The high tide had just turned when I got to the beach this morning. There were a few surfers out and some fun sized waves, but they were mostly close-outs. As the tide started running out, the end of the wall started doing it's thing and the bodyboarders started appearing. It looked so inviting I had to swim out, but with a small window of opportunity I didn't have much luck. I suspect there could be some nice waves down there by now with a bit lower tide.
I headed down to Town Beach last night hoping for a late afternoon slide. There was a fun little wave running through Chickens, but there was a pile of kids and ladies out enjoying the gentle waves and it just would have been weird to paddle out and hassle them. I kind of wish I had though, it's junk this morning. If you have some jobs you've been putting off it's probably a good day to get them out of the way. A strong cold southerly is making a mess of most beaches and the protected corners aren't doing much at this stage.
After a week of fairly poor waves, I cruised down to Town Beach on Saturday afternoon with low expectations. It certainly wasn't epic, but it was nice to see some decent waves breaking. The weather is great and there are waves around. Get out there.
I don't often find myself at Shelly's Beach. Mainly because I'm too lazy to walk down the steps. But this morning it looked like the best option and it was also looking particularly inviting. There wasn't a lot happening wave wise, but there wasn't a cloud in the sky and the water was clear, so I took on the steps.
All the elements are right this morning, but it's not quite coming together. There's swell, a light offshore breeze and the sun is shining, but there wasn't a lot of waves. If you were patient though there was the occasional fun one. Being Winter now, I almost wore my steamer out, but was glad I made a last minute decision to go with the boardies and jacket. If you have some time up your sleeve get out there.