bureau’s calling for 20-30 kts N-NE soon, so surf options […]

Still solid Thursday morning

Hello Friends, At 9pm last night the MHL buoy recorded peak swell heights of 5.2 metres at 14 seconds from 158°. As of 0500 it was a mere 3.9 m at 13 sec from 156°. When I grabbed the pics, t.he point looked to be well overhead and it looked too big for the beach. […]

Clean and fun looking sets

Hello Friends, Despite the sub-10C air temp at 0700, a hardy crew were in the water at the point and along the beach. Sets were in the chest plus range when I watched. Conditions were clean and skies clear. Checking the MHL data revealed that as of 0600 swell at sea was around 2.4 m […]

Waves for Monday morning

Hello Friends, Swell spiked up to 4 metres late yesterday afternoon and as of 0600 the MHL buoy was seeing 2.7 m at 10 seconds from the SSE (154-158°). As the pictures show, sets were into the chest plus range at the point as of 0700. Wind was light from the WSW at report writing […]

Windy and small to tiny

Hello Friends, 15-20 kt of southerly under darkly overcast skies as the day got started. Couldn’t see anyone in the water from the crow’s nest at 0650 either. As the pictures confirm, swell conditions are pretty ordinary. As of 0500, the MHL buoy was seeing 1.9 metres of 6-sec chop from the SSE (156°). The […]

Very small but not flat Sunday morning

Hello Friends, Grey skies and a rainy period heading toward Sydney as of 0830. Not enough swell to get the point going, but if there’s a little wave board in your quiver, you might get the odd knee high bump at Kiddies. As of 0700, the MHL buoy off Sydney was showing 1.2 metres of […]

Marginal morning along the beaches

Hello Friends, A steady NE wind, overcast skies dropping the occasional drop of rain but only a feeble and scrappy little SSE-NE combo swell making itself felt along the beaches this morning. The MHL buoy was seeing 1.7 m at 10 seconds, but I didn’t see too many wave faces in that range when I […]

Misty start with small conditions

Hello Friends, First day back from my mid-north coast jaunt and things look pretty quiet at Dee Why. It was hard to see much from the crow’s nest but after processing the pics it looks small and weak. The MHL buoy recorded 1.3 metres of 10-sec SSE (156°) swell at 0500. That’s down a touch […]

The Goat’s Surf Forecast

Surf forecast issued Thursday 23 August 2018: Seven day outlook for Sydney: Forecasts may be intermittent for a little while… depends whether there’s access to wifi wherever I am and whether I’ve got the time to do a forecast or send a postcard while I’m having fun!  Will obviously check in from time to time […]

Postcards from this morning

Hello Friends, On the Pacificc Highway headed home as I write this. Got up this morning to find the point at Crescent Head just flickering. There wasn’t anything at the top of the point, but out from the clubhouse the SUP riders were dominating the occasional waist high waves. Decided to look in at North […]