Matt Griggs is a meditation practitioner, a clean living citizen in a short-back-and-sides kinda way.

Jack Irvin is a long-haired bohemian, an artist and musician he sprays his boards with Slayer insignia.

What they share is a fondness for knee deep reefs and a finely honed tube sense. They put this to use on Monday when the large weekend swell in Sydney dropped enough to allow entry into this unnamed wave near Cronulla.

All photos Charlie Straumeitis.