As was forecast earlier this month, Victoria is having a stellar run of swell. While some connoiseurs have argued that it hasn't been top shelf conditions, no-one can argue with the duration of this spectacular mid-winter run. It's been two weeks of overhead to very-far-overhead waves with another wee burst due later this week.

Upon hearing the Vicco forecast, Joel Coleman from Saltmotion Gallery and his able righthand man, Mick Freeman, packed the chariot and ventured south. Over the course of a week they surfed many waves around the Surf Coast and further afield. Here's a small selection.

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