"Stay happy and you'll be perfectly fine" - Jack Norris

Nada for surfers at Dee Why this morning

Hello Friends, Dee Why wasn’t the spot for a wave at 0630. With only the faintest hint of 8-sec south wind swell showing on the MHL buoy at 0500, the point was showing nothing remotely surfable and the beach only the tiniest bit more than that. From the RealSurf crow’s nest I couldn’t see anyone […]

Still waiting for swell-o

Hello Friends, No sign of forerunners from the expected swell arrival. Some knee to waist high dribblers were scudding gently in at 0830. The banks still look marginal at best. For a sunny and mild Sunday morning, the small number of people in the water speaks volumes about the quality. You need to be keen! […]

From the land of cold water

Hello Friends, Sorry about running late, but it’s been a day spent driving for me. From what I can see, it’s pretty puny in Sydney at lunch time. Just a weak little SSW wind swell of a metre or so showing on the MHL buoy. Throw in an east north-east sea breeze and I’m guessing […]

Back into the holding pattern

Hello Friends, There were a few bods bobbing hopefully up the beach from the Dee Why SLSC this morning. It was distinctly chilly, but the skies were clear and the lazy breeze was offshore. Unfortunately the primary swell direction is showing as SSW on the MHL buoy. It’s around the metre mark at sea and […]