by Franck Gazzola | Jan 11, 2013 | Daily Updates
It's a good 3 ft + still from the south mixed in with some perky bits from the ENE. Winds were light and looked ideal and with waves at all the beaches I finally decided that Maroubra was the pick of them all this morning. Basically better banks and smaller crowds. How can you go wrong? It's a little smaller than Bondi which was mainly shutting down not to mention the huge number of people on it. Tama looked full and really junky, the same at Bronte.
On a sad note – Earlier this week I learnt of the news that Paul Fitzgerald the old boy surfer from Tama had passed away due to an ongoing battle with Melanoma. Fitzy was a true Tama local, first one out in the water most mornings and I am sure that he will be missed by all that knew him. He was always a true gentlemen in and out of the water and was always stoked to be out there. Our best wishes go out to the Fitzgerald family during this sad time. A memorial is scheduled for "Fitzy" next Friday 18th January at Tamarama park. Time to be announced. All that knew him are welcome to attend!
SONY gave us a little Sony Action Cam to road test. Franck G pulled it out of the box this morning and took it for a road test – mainly testing for its low light performance. Check out a quick little edit from this morning HERE……
Enjoy the weekend 😉 Brad
by Franck Gazzola | Jan 10, 2013 | Daily Updates
The swell is here…but 2 days late. Imagine how good it could’ve been if it had come on Tuesday…
Today is no scorcher, but there are waves again. It’s waist to head-high, got some power, but it’s still a bit messy. The winds have blown enough to give the waves a grungy look. But hey, finally we have the opportunity to take the shortboard out of the closet again !
Personally, I am craving for another day like Tuesday. This is exactly why I migrated to Australia in the first place: hot, heavy, everyone at the beach, staying well after the sunset. A couple of Coopers, some take-away food, North Bondi, the grass, smiles, laughter, tiny tiny bikinis, biiiig sunglasses, creatine-fed muscles & funny dogs. I almost felt like I was at a music Festival…except that everyone was high on vitamin D. Can’t wait for the next of those.
The flipside of that are the bushfires…fingers crossed it gets under control soon. The human toll and the risks taken by the fire-fighters have been massive already.
So, you might not get a great colour coating today, but you’ll get waves. Taking a sickie today might be the right move: it’s not as obvious as on a sunny day ! Get out there !
Franck
A bit of self promotion: you can follow me on Instagram @franckgazzola. Photos from Frothers, but not only. The more the merrier !
by Franck Gazzola | Jan 9, 2013 | Daily Updates
It is certainly a different day out there today after yesterday’s blister buster. The southerly moved through sometime after midnight, bringing back the ocean’s cool sea breeze to relieve us from yesterday's heat.
The wind and temperature change didn't stop people coming down for an early dip again this morning. The sea is still warm but a mess, not only choppy from the wind but the amount of rubbish on the shoreline is horrendous! At Bronte this morning there were so many plastic bottles littering the shore that I thought I was back in Bali! Obviously they were all blown out to sea by the westerly yesterday and all returning in the southerly this morning. I also counted 2 bodyboards, 4 towels and 7 thongs, not the ones the girls wear (or some guys) but the foot type, all washing around in the shorebreak. There was also a two seater lounge! But I doubt that was washed in. The amount of empty beer bottles lying around too is a joke. If you come to our beautiful beaches, clean up your crap when you leave!!
There aren’t too many waves around again but it is slightly bigger. It may just be the onshore wind making it break but it’s definitely more rideable than it was yesterday.
Have a good one!
Billy
by Franck Gazzola | Jan 8, 2013 | Daily Updates
The big red Sun rose above the ocean early like a freshly lit furnace, casting its fiery glow across our beaches, lighting up the city and beyond. Later today is predicted to be a heat wave as the north westerly wind freshens, dragging dry, inland heat over the coast. The forecast is for 43 degrees but the early morning was beautiful and only in the md 20’s. The water temp is also amazingly warm finally at around 23c.
It’s not often we experience extreme temperatures on the coast, regular onshore Summer winds blow the ocean’s coolness straight into our faces most of the time. It’s not expected to break the Jan 14, 1939 record of 45.3 or the 44.2 New Years Day, 2006 scorcher, but it could be in good company if it does hit the 40’s. It’s just a shame we don’t have waves because with this N-W wind, it definitely would be barreling!
Now if I told you the Sun is the reason we get waves at all you’d probably say, “why isn’t it pumping then”. Well, it doesn’t actually work directly but it is responsible. Click HERE and see why.
Don’t forget to drink plenty of water and try to stay out of the heat as much as possible. The ocean can help if you can get to the beach but don’t forget to slip, slop, slap and maybe even a beach umbrella. It's actually raining at Cronulla right now but when the wind hits later the 'big blue' should return.
Be cool !
Billy
by Franck Gazzola | Jan 7, 2013 | Daily Updates
Welcome back to the Froth for 2013. We've had a good little break and more than anything we hope you did too. Now – it's time to get back to business with the daily surf reports and funky frothing images.
Unexpectedly, due to the fantastic run of weather we've had, some dark looking clouds covered the morning sky threatening to release buckets of rain our way. Somehow we were spared and dodged a dreary Monday morning. The air temp is still expected to reach 27 degrees which tells me that the clouds may part and burn off.
Don't expect much on the wave front. That pulse from the ENE we had late yesterday has all but disappeared and all that is left is onshore knee cappers. Not too enticing at all. Have a swim this arvo after work. That's your best bet!
Enjoy the day and welcome back to work! ;( Brad
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