After a weekend waiting for the wind to go offshore, it's nice to have woken up to clean and tide conditions. While the offshore never arrived yesterday, this morning it was as clean and silky smooth as it gets. The swell's drop by half…
Read MoreSensational spring morning out on the ocean. Whales, sunshine and east swell were in abundance. The swell has backed off since yesterday afternoon's kick however there's still plenty of energy to tap into.
Read MoreFeels like Thursdays must be the lucky day at the moment. We've got waves this morning and if you cast your memory back a couple of weeks, the last little pulse of east swell light up The Beaches on a Thursday also.
Read MoreTypical Monday vibe out on the sand this morning. A quiet, subdued call back to the productivity of the working week under a sky of washed out colours and ocean that was moving but only just. It feel like even nature…
Read MoreHow good is a fresh change! Yesterday's late change has delivered a small bump in swell and the sou'westerly wind angle has given the sea surface the polish we've been waiting for. After a week of bumpy conditions, this morning…
Read MoreMorning! We're in for a warm spring day... 32˚ will be the top in Sydney before a late change and possible thunderstorms this afternoon. But for now it sunshine, light offshore winds and blue sky.
Read MoreHump day is upon us, from here on in we're sliding towards the weekend - Hoot hoot! While the weather has a wonderful spring feel to it, the sun is warm and the water cool and refreshing, the news cycle this week is a…
Read MoreCloudy start to the morning with just a few moments of colour and sunshine. With school holiday's over, cooler weather and shorter mornings thanks to daylight savings it was relatively quiet. Everyone's in…
Read MoreAfter a rather pleasant, user-friendly day of nor'east swell yesterday, we've had a full switch in direction to south today. Arriving under the cover of darkness, it's a polar opposite swell with a whole different…
Read MoreIt was probably one of the most anticipated mornings of waves in a while. The forecasters were calling a solid nor'est swellwith a stiff overnight offshore change that all the hallmarks of a classic day of waves on The Beaches.
Read MoreThe nor-easter has been up all night tapping at the windows and whipping up a nuggety little swell in the process. It's not particularly big at this stage but you'll know about it as you're duck-diving out into the line up. There's plenty…
Read MoreWe're in for a rollercoaster of a week weather-wise. We're talking heat, wind and swell all punctuated with Fire Weather, Hazardous Surf and Marine Wind warnings. If you've got the BOM app on your phone it would have…
Read MoreMorning! It's been a little while since the last post. Average weather, sub-par waves, other work to attend to, nasty tick bite are some of the reasons I've been MIA. But, with all that glorious sunshine and one of the earliest sunrise's…
Read MorePlenty happening on the weather front today. The Bureau have finally declared a El Niño event and the effects are already in stark view. Sydney is under an Extreme Fire Danger with a total fire ban. It's hot and there's a strong…
Read MoreIf you want to avoid the spring heat wave you'll have to be up an in to it early today. It was a rather pleasant 17˚ at 5:30am, easy comfort in t-shirt and shirts. But with the sun up and a wind from the nor'west the…
Read MoreThat was a pretty crazy weekend for the beaches huh?! Manly was jammed packed, Freshie was wall-to-wall and I imagine everywhere with sand and easy access to water anywhere in Sydney would have had…
Read MoreSpring is about to go full summer mode as we head into the weekend. 31˚ is on the cards tomorrow followed by a run of consecutive days nudging 30 or above. I suspect the beaches are going to be popular along…
Read MoreIf you haven't glanced forward to the weather forecast in Sydney, it makes for rather pleasant reading. Sunshine and temperatures nudging up towards 30 degrees for the next 7 days and beyond. Reference that…
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