Where did you surf today ?

[Beanpole]

Blasé plus they are usually wearing wetsuits or clothes.

[steve shearer]

My little town peak is still breaking with no-one out.

slow learners.

Haven't surfed with a single tourist yet these holidays - feels completely bizarre.

[Beanpole]

Most of the grumpy locals I’ve encountered have been working in shops.

[Beanpole]

Got up for the early. Very rare indeed. Nice conditions but already crowded and the tide quickly ate up half the waves. I didn’t read about any of this in my premium surf escape land package contract. It said guaranteed great waves and good vibes.

[Beanpole]

Zippy little peelers this arvo on the lower tide. Caught heaps of waves.

[buddy]

Shitty surf this morn followed by a fun midday high tide surf.
Twinny was loving the little rights

[steve shearer]

High tide peak still good in town with a few more kids out today.

[buddy]

I paddled out to a peak on my own.
2 waves in 2 minutes then 6 people with boards started walking down to where I paddled out.
Thought, ‘here we go’
Then they surfed for about 10 minutes on the dribble inside and went back in.

[Grooter]

Winter is officially here in Northern Cali.

20 - 25 ft waves die on Thursday. Someone is going to die at Mavericks

Plus 6ft surf for the next two weeks

[steve shearer]

Really fun glassy wedges this morning.

Founds a low tide sandbar that was offering up some very sweet little barrels.

[buddy]

Looked good.
Tap turned off when I got out the back

[Beanpole]

Borderline early. Not really worth it but nice to be in the water. Got one longish one at the start so I wasn’t too frustrated. Beach is finally super packed with tourists on the high tide. Just had a swim. Might have another crack for the late.

[Yuke Hunt]

Borderline early. Not really worth it but nice to be in the water. Got one longish one at the start so I wasn’t too frustrated. Beach is finally super packed with tourists on the high tide. Just had a swim. Might have another crack for the late.

Head down the road ... there's heaps of breaks besides Crescent.

[Hatchnam]

Micro surf at wurtulla, caught up with a mate up there whos got a decent stash of old boards. I liked this one, 6’7

[offshore1]

Gotta see the rocker, looks like a dog.

[Hatchnam]

It’s pretty flat. Would be fun in say bells at head high plus

[foamy]

This is from Tracks 1976

“Kym Thompson
Water Cooled Surfboards
These boards are basically the same as the ones I used to make at Klemm-Bell.
I started getting a big response to them and had the opportunity to make them for myself.
Mainly I'm into pintail flyers, generally double flyers, but I'll shape anything that's got a nice clean line.
The boards you just photographed, the blue one I've been riding for quite a while now.
It's 6ft 6" by 20" wide with double flyers.
The first flyer is 9" off the tail and the second one's 15".

I rode single flyers for a while and I took one to Bali which went really well.
When I got back I kind of felt that the more flyers you had the more zap you got out of the board, so I went to double flyers.
I've also gone from paper thin foil at the back to a thicker back.
Those thin jobs are good in good waves, but the rest of the time they don't work.
This board has a flat deck with a bevelled off rail tucked under to a hard edge.
It means you've got a soft rail with one hard point where the water will release.

The longer board is pretty much the same.
It's 6ft 10" by 19 3/4".
It's got a little bit more meat in it for bigger waves.
There's nothing worse than being caught inside at Bells on something you can't paddle.
The fins on these boards are quite important.
The idea is that they only act as guides to stop the back from sliding around.
The base area is the same as most fins, but there's very little curve in the fin so that as the water travels down it, it's instantly released.
So what you're doing is virtually turning off your rails, the fin has very tittle to do with it.”

[Beanpole]

Borderline early. Not really worth it but nice to be in the water. Got one longish one at the start so I wasn’t too frustrated. Beach is finally super packed with tourists on the high tide. Just had a swim. Might have another crack for the late.

Head down the road ... there's heaps of breaks besides Crescent.

Cheers Bro. Great to get the inside info from someone who comes here regularly.
I think a few people might have already taken your advice.
I could walk up the beach too.