South End

The south end of Manly beach is usually a hive of activity, but at this time of year it really comes alive. Swimmers, surfers, walkers, stretchers, sitter all converge to move the body, soak up a little morning

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Murray Fraser
Patchy

Patchy sunshine and weak onshore waves were the order of the day this morning. Surf? Nah! Good thing I had an appointment with a tub full of ice, otherwise I might have stayed in bed for an extra hour's slumber. Team…

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Murray Fraser
Thirty-Three

Stay cool, we're in for a real warm one in Sydney today. 33 degrees is the forecast top before a late southerly sends a little cool air our way. There was a light northerly sea breeze fanning cooler air across the sand…

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Murray Fraser
Acknowledgement

Morning! Take a look out your window right now, it's a proper sensational spring day out there! Sydney's a special place to be when she turns on days like these. The forecast is for sunshine all day and sunset isn't until…

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Murray Fraser
Outside Time

Morning! Take a look out your window right now, it's a proper sensational spring day out there! Sydney's a special place to be when she turns on days like these. The forecast is for sunshine all day and sunset isn't until…

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The Late Early

Afternoon! Nah, I didn't sleep in and yes wasn't that a beautiful sunrise out there this morning! One of those mornings when the sun and clouds cook up a tasty combo of bright light and dark shadows. It was a real nice…

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Murray Fraser
Drab

I don't mind my Monday morning's being a little drab. Who needs all the bells and whistles like sunshine and offshore winds distracting you when there's a full week of work ahead. The clouds look like they've set in…

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Murray Fraser
D O D G E

It's another wet morning out there. I spent the morning dodging showers, trying to find a dry spot and bank that was doing it. Theres no shortage of swell. It's +4ft, south and mostly straight on the early low-tide. Despite a howling…

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Murray Fraser
I See Rights

Way too many lefts in yesterday's post for my liking. Yeah lefts are fun and all, but when you're standing left-foot forward you dream of rights. I didn't see a left the whole morning - none!! I had the regular footers blinkers on…

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First Tuesday

It's the first Tuesday of November and it's a rosy day if you're in Sydney. The sun's out, wind's a light offshore and the waves are on the pump! We're talking 3 to 5ft, clean, hollow, peaky and a truckload of energy streaming…

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Murray Fraser
Unsettled

Look out the window and you'll see plenty of blue sky right now. It was a whole different story at dawn this morning. We had clouds lurking heavily overhead, the odd light shower, an occasional burst of sunlight…

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Sunshine Aplenty

Plenty of sunshine and just enough swell to fling a couple of runners down the high-tide banks at first light this morning. It's 2ft, offshore and Friday. And, after a rainy week around town that's a winning combo heading…

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All-Comers

We've got waves! It's raw and wind affected but it's the real thing; punchy and powerful chunks of swell from the South-East! Ok, it's not pretty but if you play the patience game there's good ones in amongst the…

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Got Waves!

We've got waves! It's raw and wind affected but it's the real thing; punchy and powerful chunks of swell from the South-East! Ok, it's not pretty but if you play the patience game there's good ones in amongst the…

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Friday Rise

Morning, how you doing? It's Friday - yew! I can get down with that! It's been a funny week for waves in Manly with barely surfable conditions since last weekend. The stiff nor'easters haven't managed to blow up…

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Murray Fraser
Colour

We had a little colour about the sky this morning; just the right amount of cloud cover to cast some broad brushstrokes of pink, purple and orange across the dawn sky. It's been a run of grey mornings…

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Sunshine Supply

We've got sunshine in ample supply this morning. It's warm on the sand and warm(ish) in the water with just a tiny wind swell lapping on the low-tide banks. Surfable? Hmmm, maybe... you'll need to be a 40kg grommet…

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Spring in the Air

Morning! We've got a light drizzle falling outside on this Spring Monday in Sydney. The rain's a welcome change, especially after a hazard reduction burn jumped containments and flared up late on Saturday…

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