Eddystone Drone - video

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Stu Nettle (stunet)
Swellnet Dispatch

Drones, eh? Every day I swear off them, "No more drone videos!" only to dodge that edict when a flash new clip crosses my desk showing an old wave in a new light (from a new height?)

This time 'round it's Eddystone Rocks down at Pedra Branca, thirty kilometres off the Tassie coast. Not strictly an 'old' wave but between Storm Surfers and the Tassie lads we've seen plenty of vision of it - but only from sea level.

It's a rare day there's no wind down there. Rarer still to have big waves and blue skies, so Stu Gibson must have been grinning as he twiddled his thumbs to capture this imagery.

Click full screen. Go on, you deserve it.

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lukas Friday, 28 Jul 2017 at 6:55pm

the right off that island in the distance, work's, & crack's, you can even surf it when it's small too! but, it was very, very crowded when i was there.

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Clam Saturday, 29 Jul 2017 at 12:09am

Amazing footage ,would love to see more of that giant big wave break .
The way the swell retracts onto that huge reef dome is mysteriously massive and one of the most remote xxl waves on the planet .

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Goofy4 Saturday, 29 Jul 2017 at 11:15am

"the right off that island in the distance, work's, & crack's, you can even surf it when it's small too! but, it was very, very crowded when i was there." - lukas obviously knows as much about pedra as he does about the swell and wind conditions @ the proposed artificial reef site in sth tassie - i.e. nada, nix, zero, doughnut, zilch.......

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lukas Saturday, 29 Jul 2017 at 4:25pm

i was a deck hand on a crayfishing boat down there before the internet champ, suck it up a go & have a look for your self. by crowed i mean hundreds of seals & white pointers.

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lukas Wednesday, 2 Aug 2017 at 6:28pm

just as we all expected...... goofy explorer... do ya home work

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truebluebasher Saturday, 29 Jul 2017 at 11:17am

According to offroad remote Tassie big wave Secret Spot Map. (Ltd.Edition)

..."Continue on your road to nowhere... up round the bend off the edge of the world. Quickly shut your eyes and hold your breath... just go with the flow as it should be there about's this distress beacon . If you prefer... [Tassie Sea Bug Cam]

V W Beetle vs Huge Seas - YouTube

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lukas Tuesday, 1 Aug 2017 at 6:34pm

im glad tamashanta was'nt at 10 foot when they tried that

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Goofy4 Sunday, 30 Jul 2017 at 8:25am

Have sucked up your other comments Lukas but not sucked in......have myself explored and surfed the coast from south west cape to trial by boat over the years so am not devoid of experience in these seas ........was actually referring to your "wave after wave, day after day" Park Beach misinformation from previous post - clearly prone to exaggeration so all we really know is you use the internet to spin lines that don't have a basis in fact

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lukas Sunday, 30 Jul 2017 at 5:01pm

if you have been to Port davey... then you are a champ.. hands down

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lukas Sunday, 30 Jul 2017 at 5:36pm

goofy explorer, hold your breath, did you mention you surfing, tell me more, sound's very interesting

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lukas Sunday, 30 Jul 2017 at 4:57pm

well goofy explorer you did not mention the south coast, which mean's you have not been to pedra blanca. referring back to the "wave after wave," i am saying, 2 to 3 foot lines roll into clifton & dodges ferry every day & close out. its a waste. don't get upset about it & bag me out