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by Donweather
Mon Mar 09, 2015 9:54 pm
Forum: Weather & surf forecasting
Topic: No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face.
Replies: 283
Views: 141051

Re: No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face.

Steve. Just wondering if you can answer my question that's been puzzling me over the last few days. Why are the winds the strongest on the N and NE flank of this girl when she has a high cradling her SE flank? Just seems counter intuitive to me? Because of the very strong MJO signal which is correl...
by Donweather
Mon Mar 09, 2015 4:12 pm
Forum: Weather & surf forecasting
Topic: No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face.
Replies: 283
Views: 141051

Re: No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face.

Also I reckon there'd have to be some novelty breaks light up from PAM at the top end of NZ!!!
by Donweather
Mon Mar 09, 2015 3:59 pm
Forum: Weather & surf forecasting
Topic: No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face.
Replies: 283
Views: 141051

Re: No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face.

Steve. Just wondering if you can answer my question that's been puzzling me over the last few days. Why are the winds the strongest on the N and NE flank of this girl when she has a high cradling her SE flank? Just seems counter intuitive to me?
by Donweather
Thu Feb 26, 2015 9:38 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: New Forum Page
Replies: 16
Views: 6833

Re: New Forum Page

Shaunm wrote:On mine I can see and by just clicking topic mine goes to latest post. Mine is 5s so is not the latest OS
Well i just clicked the topic on my iPhone 5 OS7 and it took me to the start of the topic!!
by Donweather
Thu Feb 26, 2015 1:30 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: New Forum Page
Replies: 16
Views: 6833

New Forum Page

Not sure about the new forum page. Looks good on a PC, but it's crap on my iphone.....can't see who has made the latest post nor any quick way to get to the last post made (on an iphone that is). Anyone else having this issue?
by Donweather
Thu Feb 26, 2015 1:29 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Fantasy surfer comp
Replies: 334
Views: 167884

Re: Fantasy surfer comp

Braithy wrote:yeah, i can't stand Don.

in fact down at morrison st kingscliff where perhaps the best sand banks in australia are right now, if I saw him there I would drown him. then i'd take a selfie with his corpse and instagram it with the hashtag #donsdead #yay
Me love you long time!!! :P
by Donweather
Sun Feb 22, 2015 2:41 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Fantasy surfer comp
Replies: 334
Views: 167884

Re: Fantasy surfer comp

We going around again this year?

Do we have to setup another new club for this year or can we use the same one as last?
by Donweather
Mon Feb 09, 2015 11:18 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Shelley's Shark Attack
Replies: 1
Views: 1200

Shelley's Shark Attack

Way to close to home for you Steve!!

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-09/m ... sw/6079344

You do have to wonder if it was the same shark from yesterday's attack at Byron?
by Donweather
Wed Feb 04, 2015 2:30 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Where did you surf today ?
Replies: 30069
Views: 11329341

Re: Where did you surf today ?

steve shearer wrote:Normally I go to a bloke in Ballina but he has this habit of taking off to the Mentawais for long periods.
What an inconsiderate cnut he is!!!
by Donweather
Tue Jan 27, 2015 9:24 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Where did you surf today ?
Replies: 30069
Views: 11329341

Re: Where did you surf today ?

steve shearer wrote:Light winds, punchy as fcuk 3-4ft lefts and a light-ish crowd as everyone trailed off to get pissed for 'straya day.
Sounds very similar to the hakuba mountains. Crowd halved after lunch as the tourists headed for the bars.
by Donweather
Sun Jan 25, 2015 7:23 pm
Forum: Weather & surf forecasting
Topic: Summer 15 -- enter the el niño
Replies: 214
Views: 125228

Re: Summer 15 -- enter the el niño

The charts have a very autumn like look about them next week that's for sure.
by Donweather
Thu Jan 15, 2015 7:16 am
Forum: Weather & surf forecasting
Topic: Summer 15 -- enter the el niño
Replies: 214
Views: 125228

Re: Summer 15 -- enter the el niño

Didn't realise this was the fishing thread?
by Donweather
Mon Jan 12, 2015 10:59 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Where did you surf today ?
Replies: 30069
Views: 11329341

Re: Where did you surf today ?

steve shearer wrote:I found myself smokescreening my own mother when she asked me where I'd been surfing.

You never know, she has friends , who have friends, Loose lips sink ships.
LMAO!!
by Donweather
Fri Jan 09, 2015 7:10 am
Forum: Weather & surf forecasting
Topic: Summer 15 -- enter the el niño
Replies: 214
Views: 125228

Re: Summer 15 -- enter the el niño

steve shearer wrote:Exit the El Nino
It's been gone for about 6 weeks now in my eyes.
by Donweather
Wed Jan 07, 2015 1:56 pm
Forum: Weather & surf forecasting
Topic: Summer 15 -- enter the el niño
Replies: 214
Views: 125228

Re: Summer 15 -- enter the el niño

Anyone care to comment on recent forecasts by GFS/ACCESS G/ACCESS R? Seems to be significant divergence between GFS and the ACCESS models. For me, GFS seems to be handling the Gulf/Coral Sea forecasts pretty good at the moment, with EC slowly coming into line with GFS more so me thinks. But in sayi...
by Donweather
Wed Jan 07, 2015 1:53 pm
Forum: Weather & surf forecasting
Topic: Summer 15 -- enter the el niño
Replies: 214
Views: 125228

Re: Summer 15 -- enter the el niño

steve shearer wrote:probably more the latter.

way too much diurnal variation in the early stages to accurately initiate model runs that extend out tau 180 with.
But I always believe them out to 384hrs!!!! :wink:
by Donweather
Tue Jan 06, 2015 9:42 pm
Forum: Weather & surf forecasting
Topic: Summer 15 -- enter the el niño
Replies: 214
Views: 125228

Re: Summer 15 -- enter the el niño

tonks wrote:Well these incessant onshore winds can get fcuked...
Just embrace them. :-?