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50yr Storm..?

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Created by theDoctor > 9 months ago, 24 Jun 2015
Buster fin
WA, 2580 posts
27 Jun 2015 7:31AM
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Twimby said..




One my brother took

The wave, or the photo?

Twimby
WA, 483 posts
27 Jun 2015 10:17AM
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Buster fin said..

Twimby said..




One my brother took


The wave, or the photo?


Photo. He is a regular human

photosbykarlo
236 posts
27 Jun 2015 4:08PM
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Metro Beachie


curlzbean
WA, 47 posts
27 Jun 2015 6:05PM
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waves fell short of all the hype closer to the metro area...but still got some






thedrip
WA, 2354 posts
27 Jun 2015 6:42PM
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That was still pretty good metro though. Geez people are hard to please.

Johnfergo
WA, 3 posts
27 Jun 2015 6:51PM
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thedrip said...
That was still pretty good metro though. Geez people are hard to please.


Have to agree. What more do the people want haha. It's metro. It can't be hyped. Make the most of it.

byf
WA, 514 posts
27 Jun 2015 6:53PM
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thedrip said..
That was still pretty good metro though. Geez people are hard to please.


Was thinking the same. Judging by the pics I don't know if it gets much better metro??

Coohan
84 posts
27 Jun 2015 7:06PM
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I had a pretty fun (although backwash filled) sesh out at perths 2nd favorite beachie this arvo. Definitely a lot better than the morning surf. Saw one guy get an absolute cracker, made it after disappearing a couple of times. Figured he must have glued the board to his feet. Also a decent number of snapped boards!

IFocus
WA, 582 posts
27 Jun 2015 7:11PM
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Epic swell...................then what a f%$king long board surf comp thats locks out the point and another SUP surf comp that attempts to lock out the bay F&^k off you w@nkers


Watched set wave after set waves get missed as the long boarders mostly out of their league..........told same for tomorrow.


AAAAAAAAAAhhhhhhhh

curlzbean
WA, 47 posts
27 Jun 2015 7:27PM
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seen a headline that said
'Swell of the decade' from Margaret River to Gnaraloo?
got to 3.5m at rotto......
but yes happy with anything these days

thedrip
WA, 2354 posts
27 Jun 2015 8:05PM
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Well it has been the biggest clean swell for a couple of years down here probably. Maybe 20 months or so. But I was away for 6 months last year so I don't know what happened in the second half of the year.

Zuke
901 posts
27 Jun 2015 8:07PM
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Seriously though, it doesn't get much better than this ever for Perth. 3.5 metre swell and all day offshore's covering the weekend. I had a cracker of a session with Buster at a sketchy spot and scored the biggest waves I've had in years and we both made it back to the boat in one piece which was awesome. So stoked!

jbshack
WA, 6913 posts
27 Jun 2015 8:16PM
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Zuke said..
Seriously though, it doesn't get much better than this ever for Perth. 3.5 metre swell and all day offshore's covering the weekend. I had a cracker of a session with Buster at a sketchy spot and scored the biggest waves I've had in years and we both made it back to the boat in one piece which was awesome. So stoked!


I was expecting a few boats to go adrift/get swamped from being anchored to close/not enough scope with such a big swell. But all said there was one that got swamped offshore at Hillarys and that was it from what I've heard.. Not bad really

Ive loved seeing all the picks though


Legion
WA, 2222 posts
27 Jun 2015 8:27PM
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I'm happy, hype or not.

Surely a blessing in disguise, IFocus, not having to surf that fat wave with all the sups ...

Legion
WA, 2222 posts
27 Jun 2015 8:30PM
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bjshack said...
... there was one that got swamped offshore at Hillarys ...


Looked ski-driven, minus the ski.

byf
WA, 514 posts
27 Jun 2015 8:31PM
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Zuke said..
Seriously though, it doesn't get much better than this ever for Perth. 3.5 metre swell and all day offshore's covering the weekend. I had a cracker of a session with Buster at a sketchy spot and scored the biggest waves I've had in years and we both made it back to the boat in one piece which was awesome. So stoked!


Pics??

Zuke
901 posts
27 Jun 2015 8:50PM
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Sorry byf not this time but I am enjoying all the pics others are putting up.

tightlines
WA, 3484 posts
27 Jun 2015 9:10PM
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Today.



jbshack
WA, 6913 posts
27 Jun 2015 9:15PM
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Legion said...
bjshack said...
... there was one that got swamped offshore at Hillarys ...


Looked ski-driven, minus the ski.




It was actually an inflatable rib

mocha1
WA, 934 posts
27 Jun 2015 9:30PM
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Surely all you happy campers didn't surf the closeout backwash infested overcrowded crap at Scarborough this morning...it was utter shizen x 10. 2 hours and not one wave to even commit to memory of the swell of the decade
luckily later in the day at a secret northern spot cunningly called the same name , secret by metro standards as only 40+ punters found it all was redeemed and joyful beers at the Seaview on the way home topped it off

byf
WA, 514 posts
27 Jun 2015 9:39PM
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Zuke said..
Sorry byf not this time but I am enjoying all the pics others are putting up.


All good Zuke.

Kimosabi
23 posts
27 Jun 2015 10:12PM
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This wasn't even close to best swell I've ever seen in Perth.There was a certain swell on the 20/05/2013 that left this one for dead plus many others that have been way bigger and way cleaner

thedrip
WA, 2354 posts
27 Jun 2015 11:09PM
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Kimosabi said...
This wasn't even close to best swell I've ever seen in Perth.There was a certain swell on the 20/05/2013 that left this one for dead plus many others that have been way bigger and way cleaner




Good for you. Glad you had waves back in the day that meant every other surf for the rest of your life is a disappointment. Feel bad for you that you can't appreciate a good day when it wanders in. Doesn't detract from the fact that today was a pretty good day for the whole west coast having good waves even if it doesn't make you smile. I refer to my post above.

thedrip
WA, 2354 posts
27 Jun 2015 11:11PM
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A mate towed Margs Bombie. Even with jet assistance...

Greenroom
WA, 7608 posts
28 Jun 2015 12:30AM
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Who needs a jet ski? About to get flogged!

DJMWA
WA, 344 posts
28 Jun 2015 2:15AM
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Any gnarloo reports? I'm stuck out at sea for work and am only getting pics of NP closeouts in my news feed.

I bet your anchor got tested out Zuke...

neng
WA, 256 posts
28 Jun 2015 4:30AM
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some photos last Saturday




















Legion
WA, 2222 posts
28 Jun 2015 7:39AM
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bjshack said...
Legion said...
bjshack said...
... there was one that got swamped offshore at Hillarys ...


Looked ski-driven, minus the ski.




It was actually an inflatable rib


Yeah. Looked ski-driven, minus the ski.

au.news.yahoo.com/surfers-stoked-by-big-swell-28575607.html

LateStarter
WA, 589 posts
28 Jun 2015 7:53AM
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DJMWA said...
Any gnarloo reports?


Gnarloo had a couple of fun ones coming thru...
Here's Star surfs wooly Mac on a gem:






jbshack
WA, 6913 posts
28 Jun 2015 10:00AM
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Legion said...
bjshack said...
Legion said...
bjshack said...
... there was one that got swamped offshore at Hillarys ...


Looked ski-driven, minus the ski.




It was actually an inflatable rib


Yeah. Looked ski-driven, minus the ski.

au.news.yahoo.com/surfers-stoked-by-big-swell-28575607.html


Oh sorry. I didn't see the story. I got the news from Sea Rescue.
Those things are normally very stable so to turn it over would require a decent effort.



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