Just got back from a short session over at Sandilands and can report that talk of several days of swell on the east coast seem to be founded. I got there around 1.15pm, about 45 mins after HT though didn't expect a great deal, nor a long surf if there was anything much; what with ebb usually a dead loss in these parts. That said, with little or no [W] breeze I had set off with a feeling in my bones that there could be a surprise in store.

To be fair, on arrival I'd initially been disappointed to find only a very small ankle slapper, but there were small lines visible, and so I decided to observe. True to form, within a few mins these lines developed enough over the usual peak areas, to convince me to get in. Before suiting up I rang Brox to see if he had managed to get to Spalding as hoped to in an earlier email, but it wasn't to be for him. By the time he could be over would be way too late to be sure of any waves. So, just before 1.45 I was in.

It was glassy by now, and with the light the way it was, spotting incoming waves would be tricky. Not so much looking for approaching shadows as picking out the lighter patches moving your way. I was into the first one straight off, and this set the tone for the next hour at least before the water had receded to a mid tide mark and flattened right off. Still, it bodes well for the next few days and, despite only being knee high at best, had been a pleasant change from the wind spoilt mess of the last two visits or so. More later hopefully...
posted by wollocks at 5:51 PM