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The Goat’s Surf Forecast

The Goat’s Surf Forecast Surf forecast issued Thursday 21 November 2019: Seven day outlook for Sydney: Sick of the bushfire smoke here… imagine what it’s like for people up the coast. Scientific analysis of How Bushfires start in Oz … “The majority of bushfires are started either intentionally or unintentionally by people.” https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-11-20/bushfire-ignition-source-how-we-know/11701132 Being aware […]

Dense smoke again, NEr should clear it later

Hello Friends, UPDATE: Stopped by Longy and grabbed some snaps… EARLIER: The picture tells the story. Very smoky this morning. Not good for folks with breathing issues and exercising in this muck is probably like smoking a couple of cigarettes. Although I can’t see the beach from RealSurf HQ yet, it does appear that there […]

Dull grey and as good as flat at Dee Why

Hello Friends, Not a great looking surf day at Dee Why this morning. I couldn’t see anything rideable from RealSurf HQ this when I climbed aloft for a look around 0720. Skies were heavily overcast and there was only a faint south breeze. The MHL data from 0500 showed 1.5 metres at 6-7 seconds from […]

Smoky, too smoky to see the sea

Hello Friends, Had a look from Manly to Dee Why this morning and can report that there were little waves at all the beaches. We’re talking knee to waist at best, plus it looked pretty gutless and weak. Take the mal or the fishy I’d say. Not super crowded and the wind was yet to […]

Fight For The Bight

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Be a part of history as thousands of Australians from over 50 communities across the country join together in a National Day of Action opposing Norwegian oil company Equinor drilling in the Great Australian Bight.

Monday in a minor key

Hello Friends, Good day to have things other than surfing on your agenda. It doesn’t seem to be much above ankle to knee high at Dee Why. The point’s flat and I couldn’t see anyone in the water north from there toward No Mans. That said, the MHL buoy was showing 1.8 m at 11 […]

Ho-hum Sunday

Hello Friends, Dull old morning along the beaches thanks to the cloudy skies. The day started with 8-10 kts of SSE wind and very little swell. The MHL buoy is offline, but from RealSurf HQ this morning, Dee Why looked to be maybe ankle to knee high with the odd bigger one. Not a surf […]

Onshore from early but waves for the keen

Hello Friends, Last night’s south change leaves us with a small, messy south swell and 9-13 kts of SSE wind along the beaches. At optimal exposures such as Dee Why, conditions are junky but definitely surfable. Set wave faces looked to be in the waist to shoulder high range. The MHL buoy was seeing 1.8 […]

Friday wave activity

Hello Friends, A beautiful morning along the beaches as Friday got started. But it looks like a fair amount of smoke up north. There seemed to be a layer of smoke over the southern bits of the Central Coast when I looked toward Lion Is;land. But Dee Why, as the pictures show, was delightfully sunny […]

The Goat’s Surf Forecast

The Goat’s Surf Forecast Surf forecast issued Thursday 14 November 2019: Seven day outlook for Sydney: Waves popped up this morning at places open to dead South swell, but it was short lived and has eased back now. To be precise the swell height didn’t actually pop up, but the period did, so more energy […]