thinking out loud

Hello Friends,

Bit of a surprise to find that it seems to have dropped overnight. Nevermind, there are still waves about. Dee Why’s showing waist to chest high on the sets. That wind’s damn brisk though, and I don’t think it’s beyond the realms of possibility that we’ll see the swell begin to push up. There are a lot of ducks in a row and I reckon that by dusk, the situation could be different (ie bigger).

The MHL Sydney buoy is showing 2 metres of dead south swell at about 8 seconds apart and the wind at 0830 was out of the west at 15-20kts. And here’s the Bureau’s summary:

A low in the central Tasman Sea is moving east, and coupled with a strong high over the Bight, directs a vigorous SW flow on the New South Wales coastal waters. A cold front crossing the southern Tasman Sea will maintain strong to gale force winds over the coastal waters on Sunday. Another front is expected to move over the Tasman Sea on Monday, re-invigorating the southwesterly flow.

The forecast models are now showing the swell peaking overnight, but not going flat tomorrow. Indeed, from the look of things, there should be a steady supply of waist to head high south swell and offshore winds all week. Woo-hoo!

Have yourself a top old Sunday and stay happy!

Hello Friends,

Looks as though we’re in for a steady supply of southerly conditions right through the weekend. Following the arrival of the clouds and SE wind yesterday, the swell has settled back to around 2 metres at 8 seconds from the south. That period is actually up a bit from yesterday, so there are a few waves around this morning for the extra keen.  This morning the wind is out of the south to SSW at 15-20 kts. The good thing is that it should moderate a little in the afternoon.

From the look of Dee Why, the quality is not all that inspiring. But all the kids freed by the teachers’ strike will no doubt be happy for the chance anyway. While I watched, there were waves into the chest high range hitting both the beach and the point. But they seemed to be shutting down pretty unmercifully in the beachy, while at the point the pattern seemed to be short, sectiony and a bit weak. All of this fits with the dead straight south direction of the swell.

As you may have noticed, I’ve pushed out another of my long range surf podcasts for your amusement. And to help you get there more easily, I’ve put a permanent link below my report slot. Anyway, if you check it out, you’ll find that I reckon it’s going to get smaller over the next couple days, so if the schedule permits, you might want to consider getting in today if you’re in the Sydney region.

Got a bit behind with things yesterday (pushing lots of learning curves at the moment), so no fresh vid for you just yet… but it’s coming…

Have yourself a top old day and go well with your good plans!

Hello Friends,

What a sparkling morning in old Sydney. Skies are blue, the wind is out of the west and there are still a few quite rideable sets around the place. Dee Why beach seemed pretty lightly populated when I clambered up into the crow’s nest for a look-see. Maybe half a dozen surfers that I could see from just south of the pole to the point. And yet, as my picture shows, there are definitely a few sets still coming in.

A squiz at the Sydney MHL buoy this morning shows that the power setting fell from over 10 seconds early yesterday morning, to around  8 seconds now. But, Huey’s bumped up the average size from around a metre to close to 2 metres. He’s swung the heading on the swell direction back around to the south though, so there will be numerous shadowed areas along our coastline where there is just nothing getting in.

I’ll try to get out and about at some point this morning, so keep an eye on the podcast widget down the page for an update. I’m toying with the idea of getting another long range forecast together for those of you interested in such things. Stay tuned!

Have yourself a top old day and stay happy!