winter fourteen

[crabmeat thompson]

Now may be the perfect segue to approach the subject of anal beads and their very many wonderful and assorted uses.

Lets start with Womble. What do you do with yours old chap?

[Skipper]

it's more normal in July, I found three recent examples that I could remember off the top of my head in '09 and '10.

The last Nino year and the transition winter out of it.

it's late June, coming into an El Nino.

Undesirable but not unexpected.

It doesn't undermine Nicks or yours sensations though, usually the westerly component of the advancing cold front bends that wind NW through W before it reaches spring nuclear strength......not so yesterday. Hence the armageddon type feeling.

Not to b a smart arse Skip but I did written forecasts and reports for SN during that time so it's very easy to refer to my archive of written material and cross reference that with the BOM archive MSLP charts.

Heard you on the radio Fri night.

Wouldn't dream of calling you or anyone else out on forecasts here sunshine.
Just spat my feeble feelings on that unnervingly balmy front that swept through couple a weeks now.
Damn straight, you're the man ( weather grrl) Shep.
Though currently, this frequency of NW'rs preceding SW'rs is kind out of kilter for July? Nein? Can relate to a steady pattern of W S/w but steady and frequent strong NW'rs into the mix and it does bear a Spring like feeling.
Then again. It's prolly all part of the grand design.
Resistance is futile.

Yeah the radio show was ok. I found it too busy.
Too windy.

[el rancho]

it's muscled up hasn't it.

[Trev]

^
Yep.
Just been waiting for the guy renewing our termite barrier to finish up for the day and watching the web cam.
I'm outa here.

[swvic]

One of the products in the many catalogues I have worked on over the years was called Thelma's Grapes.

I thought of SWVic when I typed that.

Anyway, Thelma's Grapes looked like this just in case you know these things by another name Womble.



I wonder if they do a beef week version.

Apparently, that's close to the colour too. Peeled purple grape is what mrs swvic says

To be gone Friday next week

[el rancho]

I hope it was big. for your sake.

[el rancho]

Looks like it had size. What size board were you taking out?

[el rancho]

backhand first bottom turns in bigger waves are supremely satisfying

[Nick Carroll]

thoughts on fcuken Cloudbreak being the next photo fever joint around July 22-23

at least the great Flat Spell has broken. Not going back to that pattern again.

[steve shearer]

aye, south swell until the end of time.

I like this pattern. Just wish some of the rockfishing ledges and inshore bommies would get scoured out.

[Donweather]

at least the great Flat Spell has broken. Not going back to that pattern again.

Come north of Cape Byron if you ever want to know what a real flat spell is like.

Go north of cape moreton if you ever want to know what a real flat spell is like.

[steve shearer]

I grew up in the shadow of Cape Moreton.

Every day I would stare out to sea, looking at a flat ocean and Moreton island standing sentinel with it's ghostly outline on the horizon.

Moreton Island is the great metaphor for my existence.

[Hatchnam]

^ how may surfable days per year on avg. were there at bribie island? (above knee-height).
i've surfed it twice ever. woorim beach @ chest to head high when everwhere else was maxed out or wind pulped. it was surprisingly good actually. punchy a-frames.

[steve shearer]

god knows Iggs.

I haven't seen it surfable in the last ten years when I go back to visit the olds, but there must have been something there for us to ride as kids.

Howling nor-easters were what we prayed for, and fingerbashing brisbane chicks on school hols.

[Hatchnam]

Howling nor-easters were what we prayed for

well, as sad as bribie may have been, if it makes you feel any better i've recently discovered that there's actually people that attempt to surf redcliffe in such conditions.

brown windblown mush, jellyfish pong, and the ever-present chance of standing on stonefish doesn't seem to deter them either.

check it... http://youtu.be/uJ7hwZVoljk

[Donweather]

and fingerbashing brisbane chicks on school hols.

Always knew Bribie was good for something!!!

[LPJ]

How about this, nothing special on tonight's run, so maybe something will happen on the 14th... I'll let you know

Braithy. Nothing special.

I was almost in tears when I was leaving the water last Friday though, it was that good... Yourself?

[Trev]

Howling nor-easters were what we prayed for

well, as sad as bribie may have been, if it makes you feel any better i've recently discovered that there's actually people that attempt to surf redcliffe in such conditions.

brown windblown mush, jellyfish pong, and the ever-present chance of standing on stonefish doesn't seem to deter them either.

check it... http://youtu.be/uJ7hwZVoljk

My daughter and I watched two guys skim boarding beside the Shorncliffe Pier once. They were pretty good but the ocean looked like in that vid.