Cyclone Swell ?

Coastalwatch.com are talking up a northerly swell from TC Narelle for this afternoon but it does seem to be showing on the buoys. There is apparently a decent south swell as well and they are counteracting each other.

The Naturaliste buoy is 2.9 but coming down and the harbour buoy is 0.46 at 12 seconds with seas from the west at 0.55.

I'm taking the Kelvinator and the belly board to get wet anyway. Its 29 degrees and 74% humidity so any wave is just a bonus. I looked 20 minutes ago and there isn't much.

Click here to see the Coastwatch TC Narelle forecast.

And while you're there click here to see Taj at North Point

New swell

New long period swell in the water and offshore winds. I haven't looked this morning because I have to work and don't need any more torture than that !

Coastalwatch has down south being 6' plus and firing.

Could be a good start to the holidays for the groms but today looks like the best for the next few as the winds swing onshore earlier each day.

0.54 @ 13 and still going up

Saturdays

Clean long period swell in the water but the tide is a smidge low. Coastalwatch are calling 6 - 8 foot down south.

There is an offshore wind with a strong wind warning for southerlies this afternoon.

Keep an eye on it is the best I can recommend.

0.61 @ 14

Motion

There is a chunky new swell in the water this morning. Lots of water moving around but not very surfable at this stage although there is the odd medium one between close outs.

If you read this early enough it would be worth a quick run south. Coastalwatch is calling 10+ with offshores.

Naturaliste has gone from two metres at lunch time yesterday to almost four at the moment. Its jumped nearly a metre since midnight and looks like it might still be going up. Stormsurf has a big blob of 20' + swell on it model.

The harbour buoy is 0.88 with a long 14 second period.

Little ones

Nice morning but a little cold.

BP has no banks and the swell is rolling over the reef without breaking. The Bay is small but there are some little wedges for the lay down groms.

Coastalwatch has it being classic down south at 6 to 8 foot and offshore.

0.55 at 14

Disappointing

Coastalwatch is reporting solid conditions down south and building swell in Perth but here there is nada.

There isn't much swell and the offshore wind is freezing. The Clam has some size but no shape and BP no size so it is missing the bank.

The harbour buoy is showing 0.54 at 14 and holding.

I'm free to get wet today so I'll be monitoring just in case.

Swell

Plenty of swell around and off shores this morning. I didn't want to torture myself by checking it on the way to work but I suspect it was pretty messy with the wonky swell and small wave banks. I could have been wrong but it kept my sanity at work.

I wandered around my office and cruelly told one of the blokes, who is a bit of a big wave hell man, that Coastalwatch had Marges as 10 foot. He couldn't jump on the swell cams fast enough but we both felt a little better as it was a decent size but a bit drunk looking. We did see one guy get fully pitted at the little bank south of Smith reef but it was crowded and fluky.

Swell is still up around the 0.7 mark and holding steady. The forecast if for it to slowly ease over the next couple of days but with south west winds. First thing Saturday might be ok or the trip down south for a sheltered spot or two (hopefully the crowd will be surfed out).

Glitter

The waves hung around for me to get wet after work. As soon as I paddled out everyone else caught one in.

The waves out of the rip at Juniors were clean and fun. No matter which way you went you ended on rocks but the lefts were best.

The swell hasn't really dropped much over the day and is still hovering about 0.5 metres. The forecast is for the swell to ease slowly over the weekend but there isn't much room for a drop locally.

If you can face the crowds get up early and run south. Coastalwatch reported 8 to 10' this morning.

Hopes

Sunday can be a little routine in a good way. Like most mornings the first thing I do is check the harbour buoy. I expected today to be about 0.25 but was surprised to find it was just over 0.4 !

I don't get to excited because I have been burned a lot of times. Check a few more sites. Coastalwatch is reporting a drop in the swell down south and the Naturaliste buoy is 1.5 metres.

Breakfast and watch some surfing on fuelTV. Perfect tow in waves for the 2009 Big Wave Junior event off South Australia. Take the last spoonful and check the buoy again - 0.5.

Now I'm a little excited but only for as long as it takes to drive to BP and get a view of the beach. The swell is invisible. There is a little motion but again no waves. Not even enough for body bash.

Worst start to a surfing year ever !!!!!

If it makes you feel better

Its flat everywhere not just here.

Coastalwatch has the dismal news for both Trigg and Marges. Even in Queensland it isn't any better. The Quiksilver Pro is on its fourth consecutive lay day due to the lack of waves and onshore winds.

Hey Huey its not summer anymore, where are the waves ????????

More Bianca

Some video has started to surface of the waves from Cyclone Bianca. Coastalwatch has some of the deepest tube riding probably ever down south and definately at this spot (because it never breaks). One tube will leave you shaking your head. Click here.

And here is some footage taken of other side of the moon.



Cyclone Bianca hits the Moon from Rory Gollow on Vimeo.

Mystery swell

Woke up this morning to a Coastalwatch report that it was cranking down south. Four to six foot and rising with some off shores. Exposed breaks are for the experienced only apparently.

I was a bit bummed that I had to go to work but a quick checked on the way showed that there was some movement in the water but the swell hadn't arrived locally.

The Naturaliste buoy dropped out as usual but when it came back it was falling from 5 metres !!!

Locally it hit over 0.5 and a long period about lunchtime but the wind was southerly and then SSW. A check this arvo didn't produce any waves just little mush and the odd surging closeout. The swell is disappearing as quick as it appeared.

Even bigger

Massive 5 metres swell hit down south yesterday morning. Coastalwatch is reporting 12' + at Yallingup and bigger at Marges.

There was an bit of motion locally and I suspect that Capel and Binningup might have had some clean waves with offshore winds.

The swell is dropping but is near three at Naturaliste and 0.5 locally. Wind should have a touch of north but still be offshore most of the morning. Would be a nice day for a sickie if it wasn't school holidays.

Big Swell

Huge jump in swell yesterday. Naturaliste hit just over 4 metres around six last night and is still at 3.6. Albany was even bigger.

Coastalwatch had photos of people hitting Cow Bombie.

Bunbury didn't really see much. There is a little blip up to about 0.7 and it is a 0.6 now. But the wind will be onshore all day.

NIce Day

Perfect Spring weather and a decent ground swell. The harbour bouy has been over 0.75 for most of the day and Naturaliste was just under three. Coastalwatch was reporting down south as solid, clean and 4 - 6'+.

Locally the lack of banks was still causing a problem. Sidewash was popular all day with BP and Juniors drawing a little after work crowd. The Bay was touched by the wind and messy. There were even a few lines showing at the Wall and across the Cut. Fraggles had some steamers coming through but the lulls were horrendous.

The wind will have a touch of north in it tomorrow and the swell is heading down. However you still might get some half decent waves, maybe at Capel, Binningup or down south.

Swell Hype

Coastalwatch is hyping up a massive 40'+ ocean swell that is likely to hit us on Sunday. The weather forecast is for a mostly sunny day with SSE winds so it could be one of those massive clean days down south that are great to watch but not great to surf.

Black is up to 40' !!!

Stormsurf has the swell tracking from deep in the Antarctic and brushing past the south west corner

Wax up the gun !

Swells up

The predicted swell has started to arrive. The harbour buoy is over 0.4 metres for the first time in ages. Coastalwatch is calling it 4 - 6'+ down south. With an all day offshore might be worth a sickie !!!

No more surf cam

The Bunbury surf-cam has been removed (with a pile of others like Denmark) from Coastalwatch. Apparently there is an issue with costs between Surf Lifesaving Clubs and Coastalwatch. Hopefully it will all be sorted out and the cameras (including a new cam at Binningup) will come back on line.

If the Bunbury surf-cam was working it would show you that it is dead flat !