DAILY POSTS

Things have settled down further this morning. In fact, it's pretty much a perfect autumn day out there. We've got sunshine, light westerly winds and waves. 

I got caught on the surf check treadmill this morning. Check here; have a look there, maybe it'll be better the next spot north, etc, etc. In the end I reckon the best waves I saw were from the car as I parked back at home.

There's a pretty spectacular south swell blasting up the coast today. Amazing how quickly and intensely the low has generated this swell; yesterday it was tiny and when I checked the cams before bed last night Manly look like…

There's a nice little bank in play for the competitors at the Manly Longboard Classic. It's the same bank that's been there all week only the swell's switched from east to south. Perfect day to sit at the beach, watch a few heats…

Yesterday I noted that the talent pool of loggers on that bank out at North Steyne seemed to have expanded. Nothing unusual that surfers of mark turn up as rumours of a good bank start to disseminate. It wasn't until later in the day…

Perfect autumn morning out there today. Crispy cool air, small east swell and a lightly brushed ocean making for a very inviting vista to step in to. It's got to be the best time of the year yeah? I like it.

Word on the street this morning was that yesterday afternoon was about as good as it gets on our stretch of sand. Solid east swell, light sou'wester and a rising tide off a middle-of-the-day low; that's about all the refined…

Feels like it's been ages since I've walked down the steps on the Freshwater side of the headland. All that east swell tends to sway my focus to Queenscliff south. This morning the McTavish Demo crew were set up on the grass…

Morning! If today's your first day back at work or school you'll take comfort in the fact that it's going to be a short week. Just three days on the tools and the weekend will embrace you with her warm embrace…

The swell's stepped up a notch and swung around to the east this morning. It's just under 2 metres, 90 degrees east at 12 seconds. That's not a whole lot bigger in size but the direction and increased period…

All the numbers looked good for this morning, except maybe the early high tide. On paper an east swell and a light offshore usual means something special's on the cards. Unfortunately this morning fell a little shy…

Gee, Autumn's been fun so far. It feels like we've had a constant run of swell; even the smaller days have had plenty of energy and consistency. This morning we've got a fresh injection of size and energy from the ESE and super clean…

t's chunky out there this morning! After a long weekend of good waves this morning it's stepped up a notch and there's some solid overhead waves with plenty of grunt behind them. Surfline has…

Another morning of super fun waves out there. The east swell is up a touch on yesterday and with a light westerly the conditions are smooth as velvet. The chatter in the line up seems to suggest everywhere else on The Beaches…

Well that was kinda fun! With light showers hanging about I put the camera away and joined the fray for a couple of waves at sunrise.  Even with most of the Northern Beaches surfing population out for the early…

It's nice to have some breathing room back in the mornings. Sunrise this morning was at 6:09am and with the dawn twilight there's plenty of time for morning activities and rituals.

This morning's post is a flashback through the month that's been. March has been warm, probably the warmest month in a couple of years, maybe longer; we had 8 days over 30 degrees and 16 days when…

Steely grey out on the ocean this morning. Heavy dark clouds have surrounded us but as yet the rain that's fallen is mostly light and sparse, no sign of the potential storms as yet. The good news is the ocean is about…