Best January surf for a long time.....?

Post by **Johnno** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 7:13 am

Nick Carroll wrote:Jan 12, ha, we might be still going by the 20th. In which case yeah, it would pretty much be the best east coast January in close to living memory -- certainly since the short board arrived.

Still needs to beat 54 days straight, 20 plus years ago ........

Post by **longbum** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 8:43 am

Johnno wrote:
Nick Carroll wrote:Jan 12, ha, we might be still going by the 20th. In which case yeah, it would pretty much be the best east coast January in close to living memory -- certainly since the short board arrived.

Still needs to beat 54 days straight, 20 plus years ago ........

remember that well.

there are a lot of crew weeing over this swell. Altho there has been consistency in swell its far from classic and the photos i've seen from around the joint and speaking to crew along the coast, it doesn't tell me that i'm missing anything we're not getting down here.....besides noosa.......

Altho I am enjoying it very much, but frustrating at times....

Post by **tootr** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 5:54 pm

where i've spent the last week i'll start to get excited when the onshores stop for more than half an hour..

Post by **mustkillmulloway** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 6:41 pm

Johnno wrote:[

Still needs to beat 54 days straight, 20 plus years ago ........

that swells just a urban myth

i've checked the weather records....it never occurred

pull the other one

it plays jingle bells

Post by **Johnno** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 6:53 pm

mustkillmulloway wrote:that swells just a urban myth i've checked the weather records....it never occurred

pull the other one it plays jingle bells

Check what ever you like .....................

YOU MISSED IT .....................

Post by **jose** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 7:39 pm

def. one of the best. i got back from 2 weeks down south and surfed over head or bigge waves 12 out of 14 days

Post by **Beanpole** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 2:40 pm

Johnno wrote:
mustkillmulloway wrote:that swells just a urban myth i've checked the weather records....it never occurred

pull the other one it plays jingle bells

Check what ever you like .....................

YOU MISSED IT .....................

That was when Burleigh didn't get under 6 foot for 28 days straight if my memory serves me correctly.

Post by **mustkillmulloway** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 4:59 pm

both your memories are warped

sure there was a 55 day swell.....sure burleigh didn't get under 6ft

sure you both need a lay down

it's nanna nap time for you old guys and wild imaginations

Post by **Revolution** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 5:27 pm

had alotta fun all day today

Post by **Beanpole** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 5:29 pm

mustkillmulloway wrote:both your memories are warped

sure there was a 55 day swell.....sure burleigh didn't get under 6ft

sure you both need a lay down

it's nanna nap time for you old guys and wild imaginations

Back after my afternoon nap and I still stand by the call. Its even refered to in ancient copies of tracks .......so it must be true.

You young wippersnappers need a lesson in surf folklore.

Post by **mustkillmulloway** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 5:44 pm

Beanpole wrote:[ referred to in ancient copies of tracks .......so it must be true.

.

look...i'd like to believe...but i've gone over the weather records

20 years ago ( late 1980's).....there was a cyclone that pumped for a few weeks....but nothing else and certainly no 55 day swell

p.s ahhh the good old days....the waves where bigger....the swells longer

...no crowds..beer was colder...warmer water....girls looser

Post by **wanto** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 6:57 pm

june/july was way better.

Post by **Buff_Brad** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 8:57 pm

Ringmaster wrote:I ALMOST wished I lived on the East coast after the last cupla weeks

Perfect weather/shit surf down here Chrissy thru New years

God I don't know how anyone can live anywhere else in Australia other than the stretch between Nth Bondi to the Bra. It's so boring everywhere else , (even Newport/Avalon) sure go for a holiday but to live there........zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Vicco West coast???? Might as well be on the moon.

Just joshin Ringer .... yeah you get the better waves MOST of the time.....

Post by **Beanpole** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 10:18 pm

Geez Buffy I thought it made a change from the usual debate about living on which side of the road made you a local on the northern beaches.

The swell I'm thinking of was in the late seventies from memory when La
Nina weather patterns just seemed to be normal. You probably wont believe a rock the size of a car was chucked up onto the hiway at Kirra Point by cyclone swells either.

Post by **Johnno** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:29 am

mustkillmulloway wrote:look...i'd like to believe...but i've gone over the weather records

20 years ago ( late 1980's).....there was a cyclone that pumped for a few weeks....but nothing else and certainly no 55 day swell

p.s ahhh the good old days....the waves where bigger....the swells longer ...no crowds..beer was colder...warmer water....girls looser

Yeah well I guess you think the world is still flat too ................

And that I wasn't glad to see a flat spell to allow the body to recover and repair my board which had more masking tape than glass holding it together by the time the swell dropped off.

YOU MISSED IT.............

p.s Girls are more looser now than then ..............

Post by **munch** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:18 am

Ah we might of missed it but did youse have tomato soup with chilli jam

Post by **heefcoate** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:35 am

ahh hold on fellas january isn't over yet

have a look at this for next saturday

Post by **Surfin Turf** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:46 am

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