Hello Friends,
Had to be in Manly before sunrise this morning, so grabbed a few snaps on my return to RealSurf HQ.
Tide was high at 0500, so everywhere had a kind of fat look. Plus it was generally scrappy and lumpy looking despite the smooth surface and light wind early. Didn’t see anyone in the water along the Manly stretch for the dawn patrol, but it looked to be chest to shoulder high on the bombs.
Curly was significantly bigger than the Manly stretch, but quality was in the “you have to be keen and fit” zone. There was a solitary dawn patroller in the water at south Curly. After bobbing around for awhile he finally caught one which immediately shutdown an swept him half way in. So, like that.
There were 14 people in the water at Dee Why point before sunrise chasing the last sets of the dying swell. The lulls were longish and the quality wasn’t too amazing when the sets turned up. Still, there were some interesting looking sections to be had.
Go well with your Monday and Happy International Women’s Day 2021!
Weather Situation
A high pressure system will become established over the Tasman Sea this evening, bringing a return to northerly winds while a powerful southerly swell gradually decreases. Later on Monday and during Tuesday, a trough and southerly change are forecast to move north along the New South Wales coast, possibly stalling as it reaches the Mid North Coast later Tuesday or during Wednesday.
Forecast for Monday until midnight
Winds
North to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots, turning northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
1st Swell
Southerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
2nd Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
Tuesday 9 March
Winds
Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting south to southwesterly in the morning, then becoming southeasterly during the afternoon and increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
1st Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre.
2nd Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening.
Wednesday 10 March
Winds
Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning easterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
