Have we ever seen the beach like this? Setting up the patrol tent is going to be interesting. Still, this is just an extreme of the regular movement. Like sand through an hourglass….. All the posts are now visible. Getting off the ramp and onto the sand is tricky, especially approaching high tide. The word...

Appearances can be deceiving. The surf today was very strong, with several people opting to dip, me included. Even this had its challenges. I went in at the Wentworth Street steps and was swept to the ramp in less than a minute. The current then turned parallel to the walkway and rushed out to the...

Powerful waves. Washing machine style water. Lots of rubbish and smelly water. A grey sky. Surfers. Not the best day at Manly. Cheryl arrived asking “where is Lake Manly?” – where indeed. People still went in. But not many and not me. Good for surfing

  This was the sum total of people at the bench just after 7.30 today. Jo went in shortly after and that’s her in the main photo Today’s blog post title is courtesy of Mr Panton. Kudos to him for doing the whole swim. I on the contrary did not even bring my swim bag....

The clear and smooth winter conditions we love have continued from the weekend to today. Guy’s numbers tell a cautionary tale of temps being about 2 degrees higher this winter than have been in the past 3 years. Where are the 14 degree days? A small group start before 6:20. more at 6:25 Atomic clouds...

Just another perfect day for a swim, come on down before the storms come back this week. Crystal clear, loads of fish & surprisingly warm. Here’s what the swimmers said this morning https://youtu.be/NmqTLsL1PQQ?si=PAc5Cg3Gqj6NgVg8  You can see all your video blogs here: https://www.youtube.com/@manlyoceanswimmers