What does the cooler weather mean to you?

[barazza]

No more sunny time surfers
No more Tourists
No more weekend warriors
Cold water, big swells, holding in your piss for a wettie warmer.....
Early sessions at the pub

to many to list..... gotta love Autumn/Winter!

[macca202]

good waves, colds, jumpers, shrinkage, no sunburn, skiiing...

[Johnno]

Erect nipples ..............

[longbum]

early morning checks wearing my flanno at a semi secret reef with 1 mate...then trying to get from my flanno to my wetty as quickly as possible.......fingers hurting as I wax my board and the block of wax rolling over all the time.......running across those little gravel stones that feel like grass.......then getting out there with no harrys in your way and freezing your ass off !!!!!! coming in and do all the above in reverse.......get home and the wifey has a hot cup of tea on the boil for ya.... I'm loving the sound of it now, but I know i'll be thinking vice versa when it happens....

[bonka]

Spending $350 on new googles and gloves for the snow. Im just glad it doesn't cost $60 a day to go surfing (well i guess it does if you get a parking ticket).

[warnevale warrior]

My Hot shower old out of my old juice bottle after a long uncrowded session on the scenic Central Coast

[willie]

no flies

[Tom Bb]

gettin into my steamer...

waking up at thredbo to a fresh foot of snow, not a cloud in the sky, temp at -5. love it!

[barazza]

standing on your favourite point ugh boots on, windy, big and nasty, you know everyone in the water paddle out feeling like a champ, with a crowd watching!
Putting on a cold wet wetsuit on!

[Nick Carroll]

I'm loving the sound of it now, but I know i'll be thinking vice versa when it happens....

I'm right there with ya lb. Always thinking of killer winter days of brushed offshore and bombing sth swells. Then come July it's freezing f**ken cold, the days are about 20 minutes long, the waves close out from the opposite direction and every second bloke you meet just came back from the Mentawais.

[Mr_momo_32]

wooot! less people no flags and SNOW BOARDING! woot

[2260]

16 sec period waves. Standing at the lookout, gusts of wind as cold as ice ruffling my jumper,trackies. The sight of my warm breath exiting my mouth provides me with some entertainment while i ponder whether its makeable. Waves double overhead, heavier than a sumo. If only the tide was a bit higher. I turn around, my mates have made the decision for me. Heater on fan 4 - windows fogged. A sandy, wet wetsuit inside out. I reach into the leg and arms and turn it the right way out, cursing that i didnt hang it out to dry the night before. The walk around where the sand burns your feet. Howling southerly, wondering what in hells blazes am i doing at 6 in the morning in the rain about to rock off.

[halfy]

harder to get out of bed. it's just so warm and toasty inside.

blue hands.

[Shaunm]

Upside
No flags
No crowds
Biger waves
No blow ins
Kooks are cool (they're earning their stripes and stay well away from the rest)
Less drop ins (see above 2)
No Blueys (soon I friegen hope)
Downside
Less exposed breasts
No hotdogs
Tourists still come
Gets blown out sometimes

[FishStick]

....and no surfing after work

[Beanpole]

I love autumn. It has to be the best time of year to chase waves. More offshore winds. Usually more swell. Water still warm till july or august
The one time of year still hopefully reserved for some decent surfing .........but my son's soccer training has allready started and its March

[boog22]

no mosquitos bugging u when your trying to get some sleep