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'cAUSE earth spins the way it does and East Coast Oz is in the Southern Hemisphere . The same direction for all continents in S Hemisphere . Wait till Feb March and NE swell is more dominant due to cyclone activity (Same goes for all places in S hemisphere ) . There is a theory that the spin of the ...

Heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of the brave waterman . Endangered species ...yet more attacks and more deaths ? What strikes me is how many people are dying from shark attack ....as opposed to losing a limb . I learned that most victims survive after being rejected as food by the sh...

I reckon I seen worse Augusts . August is just a flat month generally ... time to bring out a mal ...maybe ride it at NN if you dare . However , the heat equator is moving further North and South each year and definitely affects position of high and low pressure systems , thus affecting our surf . S...

The dolphins are more aware of you than you are of them ... they 're never gonna hit you but might come within an inch of you , and if you're riding the same wave as them be assured that you'll never hit them .... Seal story , - with a red tide driving all sealife close to the shore I was sitting on...

In some countries it is decriminalised or relatively legal (think Netherlands and Denmark-which happens to have highest GDP per capita in the world and is reknowned for innovations in all kinds of design , food technology and production , and shipping ) . A lot of evidence shows that pot does not le...

Some surf around Hong Kong after typhoons , otherwise all indication is that it should be around Yantai ChingDao area . I've seen some stormy surf off Yantai but still only a couple of foot in raging onshore winds . Some possible small reef/points south of the harbour but I reckon best bet is on a s...

Never heard of good waves in Zanzibar ... but Mozambique nearby has a cooking right hander where there is a surf camp . I have a video of it . Looked a bit like Nusa Dua rights but better . Mozambique well known to South Africans as new surf destination and I reckon plenty more spots will be discove...

the short clip on the news showed a better than normal wave in the far background beneath another apostle that looked unreal (glassy and clean for once )and I thought I saw a tiny blob paddling onto it !! Made a mental note at the time to check next TVnews , but must have forgotten . Did anyone else...

the flow is at the center and this is why it happens ...it's really much more positivity than the rock - and a pulse that listens with beauty .

Tassie in summer sounds similar to Cape Town ..... Up to 40 C air temp (top temp recorded 54 C ! bout 5 yrs ago )..... 9 - 11 C summer water . Coldest I remember was when it dipped to 7 C . STIFF 30 knot offshores too causing this summer upwelling of cold water . The worst part is undoing your leash...