So so wasn't enough seconds on the swell and it was doubling up and a bit all over the shop. Got a couple of really really good ones but they were few and far between. Certainly nowhere near as consistent as last time you were there.
Ah, that was a great day.
Still sits in my mind as one of (if not THE) single best day of surfing I've ever had. Not so much the waves (although they were fun), but all the other factors that were going on at that moment. Good times!
scored epic beachie early ,good crowd smoking ,barrels graphs were offline ,stoked I did the drive down the local 9/10
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..........graphs were offline ,stoked I did the drive down the local 9/10
yeah,, conspiracy to put the site out of action..
Must have been the fab 10 trying to keep us nuf nufs out of the water.
Spent a few hours at Trigg shooting till sunset. Some decent waves scattered all along the beach. The big ones were coming in way too straight though.
Katana, I saw that mental barrel this morning, I'd be call it 10/10 just for that one wave
I went to Pt Awesome Winter 2013 Edition. I felt like the crowd experience just to remind me why I avoid it. And if it was crowds I wanted, it was crowds I got. suba will have some shots no doubt. Must've been 40 at one stage. Dropped in on not only by kooks but also once by a local, but he held his head high and owned it with not a word of an apology. And as a bonus I got a close up view of an epic head dip and his exuberant style. I recognise him, seen him a few times before but only at Pt Awesome. One French kook almost decapitated me, and me him. No apology. I told him to watch out in future. He paddled away.
Crowds.
This evenings sunset sesh at Trigg. Excuse the grain in the images, had to bump up my ISO as the lens just isn't fast enough.
EDIT: Legion, I took almost 500 shots this evening...you're bound to be in one.
Yeah, I was sitting near those guys. Didn't see you shooting on the beach though. Those were late shots, when I got no waves. I was there for three hours. Got more earlier, the number of people was the same but I somehow meshed better despite there being more Pt Cool Kids crew. Do you drive a white Surf with a rough idle? You started it before climbing in? If so I walked past you right then. I was trialling a very distinctive item today for the first time. Kind of sucks and I'll reserve it for the most brutal days.
That would have been me ;) 1986 4runner/surf diesel. I was shooting from about 1545 onwards.
nice shots Suba, got a few myself but the iso gauge on my Breville was playing up so I'm not putting them up
Quicky this morning at Mulla. A bit too much South in the wind and it was a little messy. Only small but managed a few nice rides so happy enough. Water and air temp was a bit nicer than usual
Nice fun shoulder waves today. Really nice pesky waves everywhere so no crowd issues at all. Water still a delicious 21,wind was cold. Size has droppedd off lately,but should not complain.as.I.have pretty much scored overhead most days before that
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Water and air temp was a bit nicer than usual
You know the water temp barely changes day to day, unusual circumstances excepting, jb? Surely, with the boating/fishing background ...
Scored a couple of real 5hitty waves at Mettams today and got a fin chop to the foot for my troubles.
Totally not worth it.
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Scored a couple of real 5hitty waves at Mettams today and got a fin chop to the foot for my troubles.
Totally not worth it.
Fark me, no pics, not required 
Haha. It's not that bad, but faaark me I thought I'd broken my foot. It was the pain of a stubbed pinky toe x 10 
...and a very unpleasant paddle pack to shore.
Select to expand quoteLegion said..jbshack said..
Water and air temp was a bit nicer than usual
You know the water temp barely changes day to day, unusual circumstances excepting, jb? Surely, with the boating/fishing background ...
Air temp changes, and the sand temp changes, so i guess what i mean to say is it wasn't that unpleasant walking to and from the water today
Select to expand quoteLegion said..jbshack said..
Water and air temp was a bit nicer than usual
You know the water temp barely changes day to day, unusual circumstances excepting, jb? Surely, with the boating/fishing background ...
Dunno Legion,,,
Open water it may not,, but sure seems like it sometimes closer to shore or around a reef depending on tide , wind, sunshine etc.
My favorite seemed more palatable for a few days there,,, or perhaps it was the weed keeping it warm???
Coastal water will definitely fluctuate, especially with upwelling driven by the LC and also the wind. Still, as someone who surfs more often in boardies than in a wettie, I notice very little difference in how cold the water feels.
You must suffer extreme shrinkage surfing at this time of year in boardies Scooby!
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Coastal water will definitely fluctuate, especially with upwelling driven by the LC and also the wind. Still, as someone who surfs more often in boardies than in a wettie, I notice very little difference in how cold the water feels.
you're a sad hombre,,, scroobanuts
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Scrooba,, tell me you had more than your boardies on today if you got wet..?
I was struggling to defrost at my usual with the cold Nor easter blowing and a good wettie...
Didn't get wet. Spent an hour at trigg with the camera but it was crap. At Cott now watching longboarders bumble about like a pack of tards.
But if I had gotten in I probably would have been in boardies ;-) yes I would be cold but the sun on my back would be worth it haha
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Anyway, groms were having a bit of fun today:
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I'm probably the happiest man here
Arguably the best fiction writer on here too!
Some nice waves on the beaches early this morning, light NE with a few nice hollow peaks coming through. Smaller than yesterday but still worth the effort with nearly no one out.
