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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by Cranked » Tue Nov 14, 2017 7:31 am

Yesterday had weather, lots of it.

It rained heavily during the night. Going down the gangs and back roads everything was wet and dripping, fecund with life.

The heavy rain had strewn colourful patches of flowers over the roads and it was a dank foetid morning of the earth

From the cliffs the ocean was grey, the sky was all sorts of threatening shades of grey to nearly black with lightening flashes on the horizon.

Fcuking great day to be alive, it was still warm: the air was warm with a light offshore breeze, the water was warm, and it was an oily glass.

Paddled out, but didn't get a wave and came in after an hour.

Thunder storms with extravagant lighting came and went all day. Surfed late under black roiling clouds and lightning, still glass, got one excellent wave.

Then it really started to rain as I rode home. Sat on the veranda of my room and it was like reliving the battle of the Somme with near continuous earth shattering explosions of thunder and eye searing flashes of lightning. The water was a foot deep in my garden, and the driveway was a fast flowing creek.
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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by crabmeat thompson » Tue Nov 14, 2017 10:19 am

did the best backhand turn i've done in about 15 years on a fun little walling beachie today.

new board goes unreal on the rails.
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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by alakaboo » Tue Nov 14, 2017 10:20 am

Pics.

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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by crabmeat thompson » Tue Nov 14, 2017 1:59 pm

alakaboo wrote:
Tue Nov 14, 2017 10:20 am
Pics.
of the board? or the turn? for the turn, you'll have to wait for my clip to drop. haha

the board is a stock Haydenshapes Love Buzz. 5'10" x 2 3/8 x 2 1/2

it's so dreamy to turn and go fast on.

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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by The Mighty Sunbird » Tue Nov 14, 2017 9:31 pm

Jesus Braithwaite! So many shattered dreams today!

Fcuck this I’m gonna put my KISS records on
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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by The Mighty Sunbird » Tue Nov 14, 2017 9:32 pm

“Going down the gangs and back roads everything was wet and dripping, fecund with life.”

Steady on there Cranked this is supposed to be a family friendly place
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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by Hatchnam » Thu Nov 16, 2017 5:11 pm

Bodysurfed the left ripbowl down the south corner. Heaps of fun. Been at least ten years since I’ve taken it out.

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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by Over55yrs » Fri Nov 17, 2017 4:07 pm

Well it must have been better than my end of week grovel at DY (so over this NE wind).

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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by channels » Fri Nov 17, 2017 8:37 pm

Hatchnam wrote:
Thu Nov 16, 2017 5:11 pm
Bodysurfed the left ripbowl down the south corner. Heaps of fun. Been at least ten years since I’ve taken it out.

http://www.podware.com.au/pod-handboards-solid-plastic/
I have one of those. Awesome fun on big closeouts for tube time

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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by Hatchnam » Mon Nov 20, 2017 4:06 pm

Gurgling two-three foot east swell. Building. Terrible shape. Think I managed two turns on about six waves then came in. This was one of the better waves. Better day for being a cyclist.

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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by Beanpole » Mon Nov 20, 2017 4:48 pm

Yeah, Tama looked similar.
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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by Nick Carroll » Tue Nov 21, 2017 3:37 pm

Cool how the wind died for a while today - super clear, weird water temp variabilities, muscular set waves to 5', kinda wedged with two swell angles.

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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by steve shearer » Tue Nov 21, 2017 4:01 pm

been a lot of crazy wind switches here the last few days.
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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by Nick Carroll » Tue Nov 21, 2017 7:48 pm

burleigh looks like it's been nuts

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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by steve shearer » Thu Nov 23, 2017 11:01 am

Been shiteloads of fun surf here for anyone able to work the vicissitudes of rapid wind switches.
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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by buddy » Thu Nov 23, 2017 11:35 am

Yep, it's been pretty crowded with schoolies but still easy to get waves.

"Vicissitudes". Is that common parlance up in the point carpark?

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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by steve shearer » Thu Nov 23, 2017 11:39 am

Crowded with schoolies?

I've bought bus loads of them into Byron without a single surfboard.
Schoolies don't surf.
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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by buddy » Thu Nov 23, 2017 11:47 am

Well I saw a group of kids on mini-mal thrusters trying to jump off at the point the other day :lol: .
There has been plenty of year 12s that have finished school for the year out in the lineups. I guess the ones in Ballina may be locals, but most of the ones from Lenno-Byron aren't.
I would think that the ones that plan on going on surfing holidays after exams aren't jumping on Steve's shuttle.

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