Watch: Winkipop From The Sky

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As the recent run of great waves across the Surf Coast comes to and end, footage and imagery is coming out from a couple of standout days.

This drone footage was capture on the morning of last Friday the 18th with multiple close-up and afar angles shot by Mike Carter-Key.

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Gowsa Tuesday, 22 Jul 2025 at 1:47pm

Nice shots Mike

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Buckhunters Tuesday, 22 Jul 2025 at 2:46pm

The 18 second period on Friday was something to behold!

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pigdog Tuesday, 22 Jul 2025 at 5:34pm

wow it was very good after all. looked great on live cams but not epic.

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tip-top1 Tuesday, 22 Jul 2025 at 5:47pm

great waves , looks like the hoods block the peripheral vision, lotta drop ins

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big wave dave Tuesday, 22 Jul 2025 at 6:34pm

legend at the 14 min mark...calls another surfer into a smoker. Spreading the aloha!

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lostdoggy Tuesday, 22 Jul 2025 at 7:49pm

Probably his girlfriend

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Craig Tuesday, 22 Jul 2025 at 7:52pm

True!

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tubeshooter Tuesday, 22 Jul 2025 at 8:22pm

I'm guessing not. If it was, she just would of went anyway, it's part of the deal isn't it?
He's either laying some groundwork or he's just being nice.
I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and say it's the latter.

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Hiccups Wednesday, 23 Jul 2025 at 12:03pm

That was Dan Ross letting her go.

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Craig Wednesday, 23 Jul 2025 at 12:04pm

Thought so, has similar boards one with deck grip and this one without?

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Hiccups Wednesday, 23 Jul 2025 at 1:22pm

Same colour, yeah. The full deck grip one is a big boy.

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Craig Wednesday, 23 Jul 2025 at 1:51pm

Ahh, yes.

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keithy Wednesday, 23 Jul 2025 at 8:23pm

not surprised he was being generous - briefly chatted with him last year during the big swell down on the surf coast. He was such a legend.

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freeride76 Tuesday, 22 Jul 2025 at 8:50pm

Some good solid surfing on bigger boards there- enjoyed watching that.

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memlasurf Wednesday, 23 Jul 2025 at 4:06pm

Yeah good call after watching a CT event like Jbay you think why is everybody so slow and drawing longer lines - everybody isn't superhuman like those guys are and it looks fine either way.

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dropwallet Tuesday, 29 Jul 2025 at 7:48pm

That's what I thought, too. Nice to see how real people surf!

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Puzzled Wednesday, 23 Jul 2025 at 10:32am

The pace that Winki breaks at leads to alot of trimming, not many turns...

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zenagain Wednesday, 23 Jul 2025 at 12:37pm

I love seeing the blatant drop-inners being burnt.

Looks fun as.

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scrotina Wednesday, 23 Jul 2025 at 5:21pm

is it me, or does that look like a better performance wave than bells?

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bbbird Wednesday, 23 Jul 2025 at 6:17pm

Bells maybe easier to say & make than Winkipop or....Playa Zicatela ....

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Blingas Wednesday, 23 Jul 2025 at 10:19pm

Playa zigatelais by far the craziest waves I have ever tried. Bells and winki are points every wave will run. Play zigatela is a whole different game. But the wave of your life is there for every playa

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Sprout Wednesday, 23 Jul 2025 at 7:00pm

Boog cutty one of the best turns of the clip.

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oldcoastroad Thursday, 24 Jul 2025 at 5:48pm

spot on

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Puzzled Wednesday, 23 Jul 2025 at 8:42pm

No one surfing top to bottom... Is it the wave or the surfers?

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oldcoastroad Thursday, 24 Jul 2025 at 5:48pm

both

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Aaaandy Friday, 25 Jul 2025 at 10:19am

From what I can see alot of drop ins pulling off, not like the goldy.

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stinky_wes Monday, 28 Jul 2025 at 10:43am

It's a refreshing change watching regular surfers having fun on a wave and enjoying it for what it is, instead of the pros trying to destroy and work against the canvas they've been provided (JBay excepted).

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Barnard Sunday, 10 Aug 2025 at 6:55am

Everyone knows "Micks a Cheat" ...he users AI...!
thats why he got it ..so good ..