Grey skies and solid swell for the keen
Hello Friends, Still heaps of raw looking swell this morning, but very few people in the water as of 0800. Swell angle/period/tide not perfectly tuned for Dee Why point but that said, as the pictures show, there were still well overhead wave faces on the bigger ones. From the beach to Longy was just too […]
The Goat’s Surf Forecast
The Goat’s Surf Forecast Surf forecast issued Thursday 22 August 2019: Seven day outlook for Sydney: Big waves today… The offshore MHL buoy late today was showing 6 metres to off-the-scale-for-max-height (9+m), at 8-12 seconds. The S wind was blowing 50-60kph and the wind chill brought the temp down to 4 degrees. The swell is […]
What a pretty scene
Big waves today
Hey kids…this ain’t cool for after school… Big waves, waves building further out, wind chill down to 4 degrees, 50-60k S wind ..and you’re on your own. Literally. Get into trouble..bomb set winds you, your legrope snaps, you’re tired, your board hits you…these things happen, only you don’t know that… No rescue service is just […]
Energy building this morning
Watching the crew at Dee Why point at 0900. Sets are overhead but not unusually big or anything. Wind is gusting into the 20+ kt range. Will hang out here to watch and snap, so more pics in due course.
Queenscliff beautiful shutdowns rule
Waiting for the swell to really kick in. Every now and then something rears up briefly on the zombie but am yet to see one even feather. Meanwhile there are some photogenic moments along the beach as head plus sets stand up and throw before closing out…
Swell early, but lots more by lunchtime
Hello Friends, Swell should build dramatically. I haven’t had time to take a picture yet, but sets at exposed spots are solidly head to head and a bit this morning. Swell was SSE 2.8 metres at close to 14 seconds as of 0500 at the Sydney MHL buoy. As of 0700 the wind at North […]
Little lines for the early
Hello Friends, There were half a dozen in the water at the point a little before 0700 this morning. Every now and then a little waist and a bit high line would turn up, but there was no obvious sign of the anticipated big swell. The MHL buoy was showing a little over a metre […]
Tiny Tuesday morning but Thursday looking interesting
Hello Friends, Another breezy and chilly day coming up with only a hint of a south line showing at Dee Why as of 0730. There is some dead south swell according to the MHL buoy but while it’s around the 1.5 metre mark at sea, the period is a touch under 8 seconds, so even […]
Windswell lines of minimal consequence
Hello Friends, Lots of packed together but tiny NE wind bump lines coming in this morning. Had a look at Collaroy where the Council is building the new seawall and surf conditions were prettily offshore but microscopic. Then visited Longy to confirm the tininess situation. There were actually a couple of people in the water, […]