How appropriate.




Let's see some pics of the current swell up the east coast. Here's mine. Better pics when the wind drops off.
Below: Taken from Mahon pool looking across to Sth Maroubra headland.

Below: Shot from northend.


Below: Both shots of Lurline Bay (around the corner from Maroubra)

I agree.

I had the pleasure of sharing a mid morning SUP at the Alley a couple of months back with non other than Mr G Lopez. He was a friendly guy and we shared a chat over about an hour. At one point he asked me if I know what the forecast was and I was so tempted to give him the "this is just the lemon next to the pie, its nothing, it goin to get bigger"call but I chickened out. The Masochist would have been so disappointed in me.

If I ever get the chance again . . . .

Cheers
Herb

goatman said...

Pics from this morning at said spot. This is right in front of cliffs, too deadly for SUP although Jan is keen to give it a go. A couple of us surf the next break along, still in front of cliffs and shallow rock ledge, but doable on a SUP:

gotta say those dudes have big cods going out there in that

Goaties local via obct. Previous shots were from sproutdaily - they have some decent sequences that are well worth a look.

Ted the Kiwi said...

Goaties local via obct. Previous shots were from sproutdaily - they have some decent sequences that are well worth a look.

yeah I quoted that one over at "home" a while ago Ted , what a top shot that is - powerful water there mate!

goatman said...

Yes indeed. You have to see this place to believe it, it jacks out of super deep water straight onto a shallow ledge literally 20-30 meters from the base of a 100 foot cliff.

I remember watching that spot in some big swell about 10 years ago, sucking onto dry rock a few of metres away from the take off spot. It's one place i'd probably consider off limits for a Sup, but then you guys might prove me wrong

ahhh you've gotta like a good storm surge - great stuff guys thanks to all the posters

maxeaus said...

lookToSea said...

check this video just posted on coastalwatch, some dudes making unbelievable barrells

http://www.coastalwatch.com/news/article.aspx?articleId=10539&display=0&cateId=3&

LOL, hows that guy literally hands in the air thanking god he made those two barrels.

That was sick

Looked like the same barrel to me. Also the poor bloke who gets nailed at 40 seconds. Over the falls big time

The battered coast - taken at Lurline Bay looking up towards North Bondi headland.



The Southy off Coogee.

Classic day!



This was Collaroy about 9am. It looked doable until some seriously rogue sets came through and wiped out the whole take off area. We watched a tinnie that must have been sucked off the beach at Brown water, being dragged very quickly all the way around the rocks, just clearing pool to end up on the beach just north of the pipe

Managed to score a great little session at Chinaman's beach,Middle Harbor on the low tide for about an hour before schoolies hit it. Very fun wave on the 12'6 Hull!

Apparently Grotto point was smoking earlier!

Piros said...

This is a serious wave , what's it like to get out is there a channel ?

yep....you could paddle out from Shelly and not even get your hair wet. When its smaller you can jump off the rock shelf in front and if you time it well paddle 20m to safety.

Piros said...

This is a serious wave , what's it like to get out is there a channel ?

Hey Rob, yeah its an easy paddle but is 200 meters round the corner in front of 100 foot cliffs with nothing but big sandstone slabs at the bottom. It comes in out of really deep water then hits a shallow slab of sandstone. If ya wiped out on a SUP or goat boat you're pretty much assurred of going up on the rocks at the base of the cliff. I'd prefer to have a crack at chopes than this joint.

You should see the footage of Kelly surfing it on a 6'0" at similar size - amazing!! I tried to find it on youtube, but no luck.

Nice vid thanks mate

Sup animal
Nice effort putting that together, enjoyed it heaps.

Hello boys. The guy that got the barrel is a friend of mine,Benny Serrano. Such a good effort.
And the boys jumped of the rocks. Pretty sketchy around the front.
To windy for sup today.
And Rob no real channel there. Just a big sweep in a southerly swell.

I didnt know you could get around the rocks.