Select to expand quotelaceys lane said..Macaha said...laceys lane said..
7.30 
Mate we are only going Byron no need for makeup 
So you want me to wait while train on a 666 big ask champ!
Price you pay for having someone along who at least looks the part
Please please stop taking selfies and post them on Instagram first you did the reverse mirror shot now its the classic watch model shot.
Select to expand quoteclimber said...
Well, Just got back from a week in the Byron area. (Broken Head)
Monday to Wednesday 2-3ft warm SE swell, light breeze and lots....and I mean lots of wave..made a pig of myself (as did my son )..these days were just fun waves with some great long rides... rode everything from mals to shortboard..
Thursday and Friday....ahhhh the NE blew in so no surfing, but did notice the changing swell direction and it growing in size
Wake up Saturday .... OMG, what a difference 12hrs would make. The place became no place for a mal....! Light NE - E breeze and 4-6ft standing up solid on the sand making the faces at times well in the double OH mark. Some of the bomb sets would send the entire crowd heading for the horizon....if you did not make it... It felt like you were being slighted to Perth 
(For those that know the place, at times the waves would break over the sisters....!)
Broke out the 6'10...with some serious trepidation, but heh ..YOLO 
.. Got some epic rides and some EPIC wipeouts (read ; I think I Paid my life insurance type thoughts after sufacing ).
One attempt to paddle out after the return run back around from the previous wave and timing it wrong saw me washed some 300mtr down the beach back to the exit point from the ride. Other fared worse with numerous broken boards. Many of the better surfers (not me) pulled some great and brilliant barrels ... I stayed well clear of those although some chose to close out over me 
..... not my choice...just bad positioning by yours truly.
Fell asleep at 8.00pm ...but with us leaving on Sunday.. I was keen for one more thrashing.
Woke about 5.00am and the wafts of a light SE breeze...waiting for enough daylight
All I can say about Sunday .... Long....Clean ...Faaaaaaast .... Unforgiving ...... and please can I do it all again.
No wind, tide high so the full length of the back was on...
After an 1.5hrs and some awesome waves, I got out (thank God, we packed the night before...totally stuffed). Spent time watching the crowd grow and wave after wave being mauled by some incredible surfing. Far there are some brilliant surfers on this planet..was in awe of the display!
Best session on big wave I have ever had... crowd was insane but with so many waves it just did not matter.... I can still feel the adrenaline in the system today...yeeeewwwwwwwwww
Awesome post Climber..
Swell has dropped here and tide too high for the place I wanted to go so I paddled the river instead. Had a nice swim because it was pretty hard work. I'm happy because I at least did something. 
Select to expand quoteMickPC said..jbshack said..
This looks the most interesting beach option today. Sitting watching the officials wonder what to do next
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Your looking at the wrong side of the lighthouse with that wind.
Too many sharks on the other side
Select to expand quotejbshack said..
This looks the most interesting beach option today. Sitting watching the officials wonder what to do next
I have been asking people all week why is that boat just anchored in the middle of the bay and most hadn't even seen it. Now I guess it got their attention
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Okay I been doing a lot of research regarding how the boat got there and I've managed to narrow down the suspects.
It's either these two
Or this guy
I'll let you know for sure when I nail the perp
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Okay I been doing a lot of research regarding how the boat got there and I've managed to narrow down the suspects.
It's either these two
boat shoe wear types I would say- asea and mac
ps that's done it. im in deep now
Select to expand quoteMacaha said..
Imagine if it was a "toes on the nose" shot ....!
Sunday
Up early, boards loaded and up the beach ( to point far far away ) with family and another mate (of my 14yr son)
Top day ...warm clean water, fun beachie.
Boys had a ball on esky lids mostly as the wave was short and spent the day filming each other.... i am stunned at what they are producing in a small clip from a second hand iPhone 5 and a $29.00 soft water proof case on iMovie...gobsmacked )
(Yes it is Bic board in the foreground .... teaching my sons mate to surf)
My mal never came of the roof ..spent the day on 6'4 x 21 x 2.5 quad 
Select to expand quoteclimber said..
Sunday
Up early, boards loaded and up the beach ( to point far far away ) with family and another mate (of my 14yr son)
Top day ...warm clean water, fun beachie.
Boys had a ball on esky lids mostly as the wave was short and spent the day filming each other.... i am stunned at what they are producing in a small clip from a second hand iPhone 5 and a $29.00 soft water proof case on iMovie...gobsmacked )
(Yes it is Bic board in the foreground .... teaching my sons mate to surf)
My mal never came of the roof ..spent the day on 6'4 x 21 x 2.5 quad
Looks pretty rubbish bro!
Yep Tux.... was terrible all day....don't know how we managed put up with it...so no need to go there again
Select to expand quoteMacaha said..MickPC said..jbshack said..
This looks the most interesting beach option today. Sitting watching the officials wonder what to do next
P]
Your looking at the wrong side of the lighthouse with that wind.
Too many sharks on the other side
That was one point but TBH i looked at it a couple of times and it looked very un ruley and TBH my shoulders were aching from all the paddling already. I didn't feel comfortable watching a couple of young very fit looking guys struggle to get back in after being washed out constantly. A few locals latter agreed saying it was the nastiest they had seen it for some time. A few brave souls also said it was the best they'd had in years..
Actually the surf all week was okay only really the last day it swung to the North.
Oh and Mac i only just saw your post saying you were coming down, sorry i didn't reply, but it all worked out well in the end
Nothing like a bit of Royalty thrown into the mix aye Climber Had some very memorable waves at that place - so nice when school holidays are over !
after checking earlier and finding little i waited for the tide to come up and scored some knee to waist high lefts on this bank all by myself. There was a bit of backwash which I didn't mind too much. Had a few nice rides. The 11 footer just ate it up.
Select to expand quoteTed the Kiwi said..
Nothing like a bit of Royalty thrown into the mix aye Climber Had some very memorable waves at that place - so nice when school holidays are over !
+1 had some great surfs there. I wonder what the road in is like these days.
I didn't want to hi jack your holiday JB,glad you got some waves during your stay and a storm or two.
So Jb how was it,seriously you have to tell us,you met Lacey was he everything you expected or less
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Actually the surf all week was okay only really the last day it swung to the North.
Oh and Mac i only just saw your post saying you were coming down, sorry i didn't reply, but it all worked out well in the end
So what everyone really wants to know - was it:
1. Same as Perf
2. Worse than Perf
3. Better than Perf
Because everyone in Perf always moans about the waves and most people in the Greenroom have spent time at BB so would be able to relate
Surely it has gotta be better then Perf, you picked a good week to be there JB, did you surf the beer garden board ?
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Surely it has gotta be better then Perf, you picked a good week to be there JB, did you surf the beer garden board ?
I just had a long thread typed out but pictures crashed my struggling Macbook 
Short answer yes better than Perth and yes rode the board
Ill try again shortly 
Select to expand quotesmh said..Ted the Kiwi said..
Nothing like a bit of Royalty thrown into the mix aye Climber Had some very memorable waves at that place - so nice when school holidays are over !
+1 had some great surfs there. I wonder what the road in is like these days.
Road .... you call it a road ...goat track to himalaya mountains more like it .... only taken by pilgrims being punished for their sins against mankind now and for eternity......... road ..pftttt
Beach on low tide ....highway on high tide ...even the track north of the point is very slow going...took 30mins to do the 16km.
Yes Ted and SMH, it can and does produce fantastic "royal" like waves.... love the place
Kids back to school and had a few hours with 4-6 others in some nice and clea shoulder to head high waves at Ocean Beach, feeling much better now 
should be on again tomorrow, hopefully that crowd thins out a bit?
Select to expand quoteSurf69 said...
Kids back to school and had a few hours with 4-6 others in some nice and clea shoulder to head high waves at Ocean Beach, feeling much better now
should be on again tomorrow, hopefully that crowd thins out a bit?
Right. I'm there.
Select to expand quoteTed the Kiwi said...jbshack said..
Actually the surf all week was okay only really the last day it swung to the North.
Oh and Mac i only just saw your post saying you were coming down, sorry i didn't reply, but it all worked out well in the end
So what everyone really wants to know - was it:
1. Same as Perf
2. Worse than Perf
3. Better than Perf
Because everyone in Perf always moans about the waves and most people in the Greenroom have spent time at BB so would be able to relate
It had a wave (any wave) two days in a row - it's better than Perth.
Surfed a few wonky ones on Saturday with quite a 15 others....surf was OK but the general level of kookness was out of control....dudes just making cow eyes at you as you took off to sacred to paddle either left or right.
Sunday was an odd one indeed had a about 4-6 foot of swell coming from the SE meaning all the usual spots had waves breaking in the channels and were running up the opposite direction on the reef...went out at the usual spot early and took of on a 4 footer that hit the inside and doubled in size before detonating right on top of me and bring ten of its mates straight after...20 minutes of paddling to get of teh cliffs and I was done.
Sunday arvo headed to a beachie and surfed pumping lefts for about 3 hours...happy days
Tiny low tide dribble here at the moment. Going to paddle the river this morning and have a look when the tide comes up. Might try that little bank I rode yesterday
Todays Broad Beach surf report : Yawn ZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzz................................................................
