The intermission is over: Here comes Winston - photos
Fri 26 February 10:47am
With wave heights expected to get bigger from here on, it's going to be really interesting to see how many locations hold the size.
Ben Matson
Spry July
Thu 10 July 12:20pm
Pumping surf, nimble surfers, brisk offshore.
Aback Sabbath
Mon 5 May 9:23am
The dawn patrol offered slim pickings with tiny waves across most beaches, but within an hour or two a new southerly swell began to filter into exposed Sydney beaches. By noon it was four feet, by mid-afternoon it was six feet and still climbing.
Tasman and Ita at large
Sat 19 April 2:57pm
With the swell's forerunners displaying periods in the 20 second range, there was never any doubt that we'd be looking at some seriously large waves - and many outer reefs came to light this morning, producing some of the biggest surf seen in New South Wales this year.
Random Sydney Empties on a Very Good Friday
Fri 18 April 9:00am
Well, OK - one bloke is paddling into a death slab, of which shortly afterwards he was annihilated - but for the most part, many Sydney beaches are dishing up empty barrels of luminance this morning. And on a public holiday no less! Go forth and seek out some barrels in this glorious weather.
Sydney
Fri 2 August 12:00am
"Any boss who fires their staff for not showing up today is a bum." So said Swellnet reporter, Pete Mitchell, this morning in a lovely ode to Australia's favoutite schooner sculler, Bob Hawke.
Ol' Pete is on the money, the surf in Sydney is firing and only gonna get better as the day progresses. So stop looking at the internet, get your work done and find an excuse to split early.
All photos by Swellnet's resident bum and boss, Ben Matson.
The Cold, The Wet, The Windy
Fri 7 December 12:00am
Summer or winter, and with or without the luxury of sunshine, Ireland is a cold and lonely place to surf.
The swell formerly known as...
Wed 1 August 12:00am
God I cringe when I see surf stories on the news that lead out with phrases like 'Hang Ten dude' or that make references to Gidget. How out of touch are these people? It's been 45 years since hanging ten was hot shit and Gidget simply never was.
But what really darkens my drawers is when surf publications, who should know better, use the tired old term 'Big Wednesday' to describe a mid-week swell. It's been 35 years, can't we put it to rest? Therefore, as of today, Swellnet has issued a fatwah against any publication that dares utter the vile phrase.
