Random surfcam images

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thermalben started the topic in Saturday, 26 May 2018 at 2:36pm

Every week our surfcams output some interesting/arty/bizarre still images.. it's about time I started documenting 'em.

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Craig Friday, 4 Jan 2019 at 9:37am

Haha, hadn't seen that! How good.

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zenagain Friday, 4 Jan 2019 at 9:38am

Gold! Somebody buy that dolphin a beer.

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GuySmiley Friday, 4 Jan 2019 at 3:08pm

Dolphin v Sup. Brilliant.

There is a local reef that I have given up surfing super early before dawn such is the sea life. Dolphins, seals, and massive schools of panicked fish and recently the pectoral fin of a whale ambling past.

Once when I was about to duck dive a set wave about to close out on me a dolphin flew straight out of the wave's face and right over me. When I came up a whole pod of them were all over the line up swimming around and taking any wave they wanted!

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mundies Saturday, 5 Jan 2019 at 6:41am

That first point bomb set come through yet?
(thought this was going to be attached to Ben's comment on the picture of First Point from the middle of last year - the one with the three crew sitting patiently wide at flat 1st point - doesn't quite have the same impact when it's 50 posts later... Happy New year SN crew)

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JJD Sunday, 13 Jan 2019 at 10:30pm

It's not February yet!

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Westofthelake Friday, 15 Feb 2019 at 11:58am

Geez the Duranbah Cam is very entertaining today.
Did someone tweek it today so it stays focussed in the one spot and has been zoomed in? Pretty good to watch....in-between working.

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thermalben Friday, 15 Feb 2019 at 12:19pm

Yeah when the action's good we'll zoom it in. Been plenty of burnings!

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Westofthelake Friday, 15 Feb 2019 at 12:40pm

Haha yea I know, drop in central!

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thermalben Sunday, 17 Feb 2019 at 6:48am

Lorne looking lavenderish.

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LeeD Tuesday, 19 Feb 2019 at 9:26pm

Also they seem to think its ok to park in the “No Standing zone” across from the Cafe when buying takeaways........

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thermalben Friday, 10 Jan 2020 at 5:50pm

One shot every ten minutes.. what are the chances! A few mins ago at Cabarita.

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truebluebasher Friday, 10 Jan 2020 at 10:47pm

Salute the boss! Now that's how ya do a Captain's pick! (Take note Pollies!)

Ben's bird man susses out swellnet's new high flyers comment cam.
Must be swellnet business class with miles of leg room in the mile high club.

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thermalben Thursday, 19 Mar 2020 at 2:30pm

Never seen Lorne so clean (and sandy!) before.

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thermalben Saturday, 25 Jul 2020 at 8:31am

Nothing special, but I thought this was kinda cool for the automated-10min image grab. 13th Beach this AM.

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thermalben Monday, 31 Aug 2020 at 11:25am

Again, to reiterate - our surfcam still image system takes a single snapshot every ten minutes. With that in mind, this frame from Lorne is phenomenal.

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blackers Monday, 31 Aug 2020 at 12:59pm

The first swallow of spring?

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mattlock Monday, 31 Aug 2020 at 1:48pm

Welcome Swallow.

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Denyer Monday, 7 Sep 2020 at 10:41am

The current view on the Dbah cam and Tweed Bar cam is interesting..

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thermalben Monday, 7 Sep 2020 at 12:45pm

Its scaffolding on the side of the building, as Optus are putting in a new mobile tower on the roof (apparently to assist in the spread of Covid-19). Will be there for a few weeks.

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maxoqeco Tuesday, 8 Sep 2020 at 2:46am

swallow can surf everyway

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views from the ... Tuesday, 8 Sep 2020 at 3:43am

If a stork brings white babies and a crow brings black babies, what brings no babies?
A bloody big swallow!

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truebluebasher Tuesday, 8 Sep 2020 at 11:21am

NZ / Welcome Swallows(Coloured/Broad Shorter wing) 'resemble' Vic Swifts
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/kHWOpOBJPlyQvmNJwfr8H72OetIpooaK...
(Fork Tailed Swifts) Apus pacificus. N/E Asia < Migrate > Vic/SA Coasts
https://www.oiseaux.net/photos/aurelien.audevard/images/id/martinet.de.s...
Improbability over-drive : Swifts clock 120-170km/hr...
This Swift was a month early > 150km + [< 50m Freeze frame >] @ 10min interval.

Birds are wired to Craig's ECL reports which trigger Ben's Lorne cam..(A scam it is!)
Basically Storm Birds feast on Bugs in Currents like Bait Fish in Currents!
Swifts Rock up for Lorne Schoolies / Surf the Vic Surf Coast Cliffs sleeping mid air.
Hitch rides around to SA - Start of Winter vacates Oz to hit up N/E Asia Summer.
https://books.google.com.au/books?id=ycuPDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA102&lpg=PA102&dq=...

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dazzler Friday, 18 Sep 2020 at 10:43am

Currumbin at 7.45 shows the dredge being towed into the creek for annual dredging program.

This signals the beginning of the end for the bank every year.

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Spuddups Friday, 18 Sep 2020 at 6:04pm

Where do they put the sand?

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thermalben Monday, 9 Nov 2020 at 8:33am

Mirror'd at South Port.

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Craig Wednesday, 11 Nov 2020 at 6:17am

First time I've seen lightning proper on the cam.. (instead of just flashes)

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thermalben Wednesday, 11 Nov 2020 at 6:54am

Wowzers.

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upnorth Wednesday, 11 Nov 2020 at 9:15am

First one is nuts

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GuySmiley Friday, 4 Dec 2020 at 9:25am

I'll swoop the SUPs first and then the mals ...

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thermalben Saturday, 9 Jan 2021 at 7:59am

D'bah a short time ago.

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aidan.bright Thursday, 4 Feb 2021 at 7:57am

Hi.
Figured this was a good spot for this. I’m thinking about subscribing but wondering if I could get a screen shot of the Sunshine Beach cam and/or hint of which entrance it is pointed at (the thumbnail doesn’t give me much).
Cheers

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goofyfoot Thursday, 4 Feb 2021 at 8:07am

nuthins for nuthin mate

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thermalben Saturday, 27 Feb 2021 at 12:54pm

A few moments ago at Margaret River - old mate tried to paddle into a bomb, stalled, slipped off his board thanks to surface chop - and then the gusty offshore blew his board up into the air. Speccy stuff.

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zenagain Saturday, 27 Feb 2021 at 5:36pm

I don't know how to take a screen grab but just sitting here at my desk and thought I'd have a look at the cams and spent over 20 enjoyable minutes watching a kite surfer having a whale of a time surfing Margs. He/she was real good too. Definitely making the most of a Saturday arvo, as opposed to me.

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thermalben Tuesday, 20 Apr 2021 at 3:01pm

One still image every ten minutes.. and this is what was captured at Lorne when the shutter opened.

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thermalben Wednesday, 19 May 2021 at 7:30am

Lorne for the win this morning.

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zenagain Wednesday, 19 May 2021 at 9:23am

Stunning.

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batfink Thursday, 20 May 2021 at 8:47am

So good. I have quite a few shots of skies like that. Early morning and sunset, when there’s no clouds on the horizon but clouds above, always so special. Nature throws out a million Rembrandts and Monets a year, you just have to look.

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gromnuggets Tuesday, 1 Jun 2021 at 11:02am

Dbah at 10:52 this morning, copper booking a poor bloke in a van parked the wrong way just trying to check the surf :(

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Jono Tuesday, 1 Jun 2021 at 11:37am
gromnuggets wrote:

Dbah at 10:52 this morning, copper booking a poor bloke in a van parked the wrong way just trying to check the surf :(

Well spotted, here it is (skip to 3.40)...
https://www.swellnet.com/surfcams/duranbah/replays#/2021-06-01/1351396

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thermalben Friday, 4 Jun 2021 at 2:31pm

Virga // Maroubra

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Craig Friday, 4 Jun 2021 at 2:40pm

Misread that on the home page Ben...

Also looks like it's reaching the ground, so not quite virga?

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thermalben Friday, 4 Jun 2021 at 2:42pm

Oi, stop it.

And, 'showers' doesn't partially rhyme with 'Maroubra', either.

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thermalben Wednesday, 16 Jun 2021 at 6:37am

Mental fog perspective from Cronulla this morning.

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groundswell Wednesday, 16 Jun 2021 at 10:48am

I was watching shark island cam from here in the west coast one day about a year or so ago and saw something splashing at surge and no one out. Later on facebook a couple of my cronulla friends were talking about a 4metre great white that was out there. Should have screen shotted it. Despite the name sharks are not regulars out shark island.

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megzee Wednesday, 16 Jun 2021 at 4:02pm

speaking of Shark Island Groundswell....Did you ever know of an old 70's/80's charger named Gerry Manyon?
He had a double page mag photo spread that took pride of place on my wall, standing in a huge Shark Island pit......Talkin late 70's now, but epic all the same

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Blowin Wednesday, 16 Jun 2021 at 4:33pm

Say his name three times and he might just pop out like Beetlejuice.

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megzee Wednesday, 16 Jun 2021 at 4:42pm

Did I get his name wrong Blowin?
I'm working with a foggy memory here mate.....

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stunet Wednesday, 16 Jun 2021 at 4:45pm

I know him. Real short guy, right?

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Supafreak Wednesday, 16 Jun 2021 at 4:50pm

@megzee , If my fog is clearing he had both hands in the wall ? Massive barrel , some were comparing the wave to sunset bowl .