Just XL perhaps then Bob? The reference was to the regional swell event (which was certainly XXL) althugh the strong westerly component in the direction limited wave heights at regular spots.
zenagainMonday, 26 Jan 2015 at 11:26am
Is it me, or is dropping in becoming more and more acceptable?
Not one of those waves was ridden to completion by the surfer on the inside.
Bugger that.
BlowinMonday, 26 Jan 2015 at 12:29pm
At Jaws also. The heavier the wave the less tolerant I get of drop ins and that's starting from a point of zero acceptance.
flamemanMonday, 26 Jan 2015 at 12:32pm
Those Israelis sure get around
zenagainMonday, 26 Jan 2015 at 12:45pm
Ha;)
Jonathan HalloranMonday, 26 Jan 2015 at 8:55pm
Ahh, you need to watch North Shore, or that interview with RCJ that year he won the Eddie. RCJ mentions that Waimea is all about the drop. Doesn't matter how many. Jaws looks different. You don't see many drop ins there eh?
brutusMonday, 26 Jan 2015 at 12:30pm
yeah not even XL....but clean pretty........from all the footage I have seen of Jaws etc.....very overhyped swell......
Rabbits68Monday, 26 Jan 2015 at 11:30pm
Maybe next time Brutus you should call it before it arrives........not after. Good ol hindsight..... :-)
That's Mother Nature for ya........
brutusTuesday, 27 Jan 2015 at 8:41am
I spoke to Noah J....3 days out from the ETA from the swell....he already downgraded...but there was still a lot of chatter from the forecasters ...about the size.......amazing how hard it is to forecast Hawaii......and for that matter Vico.......hehehe...
freeride76Tuesday, 27 Jan 2015 at 9:41am
There's been a bit of a pattern of over-calling and over-hyping swells on Swellnet lately.
That can just be the luck of the draw sometimes but I'm sure Ben and Craig and going back and hindcasting to ensure accuracy into the future.
bobhawkeMonday, 26 Jan 2015 at 12:36pm
All the same I enjoyed the drone footage. Has anyone seen the daily photos for the Margs report? Check the bottom shot with the roos . Iconic stuff!
wallyTuesday, 27 Jan 2015 at 12:26pm
Maybe different drop-in rules apply at Waimea.
It is mainly about the drop down the face. There is something nicely old school about the wave sharing there.
Like Greg Noll, Pat Curren & Jose Angel.
freeride76Tuesday, 27 Jan 2015 at 12:55pm
How modern is that pig dog stance of Jose Angels?
oldmanTuesday, 27 Jan 2015 at 12:46pm
Noticed a couple of guys going left around the 2 minute mark.
Looked ok too, but that's gotta be rare right?
Comments
XXL?
Just XL perhaps then Bob? The reference was to the regional swell event (which was certainly XXL) althugh the strong westerly component in the direction limited wave heights at regular spots.
Is it me, or is dropping in becoming more and more acceptable?
Not one of those waves was ridden to completion by the surfer on the inside.
Bugger that.
At Jaws also. The heavier the wave the less tolerant I get of drop ins and that's starting from a point of zero acceptance.
Those Israelis sure get around
Ha;)
Ahh, you need to watch North Shore, or that interview with RCJ that year he won the Eddie. RCJ mentions that Waimea is all about the drop. Doesn't matter how many. Jaws looks different. You don't see many drop ins there eh?
yeah not even XL....but clean pretty........from all the footage I have seen of Jaws etc.....very overhyped swell......
Maybe next time Brutus you should call it before it arrives........not after. Good ol hindsight..... :-)
That's Mother Nature for ya........
I spoke to Noah J....3 days out from the ETA from the swell....he already downgraded...but there was still a lot of chatter from the forecasters ...about the size.......amazing how hard it is to forecast Hawaii......and for that matter Vico.......hehehe...
There's been a bit of a pattern of over-calling and over-hyping swells on Swellnet lately.
That can just be the luck of the draw sometimes but I'm sure Ben and Craig and going back and hindcasting to ensure accuracy into the future.
All the same I enjoyed the drone footage. Has anyone seen the daily photos for the Margs report? Check the bottom shot with the roos . Iconic stuff!
Maybe different drop-in rules apply at Waimea.
It is mainly about the drop down the face. There is something nicely old school about the wave sharing there.
Like Greg Noll, Pat Curren & Jose Angel.
How modern is that pig dog stance of Jose Angels?
Noticed a couple of guys going left around the 2 minute mark.
Looked ok too, but that's gotta be rare right?
https://www.swellnet.com/news/swellnet-dispatch/2015/01/23/mark-healey-goes-left-waimea-gets-barrelled-video