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High tide early, hot later

Hello Friends, Your correspondent finds himself in lovely Oberon, NSW this morning under clear skies with a mild (for now) NW breeze. Through the magic of the internet and via a helpful text from the Goat, I can see that Sydney is as expected – just barely surfable at NE magnets with light wind and […]

Foggy start to Friday

Hello Friends, As the picture shows, RealSurf HQ was fogged in this morning, so no ocean shots to begin with (will post something later when it burns off). Wind was coming lightly from the NNW and the latest MHL data from 0500 was showing 1.3 m of 5.6 second bump from the SE (132°). Given […]

The Goat’s First Surf Forecast for 2019

The Goat’s First Surf Forecast for 2019: 22nd year of TG’s Forecasts: Seven day outlook for Sydney: Some variations in wind direction ahead for the coming week to give you a little variety, and hopefully some small to medium rideable waves. But this arvo, (an Aussie word whose meaning is unknown to all those foreign […]

Dumpy and small but possible to catch bumps

Hello Friends, Out and about early this morning, so had a chance to stop by Curly and Dee Why for close up examination. There were a few people in the water at Curly, but the high tide and very weak NE wind bump were making it hard to catch anything. Wave faces were chest high […]

Another little and bumpy morning

Hello Friends, Another very warm day coming up without much in the way of wave activity at Dee Why. As of 0820 the tide was still pretty high (it peaked at 1.63m at 0633) and the waves looked to be in the knee to maybe knee plus range just up the beach from the club. […]