Pumping waves and pumping crowd
Hello Friends, Sunny skies, 10 kts of west wind, 2.8 metres of 8-10 second SSE swell were coming together nicely at Dee Why. And there were heaps of hopefuls there to enjoy the shoulder to occasionally head high plus waves. Tide was high at 0510 and will drop slightly less than a metre to the […]
Wintery temps and leaden skies
Hello Friends, As of 0500 the MHL buoy was seeing 4.2 metres of 8-second swell from the S-SSW. The energy levels shot up very quickly around midnight Friday, but as the pictures confirm, the brunt of the swell is heading away from us. As of 0630 the air temp at RealSurf HQ was just 10C, […]
Long lines on Friday morning
Hello Friends, It was waist to chest plus on sets at the point this morning and, while bigger, it was shutting down relentlessly along the beach. Wind was WNW at 5-7 kts, which is the way it should continue until late afternoon when it’s expected to swing more SW and pick up. The swell was […]
Clean and tiny Thursday morning
Hello Friends, It was glassy along the beaches at 0900 this morning and, as the pictures from Curly show, the magnets were still producing small but catch-able little rollers. Swell at sea was dead south and 1.2 metres at 8 seconds as of 0800. That translates into knee to waist high at better exposures, with […]
Afternoon piccies
Hello Friends, Tech issues, so no report today. But took some pics around midday at Dee Why where there were still the occasional set waves turning up…
Smaller but still a few sets in the mix
Hello Friends, A sunny morning with light offshore breezes and some fun energy at focal points this morning. Swell at sea has dropped into the 1.3 metre range and the period is back to around 9 seconds. The easterly component is dominating, but every now and then a solid south set (see above) rolls in […]
Options best early
Hello Friends, The Bureau has a strong wind warning for today for stiff southerlies, but as of 0830 it was WSW 13-19 kts, so the mix of ESE and south swell was delivering clean, if pretty lined up shoulder to head plus sets at Dee Why. The beach looked like a long shot, with lots […]
Lumpy and bumpy and biggish
Hello Friends, No shortage of sizable waves this morning at Dee Why, but they were looking raw and messy for the most part. I’d call it head to head-and-a-bit and suitable for experienced, fit riders. It’s just too chaotic and crunchy for beginners along open stretches and better exposures like Dee Why. Plus the water’s […]
Shoulder to head high
Hello Friends, Despite a light NE breeze, surface conditions were still somewhat smooth at Dee Why as of 0900. Waves looked to be reasonably consistent too with sets in the shoulder plus range. The MHL buoy was detecting some very long period (18 seconds) energy from the south but typical swell heights at sea were […]
Long waits for the sets
Hello Friends, Socked in skies, but there was a light westerly breeze for the early morning surf session at Dee Why. The crew was doing a lot of waiting around for the occasional shoulder plus sets being delivered by a pretty straight 1.6 metre, 13-second south swell. Tide was coming into the 1000 am high […]