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Hope this swell sticks around for the early. I'm loving it!

I got fcuking detonated at the Point today! The classic: not paddling hard enough to cleanly get over the first wave of the closeout set, which pulled me back a bit but I was clear of it , leaving me in prime position for the beast of second wave to just axe me. I was turbulated. Super powerful swel...

Well, that was annoying. The fcuking offshore was ridiculous down here! Illawarra was blowing around 30knots at least all day. blew the swell away.

A shame as it seemed like some good grunty long period stuff there.

Be interesting to see how this long range swell goes tomorrow.

Fcuks sake. Now we are gonna have to export some sharks to Bali.

And may I add, there seems to be plenty of lines showing right now. Hopefully they hang around for the early?

I was a bit further south at the nearest open beach. Same, probably not as big but some grunty overhead sets. Peddle to the metal on the rights, the left more of a sweet zippy rip bank.

Haven't surfed for three weeks and it showed! Got a cuppla but eh

Yeah it has been surprisingly clean and plenty of swell down here.

The local has been on the pump!

I don't think ol' Sharkies has looked as good as it did today in months. Years, even. Perfect. Biggest and best spot on the coal coast I reckon! I had to take my boy to a 6 year old birthday party there. Took my board.

Best party ever!

I hear a point a bit further north was on fire!

Some nice big take offs out at a nearby deep water reef. Pretty slow, but fun as on the 7'6". Great board! Fast. Haven't used a pintail much and I like it.

Midday might be better- I can do the super early then it's all hands on deck until 9am. Then it's Wyre Time

Thanks jimmy. Very kind offer. I’d love to but if was going to head up it would be for more than a single day to make it worth the effort. And I can’t afford the time away at the moment. I’ll be watching it all take shape over the next 48 hours. I’m aiming to take a single day off work early next w...

Thud wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 12, 2018 8:48 am

I've found with the odd Quad if I over size the fronts it has a significant impact on tail stiffness

Now there's a sentence only a surfer could love.

Thanks salty. I have to give this thing a go when it isn't 8ft!

I'm fixing up a pretty nice 7'6" pintail thing, I've had it for years and years and only really now after about 10 years surfing down here I've come to the point where I might, might think about using it every now and then. Anyway, I've put whatever FCS fins in (and yeah Braithy I agree the Futures ...

That east pulse showed up nicely at a local high tide loving reef down here. Only 4 dudes out. Thanks kindergarten!

alakaboo wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 04, 2018 6:10 pm

You got reamed rusty.
My 3/2 was $220 from overseas, delivered.

tell me more. Got a link? I'm in the market for a new one. Lace up, if possible. These 'zips' are too complicated