Swellnet Sessions

It was always gonna be the way: when the trades blew from behind the wave at Keramas the pros would use the wind to punt, and punt often. All the better when the wind stayed light as it did most of yesterday.

So here they are, all the best airs from Round One at Keramas (with one notable omission), check the variations and mix of grabs.

All photos by Mick Curley. Read Braithy's Semi Pro Shakedown from Day One here.

Day 2 of the Oakley Pro Bali ran in pumping 4-6ft surf at Keramas. Early glassy conditions gave way to a light onshore in the afternoon, but this just opened up the floor for more maneuvers above the lip. Here's a great selection of shots from Mick Curley.

The seemingly unending train of south swell has seeped into almost all nooks of the East Coast over the past fortnight. Even the Sunny Coast, the last stop on the Tasman Sea Express, has been copping its share.

Jack Dekort took these shots late last week.

Under mostly grey skies but in pumping 4-6 foot Canggu waves, Rounds 2 and 3 of the ASC-sanctioned Oakley Pro Bali Trials were completed today. The eight remaining surfers will battle it for the lone wildcard entry into the ASP WCT Oakley Pro Bali, which will start on Tuesday June 18 at Keramas Beach in Gianyar.

The remaining eight are (and their QF match-up): Quarterfinal 1:  Wayan Susiana vs Putra Hermawan Quarterfinal 2:  Tipi Jabrik vs Made Adiputra Quarterfinal 3:  Lee Wilson vs Oney Anwar Quarterfinal 4:  Raditya Rondi vs Dede Suryana

This time of year it rarely goes flat up here. Even when the space between swells gets measured in weeks there's enough languid energy pulsing up the Tasman to refract and keep the beaches topped up. And then when the swells do hit there's shelter to be found in the lee of protruding headlands bringing an order to services. 

Swell or no swell, Jack Dekort captures the early winter rhythms of the NSW North Coast.