Watch: Late May at HTs

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Stu Nettle (stunet)
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24th May was a huge day at The Office with, among others, John McGroder (red board and hat), Bronson Meydi, and Maya Gabeira (5:00 min mark).

Brilliant filming by both David Biner (Indo Eye) and Spencer Whiting (Gimbal God).

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Scott salter Monday, 30 May 2022 at 8:19am

Sick waves, wish we were there instead of cold tassie.

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Island Bay Monday, 30 May 2022 at 8:30am

Good work, Dave!

The mother of all roll-ins, that place. (Along with Aileens.)

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dandandan Monday, 30 May 2022 at 8:54am

Looks so tempting doesn't it?! I chatted to a dude post-big swell once, and he said he'd caught a huge roll in there and said: "best wave of my life and I will never do it again" haha.

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joesydney Monday, 30 May 2022 at 9:38am

I kooked one on a big day and slipped my bottom turn and got sucked up and over the falls and detonated, board was obliterated, copped the next 4 on the head, tried to swim only to stuck in the rip so swam down to the next reef and beached myself on dry reef to vomit up the Indian Ocean……good times……

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Bungan33 Monday, 30 May 2022 at 12:19pm

Nice story! We had it smoking once - touch under that size - but a few of those double ups came through and had you scratching for the channel. Old mate at 3:51 - I cant even imagine what he copped after that close out. Knowing that at some point you have to get across the surgeons table.....looks tasty but freakin hairy. I have absolute respect for the crew taking off late on those bombs.

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Craig Monday, 30 May 2022 at 12:30pm

Heavy!!!

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joesydney Monday, 30 May 2022 at 1:35pm

I should add that after I made it to the beach a little village kid came up with my board pieces asking if he could keep it ……. In between vomit and some tears I might have not been very polite…..that board is probably still in use and patched up and going strong

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carpetman Monday, 30 May 2022 at 8:45am

That Maya wave is a bomb

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joesydney Monday, 30 May 2022 at 8:45am

Magroder still ruling the office all these years later……

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Island Bay Monday, 30 May 2022 at 9:01am

Bed red board and the hat? I thought that might be him.

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joesydney Monday, 30 May 2022 at 9:08am

Yup

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Island Bay Monday, 30 May 2022 at 9:40am

Imagine the waves and things that man has seen. Doris too.

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joesydney Monday, 30 May 2022 at 10:04am

Crazy life ! Definitely recommend a trip on the Barrenjoey if anyone gets the chance.

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Panman Monday, 30 May 2022 at 10:07am

Faaaaaark

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billie Monday, 30 May 2022 at 10:50am

Looks quite good

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Sprout Monday, 30 May 2022 at 11:35am

Crazy. Nias pumping too.

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Dx3 Monday, 30 May 2022 at 11:49am

Awesome. Is that a claim gone wrong at 2min mark?

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freeride76 Monday, 30 May 2022 at 12:55pm

Only been to HT's once.

it was dead flat. Not a ripple, not even a hint of a breaking wave.

With a light onshore wind on it.

Always spins me out seeing it like this.

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stunet Monday, 30 May 2022 at 1:01pm

Arguably, it's an even bigger spin out when it's breaking and you take stock of which way you're facing.

Premium bathymetry.

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Island Bay Monday, 30 May 2022 at 1:44pm

And to think that swell has to refract a full 180degs. It's a freak of nature that place.

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AlfredWallace Monday, 30 May 2022 at 2:47pm

Stu. Am i correct by saying the swell partly bounces of the Sumatran mainland, as we know it likes a west offshore but the coast faces east, do remember when cruising the mid channel between both masses of land that you’d see currents going in all directions. Would be interested if you could shed more light on this topic. Thanks

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tyzee63 Monday, 30 May 2022 at 2:24pm

I just came back from 9 days at Ht's, left the week before this day. The winds have been super funky this year and the name Ht's - Hopefully Tomorrow got thrown around a bit. Beautiful spot, though this years LaNina is making for lots of onshore days unfortunately.

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Solitude Monday, 30 May 2022 at 8:45pm

You get the left good?

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tyzee63 Monday, 30 May 2022 at 8:58pm

Only surfed it once, there were a couple good days I heard.

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scoopmaster Monday, 30 May 2022 at 1:32pm

Best video of it I've seen by a long way - Usually the barrel looks almond shape and pinches on the exit.

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monkeyboy Monday, 30 May 2022 at 2:29pm

Bloody hell. I've surfed that wave at 4ft and that freaked me out (surgeons table...)

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AlfredWallace Monday, 30 May 2022 at 2:35pm

Had Lances Right primo 4-6ft with Scuzz’s boat Budyadahri twice in 2008 and again in 2010, its like no other wave youll ever surf again. The mind travels there often this time of year. Bravo to these boys.

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quad fin kook Monday, 30 May 2022 at 3:18pm

Epic footage. Its called Lances Right! Not HT's. Can't name a wave twice.

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goofyfoot Monday, 30 May 2022 at 7:57pm

Incredible

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Westofthelake Monday, 30 May 2022 at 8:03pm

In the Water level view never gets old. Awesome stuff.

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stunet Tuesday, 31 May 2022 at 9:44am

Good and gooder:

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simba Tuesday, 31 May 2022 at 6:17pm

how good is Taj...........makes it look soooooooooooooooooo easy !!!!!!!!

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t-diddy Tuesday, 31 May 2022 at 4:43pm

Hows the lady @5:20 - charging backhand!

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memlasurf Tuesday, 31 May 2022 at 5:24pm

How do pros get so good?

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Island Bay Tuesday, 31 May 2022 at 6:50pm

Talent, practise, discipline.

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memlasurf Wednesday, 1 Jun 2022 at 10:54am

Gotta have the first and then follow with the other two. Never had any of the three so got a job.

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oxrox Tuesday, 31 May 2022 at 8:23pm

Haven't surfed it but some waves look easy and then others look so heavy at that size.

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Komodo Wednesday, 1 Jun 2022 at 3:45pm

Natural footers dream!