DAILY POSTS

For a flat day it didn't take much looking to find waves. Three headlands and a stroll down the garden path on a Monday morning ain't no chore, especially when the sun's shining. There's just enough swell and headland…

Everything about this morning was either mild or mellow. The temperatures were reasonably mild outside at first light and the sunrise was muted and mellow over a sleepy ocean. It's as though the atmosphere and ocean…

Remember The Nutbush? I had no idea that Australian's were the only ones that stepped into line and kicked their heels up when that iconic song came on at school dances, pubs and clubs around the country. I figured…

Sensational morning of light out on the beachfront this morning. At 10 degrees it's pretty fresh at dawn these days but if you can handle the chill, this morning was well worth getting outside. From 6am the sky was…

A big spike of south swell hit Sydney after dark yesterday with the buoys ramping up from under 2 metres to almost 6 in a matter of a couple of hours. With light offshore winds and solid swell all signs were pointing to…

The rare gem of Carpark Rights is turning on some throaty tubes and heavy water for the WSL's Sydney Surf Pro up at Narrabeen this morning. Since first light the south swell has been angling around the Long Reef…

It's cold and wintery with fresh sou'wester's and heavily laden rain clouds passing by overhead. Every now and then the sun found a gap and spread a little autumn sunlight over the sand but those moments were…

Monday morning's are always a little quieter. Maybe in the rush to get the week off to a good start the recreation rituals get squeezed out for more pressing matters. For those that ventured out early it was a mellow morning…

The south swell has lost a little of the grunt we saw early in the week but it's hanging in there, still consistently overhead on well spaced sets. For a swell that came up so quickly it's showing astounding…

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…