I'm hearing ya Fuel! I'm stuck in sunny Cairns all week. Been so long for me i'm starting to think i can surf the ripples over here 
lucky don't have a board with me 
Hey Suba, if it's ya b'day... Have a good one 
and keep the forum rolling
I hear ya PPig! Got out for a few yesty, early. Most depressing.
Got out for an onshore thrashing this arvo and had heaps more fun.
Wasn't supposed to surf Yesterday but woke up and wind was light so went out front of my house for an hour at best and it was not that bad. Had to do a fare bit of talking to the bin lidders to get them loosen up there grip on the whole place but enjoyed it..
I Was desperate to get out as i had only the night before finally bit the bullet and bought a brand new Super Fish 2 and was very keen to see if I'd done the right thing
Oh yeah surf was crowded and dissapointing. And i wasnt even surfing in perth!!!
Edit: it was dissappointingly crowded. Rocked up to a spot that usually has no more than about a dozen crew on it. On sat there was over 30 out. But there was some fun ones coming through, maybe head high, and everyone got a few
I really shouldn't post stuff when I'm half cut, always seems to come out wrong.
Good week for some onshore bashing on the west coast guys! might get some banks too!
Sorry GPA its the Poly version. Double Dip.. Thats how i felt when i first saw them but its grown on me..
I actually should say that last week i saw a couple of locals at Trigg and got talking with them. Both liked the SF and one was Tom from vidlers so i rang him later, talked a bit more and was driving past late on Sat so dropped past to look again. Ended up leaving with the board ("should have got flowers for war office". note to self for next time)
Great guy who seemed to really now what he was on about. I had been watching him at the point as well and he rips..
Good to get some great advice and old fassioned service..
Sorry for the Add..
Cott was a bit of fun when there was only 3 of us out there. Gave us plenty of space to chase the waves...lasted about an hour before it just got packed out.
nah mate, just after noon. Was really messy but when the right ones came through it was a treat.
EDIT: talking about the beach side by the way, not the reef.
was the seaweed still there? once again, only three of us in the water early this morning. some nice little ones to be had, but there always seemed to be a big strand of seaweed on takeoff - wherever the takeoff shifted to.
Yeah mate, plenty. Quite a bit of limestone still exposed in shore too. Found out the stupid way.
- bleck!
did anyone head out to the northern beaches this morning between 9.30 n 10.30 or so? saw on the cams that the wind had swung ESE during that time. given the swell is still around 1m mark, that would have been awesome.
So I paddled out onto the reefs. Big sets coming in. Speaking of big, I seem to be having trouble with duck diving when the swell kicks up. Anybody have any tips? Smaller stuff I manage well and even in the bigger stuff when it surges. It's just the whitewater that I can't seem to get past when the wave breaks. I'll dive and then get thrown around before I surface 
So I paddled out onto the reefs. Big sets coming in. Speaking of big, I seem to be having trouble with duck diving when the swell kicks up. Anybody have any tips? Smaller stuff I manage well and even in the bigger stuff when it surges. It's just the whitewater that I can't seem to get past when the wave breaks. I'll dive and then get thrown around before I surface
and then 'doggie' paddle for your life past the next few sets ... Ain't fun with this >3m swell!
So I paddled out onto the reefs. Big sets coming in. Speaking of big, I seem to be having trouble with duck diving when the swell kicks up. Anybody have any tips? Smaller stuff I manage well and even in the bigger stuff when it surges. It's just the whitewater that I can't seem to get past when the wave breaks. I'll dive and then get thrown around before I surface all good that it wasnt. when it's big, take a few paddles towards the white wash so you have some momentum going into it. push your board down when the white water is maybe 3m away. mostly push down the nose, but it doesnt really matter too much - just make sure the board is a deep as possible while maintaining control. its all about timing, so when you feel the white water hit you, pull up with your hands and push down with you legs (you'll find it easiest with your knee, preferably into the tail pad so that you dont do damage to the glass... but just let it come naturally with practice). if you dont time it right, the white water will hit the top of the board, pushing it further down, out from under you. if you time it right, the white water hits the underside of your board, propelling you up and through the back of the wash.
Cheers bud, yeah you didn't miss out much. Decided I'd drive by a reef that offered more protection. Still a wash bowl although good size. Had little ramps on my take offs, thats how messy it was. Got a couple waves then I went under and hit a reef. Decided the carpark looked much safer so paddled in as I was already late for work
. Must of been hellish further north.
. Must of been hellish further north.
