Checking it out on a Monday afternoon
Hello Friends, Once it was plain that the sun was out for the rest of the day, I decided to take a jaunt. The period of the east swell has increased slightly to around 9 seconds. So I thought there might be something worth escaping the keyboard for. First stop was just south of Gardens. […]
Monday, Monday, grey old Monday.
Hello Friends, Not what you’d call a great day at the beach. Wind along the northern beaches is east, while the latest reading from Little Bay and the Airport, show it’s more ESE to SE. This afternoon it’s expected to go around more to the NE. Swell is once more out of the east at […]
Running around
Hello again Friends, Did a quick run around to get a sense of how the southern end of the Northern Beaches looked early. Here are a few thoughts… Fairy Bower seemed to be pretty busy, but there may have been a long lull because I really didn’t see anything above chest high. Given the swell, […]
If you liked Weds, you’ll like Thrs
Hello Friends, Just waiting for enough light to take a picture or two. It’s kind of hazy to start this morning, but from what I can see of the Dee Why stretch, the swell situation is still looking good. The MHL buoy is showing east at two metres at close to 10 seconds apart. Here’s […]
Just before the southerly
I knew the southerly was coming, so I dashed over to Edgecliff Blvd and took a few long distance shots of the Collaroy Narrabeen stretch with my 40 yr old Century 650mm lens. Heaps of people in the water scoring a few fun ones before it went pear shaped as 20-30 kts of wind ripped […]
Before the change
update: here are the first pics for the day… Hello Friends, Swell continues on a slow decline, but it shouldn’t be flat. It’s still dark out as I start writing this, so I’m having to rely on the MHL data for the moment. It’s showing the swell still coming from the east and just a […]
Doing the run around
Lotsa waves around this morning. Nowhere truly mindblowing, but there are heaps of opportunities for fun all up and down the beaches. I saw perfectly surfable waves at the following: The executive summary: Northy: 6/10 Dee Why beach: 4/10 Dee Why point: 4/10 North Curly: 7/10 Freshwater: 5/10 Queenscliff: 6/10 North Steyne: 6/10 South Steyne: […]
Dropped but not dead
Hello Friends, Looks as though we still have some energy around although it’s now looking to be a third the size of yesterday at this time. That still means chest high sets at Dee Why though. And as it’s dropped, it seems to have cleaned up as well. As the day got started, the wind […]
Close of play Monday
A few pics from right on dusk The swell is starting to fill in, but the surface conditions were making it look pretty marginal at most places with waves. The semi-protected south ends are going to be the best bet pretty obviously. Here’s the latest from the Bureau: Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port […]
Beautiful morning
Hello Friends, An afternoon update for you. I missed out on a morning sesh myself, but it looks like it was pretty good around the place. Mid-afternoon sees the wind around to the NE at 15-20 kts and if the MHL data is to be believed, the swell has gone ’round to the south at […]