Isla de Norfolk - video

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Craig Brokensha (Craig)
Swellnet Dispatch

A stunning film about chasing waves on the beautiful Norfolk Island by Spencer Frost. From the lush green pine forests to crystal clear turquoise waters.

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simba Tuesday, 27 Sep 2016 at 6:09am

No doubt about it sure is a beautiful spot.Nice film.

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dylza Tuesday, 27 Sep 2016 at 10:29am

Couldn't have picked a cooler car to roam around in

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gannet Tuesday, 27 Sep 2016 at 10:34am

Why is it that all the cool guys drink Corona?

...not that I'm saying that modern longboarding is cool.

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Brownhound Tuesday, 27 Sep 2016 at 1:06pm

Looks amazing , its now on the list.

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Nick Bone Tuesday, 27 Sep 2016 at 1:42pm

Would NZ be in the way of any good S - SE swells or is the distance in between fat to produce swell of its own?

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thermalben Tuesday, 27 Sep 2016 at 1:59pm

New Zealand does technically block SE swells though Norfolk is rarely lacking swell as its SW thru' S swell window is quite open. Norfolk also has an E swell window though most of the waves are on its southern coast.

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Nick Bone Tuesday, 27 Sep 2016 at 2:57pm

So a low in the tasman would be a norfolkians best friend? Ive always wanted to check out this joint. The hawaii of aus haha

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Sheepdog Tuesday, 27 Sep 2016 at 3:20pm

Oh there's a couple of gems there..... And it has 2 distinct swell seasons, winter swells - the same that light up cloudbreak, and cyclone season - the storms right out around 160 to 170w.... It can also believe it or not get some funky little n to nw west swells during cyclone season - nothing outrageous - just "back of the storm" stuff pending on storms path.

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thermalben Tuesday, 27 Sep 2016 at 3:23pm

Nick, just fairly standard winter Tasman fronts will do the job, the kind that produce 4-5ft S swells in Sydney would be unreal for Norfolk. And they're plentiful. 

Bigger swells open up some other lesser surfed spots on the Island, nothing A-grade but plenty of really good, fun waves. 

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Nick Bone Tuesday, 27 Sep 2016 at 8:45pm

Beautiful. Cheers for that. Still trying to understand synoptics but would there be a little bit of action there say wed arvo thurs morn?

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lawncigar Tuesday, 27 Sep 2016 at 4:12pm

don't know about heading there. could end up burning in a giant wicker man if you said the wrong thing...

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dandandan Wednesday, 28 Sep 2016 at 7:53am

A mate of mine from work has a thing for islands, and each year takes her annual leave to various islands around the world. She went to Norfolk last year and declared it the strangest place she's ever been, though she couldn't really say why. I'd love to check it out!