Where did you surf today?
Breaks my heart to see young grogans running classic 75 series Cruisers into the ground.
They are an absolute menace on any 4wd beach. They start by going as far and fast as they can on the entrance/exit tracks in 2wd , chewing it up for everyone else. Then once on the sand, and particularly at low tide ,it's back into 2wd for the obligatory set of donuts in front of everyone , then they scream off at a million miles an hour speeding way too close past stationary punters with kids etc. And driving over their donut rut patches shakes the shit out of any 4wd that has to drive over it. They also usually travel in groups all trying to showoff to each other.
It absolutely stuffs my mind how they can afford the tricked out new ones. They can't be all borrowing Dads car. My mates won't pay the extra insurance to allow them to drive their new 4wds. I do know of a few apprentices that have big loans, I'm assuming the parents went guarantor on them though.
Yes Cringe ...like those old Oakley Thermo Nuclear Protection stickers
You see them around here just about every night, trashing the dunes behind the beach, in a national park. There's beds of coffee rock, they see them as a challenge, an obstacle to try and drive over, which crumbles it up. And yep always P platers, always in groups. You can see the high beams from miles away, up and down, round and round in the dunes behind the beach.
Sorry Udo I deleted my comment which you responded to. Not a fan.
Apprentices get bank loans piece of piss.
Terrible waves but fun little surf this PM, with all of my mates (ie. solo). First day of holidays...Yewwwwwwww
haha SG
Good friends willing to paddle out in shit surf with a mate because he needs to get wet are hard to find.
I had a mate try to talk me into it yesterday,, He almost had me convinced ,but ,,,,yeah ,,,,,,,nah ,,and the complete hangdog expression as I left the carpark said it all.
I think most of us would have experienced both sides of that scenario.
Noice!
Plenty of swell this weekend, found a good left rip-bowl on the high tide yesterday, and waited all day today to hit it again this arv but all the swell action filled it up and it was gone.
Hit the reefs later and it was good to get into a bit more energy.
The spring swells keep on giving.
Hit a break I haven’t surfed before today. Out of the wind and making a bit more sense of the swell than my usual options. Definitely not an A or even a B grade wave, but good from the perspective of something ‘new’ that I usually drive right past.
tubeshooter wrote:haha SG
Good friends willing to paddle out in shit surf with a mate because he needs to get wet are hard to find.
I had a mate try to talk me into it yesterday,, He almost had me convinced ,but ,,,,yeah ,,,,,,,nah ,,and the complete hangdog expression as I left the carpark said it all.
I think most of us would have experienced both sides of that scenario.
haha ts,
A grovel is always better than standing in the carpark, or going home empty handed...I'm your guy for a grovel!
etarip wrote:Hit a break I haven’t surfed before today. Out of the wind and making a bit more sense of the swell than my usual options. Definitely not an A or even a B grade wave, but good from the perspective of something ‘new’ that I usually drive right past.
Often surprised by the B grade (or a C, especially on the MP).
Yeah SG, it’s good to have more options… waves I used to look down on can be fun on some different equipment.
Tulla Tub yesterday, surprising good and loads of fun for this lockdown grom
Worst conditions ever yesterday, moderate onshore and two different swells of the same sized mixed together one from SE at 6 seconds one from SW at 13 seconds.
I couldn't even see rideable waves in the washing machine conditions at a go to spot and no one was out, but I just thought fuck it, im getting wet i will have to get something.
And surprisingly i had one of those days where i was in sync wth the ocean and found more than half a dozen quite nice wedgy head high waves and surfed better than i have all year.
Go figure sometimes you just dont know.
Pitch black, high tide rock jump into DOH sets with all the wobble ironed out after twelve hours of westerly grooming. Consistent too, so most crew were on high rotation, paddling arms getting a fair workout.
Two weeks into summer and there's no sign of nor'east tradeswell and no complaints either.
Weeks of warm water point surf in boardies. Marine heatwave and consistent swell.
Back in the old city for the week, so low expectations.
Woke up at 4am and couldn’t get back to sleep so jumped in the car and headed to the local break . I was expecting waist high to shoulder at best and was pleasantly surprised as it was absolutely pumping. Well 4ft + ( overheard ) is pumping for here and as there were 4- 5 waves in a set , which were consistent. Had an absolute ball and probably caught more than my fair share for an old bastard. Don’t know where this swell popped up from but so glad I couldn’t get back to sleep this morning and lucked in . Sand looks good everywhere at the moment. @brutus , that board went so good today, first surf in quality waves .
Drove past the picnic area around 7pm last night as people were scattering in every direction, and I knew I'd timed my run perfectly.
Dark clouds, hammering rain, and swirling winds emptied the beach and the barbeque area within minutes. Got a rockstar park and checked the wind-blown lineup. Didn't really care about conditions right then because it was what was coming that mattered.
Spent all day yesterday waiting for the late arvo sesh. While swimming with the family early, and during a few bodysurfs to cool off during the day I kept an eye on conditions and all signs pointed to a glory hour before sundown. Wasn't gonna be big, but conditions would be primo.
I paddled out into a slightly wind-riddled line up of maybe ten surfers, most on longboards. I'd met 'em halfway on a mid-length. By the time I got my first wave the wind was back to light nor'west, the purple clouds were disappearing out to sea, and the sun was again shining, now angled just above the escarpment making the sandstone glow orange as remnant fog banks dematerialised to reveal the deep greens below. The sand was utterly empty.
Surfed till late doing little forward shuffles and posing-not-posing moves across the immaculately-shaped peelers, mostly on the rights, but also the occasional longer left heading into the blinding light.
At 8 a mate came out on a shortboard and, despite the diminutive size, managed a few crazy turns, aided by a pefect peel and oil-slick surface. Tried not to get bummed on equipment choice as darkness brought a golden session to a halt.
"Surfed till late doing little forward shuffles and posing-not-posing moves across the immaculately-shaped peelers, mostly on the rights,"
hahaha, I think we need an independent adjudicator on that one Stu.
Surfed in your neck of the woods early evening Stu. Great description of the conditions. Clean peelers. Mellow crowd.
Not posing- posing
Like Stu and Etarip, an incredible evening, both surf wise and visually with the post storm sunset.
Bank wise an incredible left has formed that was focussing the north-east energy into these beautiful hollow double-ups that would let you in and then race off down the line at almost the perfect speed. A little shifty regarding where it would come in, deep ones and wide ones but that kept the small crowd of locals slightly spread out and happy. The wide double-ups were crazy good and double rainbows where followed by a crazy textured orange to red to purple sky. One to remember!
This was taken in the dark post surf, bank in question firing..
Nice one gents.
Unfortunately I ended my 2 weeks leave as a cripple.
trying to drag a recalcitrant goat into the top paddock Sat morning I tweaked my back, then attempted a surf at some really fun OH surf. Got pasted onto the rocks and felt something very nasty and painful in my back.
Spent the rest of the day hopped up on painkillers and can still barely walk.
was a good run of surf though.
New word for the day "recalcitrant". Ha!
Hopefully the injury isn't too bad.
Back issues are a mongrel, bad luck Freeride. Just wondering tho, Is “trying to drag a recalcitrant goat into the top paddock” a euphemism?
First Freeride came for the ducks and I did not speak out.
Then Freeride dragged the recalcitrant goats into the top paddock and I did not speak out.
Trying to force Kelly Slater into retirement.
That's too baaaaad Free.
Get it? Get it?
;
For many many year Pepe was called a master stone mason and ship builder but just after one recalcitrant goat in the top paddock.....
Speaking of goats
This is getting the goats back from the wrong side of the fence down in the gully.
Now I've got the chief trouble-maker Brocky by the horn ready to drag him up to the top paddock.
you can tell how thrilled he is by his body language.
Haha FR, awesome.
Those pictures are my sisters Nigerian Dwarf Goats, Monty and Meadow
Might want to keep em away from your surf wax recipes ,, RCJ learn't that one the hard way.
No goats to speak of but surfed a secret spot on MP yesterday and had a ball - 3-5ft, offshore and minimal crowd. 2nd session not quite as good as wind swung but still got a few keepers. Paying the price today with a buggered back but worth it!
Surfs been good for the last whole week, maybe only range of 2-4ft but good..didnt want to post as its been uncrowded now its flat an stormy so the tourists can have it.
Just had a quick boardies surf at Manly. No wind, incredible warm, clear water and 1-2ft left runners. Dreamy.
Stunning morning wasn't it Craig!
Tiny, gutless and fat up my way, but just perfect for a swim.
Last night above the local:
Photo: Army
Sick! I think you mean Sunday night but ;)
that left as good as it looks Stu?
Nah.
surely that right off that peak looks better. the lefts bending out to sea. still. much better mind surfing there than i got round town at the moment
It has been a bit grim down this way for the past few days Nick. As per your report, clean small peelers in protected spots or oceanside mess. I squeezed in a couple of the small ones at the peninsula’s most derided wave (recent wave of the day!) on the 9’6” before the wind change destroyed everything. Better than shopping.
Finally ticked this beast off the list. Biggest lineup I've ever been in, and a good 1.5km paddle, but solo and in boardies and on a big board. Win.
Island Bay wrote:Finally ticked this beast off the list. Biggest lineup I've ever been in, and a good 1.5km paddle, but solo and in boardies and on a big board. Win.
Nice work
Epic I.B!
Looks like a real nice set up, guessing an offshore river mouth, i love those waves they always seem too be so fickle though.
Wow mental, biggest as you mean biggest playing field?
A Realsurf staple-( sorry Priddes for the plagarism)
No surf today but off to Vicco tomorrow for the weekend so heres hoping!