20 Knots

Surf's up today but so is the Southerly.  It's a constant 20 knots of pressure from the South which isn't going to leave the ocean looking real pretty. Even the protected south end is looking pretty

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Murray Fraser
Sundays

Who doesn't love a Sunday?  Even the name come with the suggestion of optimism and warmth. Yes - sun! We could do with a little of that today!

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Murray Fraser
Smooth

Geez the Vissla Sydney Pro are having a smooth run with the waves. A whole week of waves at Manly?! Offshore mornings!? When was the last time that happened?! Sure the wind has been a

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Murray Fraser
Pro Show

I hope you've been tuning in to the pro show at Manly these last couple of day. The shoes have been polished, the tie straightened and Manly's is looking it's best as some of the world best

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Murray Fraser
Home Style

I'm back home in Manly this morning and, what do you know, we've got waves! Yep! It's kind a pumping (well you know...). The forecast was for strong Southerlies but it's been a very light

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Murray Fraser
Bay Blues

Sometimes the sun doesn't shine like it does in the brochures.  That's what's going on right now out here on the most easterly point of the Australian mainland. The blues of Byron have more of a

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Murray Fraser
TC Gita

After a weekend of onshore wind and wobbly swell in Sydney I was getting cabin fever. Where to go to get a proper slice of what cyclone Gita was serving up. North?  South - the whole East

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Murray Fraser
Friday. You So Fine!

Oh Friday! You so fine! You so fine you blow my mind! If you're reading this from the innards of some office high-rise or industrial complex you might want to stop reading right about now...

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Murray Fraser
Chatter

Everybody's talking 'bout waves. When they coming? How big? What's the wind going to be like? Where's going to be good?  So much chatter on the beach and on the social channels.

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Murray FraserNewcastle
Pleasantville

his morning was rather pleasant wasn't it? Dawn served up a muted pastel sunrise lighting up some low lying clouds - nothing too bright and colourful but plenty of interesting tones and

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Murray FraserNewcastle
Neighbourhood

Back in the neighbourhood this morning and there's a fun little East swell on the run. School's well and truely back and the local grommets have settled into their daily dawn feeding frenzy. 

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Murray FraserNewcastle
Newcastle

I love swinging past Newcastle on the way home. It seems like a utilitarian, no-fuss kind of city where things are just the way they should be. Raw cliffs, curved of concrete and white rails frame

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Murray FraserNewcastle
Fine Form

I hope you had a chance to get into the water this morning; the Tasman is in fine form.  I reckon the water is as warm and clear as I can ever remember it being in Sydney.  Dive under, keep your

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Murray Fraser
Yesterday's News

Today's post is yesterday's news.  If I hadn't surfed twice before breakfast and driven 400km's I might have had the chance to post it yesterday.  And, there was one more surf to be had before dark!

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Murray Fraser
Up & Over

If it wasn't for the Nor-Easter's in Summer we probably wouldn't be surfing. Sure, the surf hasn't been great these past few days but it's been surfable.  I'd say even kind of fun at times on the

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Murray Fraser