Marcus would know.Hatchnam wrote:Ok thanks . So it's sounding like merewethers where I'm referring to instead
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When it's 8' or over there aren't many options in Newcastle. The waves off the Newcastle ocean baths right in town can hold some size, but Ladies is the name of the right hander at Merewether, which is where it's at when the swell is big. The take off area for Ladies is out front of the north end of the ocean baths. Sometimes you see a few guys wearing helmets. When the tide is higher they rock off from the pump station on the north east corner of the baths, or on lower tides there's some rocks closer to shore.
Either way there's no easy way out, it's a real slog through a lot of white water and the sweep to the north is bad.
It's a genuine good wave on a big swell though. Step-ups get dragged out of the shed, probably for the paddle power as much as anything..
There's a few novelty waves like the harbour that pop up, but the size isn't there.
Keep your eye on the Newy surf report and/or forecast Hatchy. Others will probably beg to differ but from my observations of Swellnet surf reports over the years, Newy seems to be 8' whenever Sydney's northern beaches are 6'
Either way there's no easy way out, it's a real slog through a lot of white water and the sweep to the north is bad.
It's a genuine good wave on a big swell though. Step-ups get dragged out of the shed, probably for the paddle power as much as anything..
There's a few novelty waves like the harbour that pop up, but the size isn't there.
Keep your eye on the Newy surf report and/or forecast Hatchy. Others will probably beg to differ but from my observations of Swellnet surf reports over the years, Newy seems to be 8' whenever Sydney's northern beaches are 6'
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thanks. the second pic down is the one. and yes, looking at the reports i've noticed that newcastle always cops more south swell than sydney. it should do, it's way more open to it.
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Yes, Ladies is short for Old Ladies because its in front of the old ladies pool at the Merewether Baths.
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I mean, tastebuds? WGAF?
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Merewether this morning:Hatchnam wrote:thanks. the second pic down is the one. and yes, looking at the reports i've noticed that newcastle always cops more south swell than sydney. it should do, it's way more open to it.
Few more photos like this from today's Newy report on SN, Iggs: https://www.swellnet.com/reports/austra ... /newcastle
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Whoa ...
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People who take off toward the peak really piss me off in crowds - there you are, out of the way and someone comes towards you going in the wrong direction.
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Wtf is dude in the wetty doing there???
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I've got two words for that Big Merewether Surf.
"Black Beauty"
http://www.cisurfboards.com/surfboards/ ... om-curren/
"Black Beauty"
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Wondered that myself loof, he seems to have come from nowhere, may have been towed in, not common at Ladies but have seen it done last year.Drailed wrote:Wtf is dude in the wetty doing there???
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Yeah I was thinking a tow.. His entry and line just doesnt add up .
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Yes, it's called a fade......unless they are just unco and go in the wrong direction.ctd wrote:People who take off toward the peak really piss me off in crowds - there you are, out of the way and someone comes towards you going in the wrong direction.
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Looks weird, could it be that the guy in the board shorts dropped in while the guy in a wetsuit was doing big roundhouse cutback?
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No track except from the top of the wave.
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He has def towed and going toward the peak before turning.
Trev wrote:I have always had a lot of time for Dick
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Stills are deceiving. I vote that he is just doing a normal person's cutback.
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He's cutting back, probably sharing a wave with his mate/
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