this was a small day at the reef so we try the SUP ,this is one of the better waves

No 'that's' a wave ... Great pic.

DJ

I would call that a solid 6-8 ft

Hey Windy I'd call that mast high also but most surfers go by the Hawaiian method of measuring from the back of the wave (I don't know why) so it would be about 8'.

DJ

wuduku said...

that wave was in the 10 foot sets ,surfed it again today 6 foot with 8 foot sets ,and we still had wetties on ???????????????

Are the wetsuits more for protection or for the cold Do you where those bouyancy vests as well

Thanks Dj 6-8ft with the odd 10 ft sneaker

Not 6 foot. I would have called easy 10 and more like mast and a half

I'd call that a 18' wave - it's at least three times the height of the rider - who is at the bottom of the wave - but then again I'm from Victoria and that wave looks way too scary for me with my limited surfing experience.

Why would you want to measure it from the back? Does that mean I've been surfing 10cm waves? Gee that doesn't sound impressive at all.

Hey Brooko,

Where do you get the 18 foot wave face => 8 to 10 foot wave height ratio from? Never heard of it before. When people talk about 8 - 10 feet waves I always thought of it as a substantial wave - a fair bit larger than the height of the rider. The pictured wave face is triple the height of any rider I know.

I think most peeps think this wave is much bigger than your conservative estimates.

As dj stated earlier , all waves in surfing terms are measured from the back of the wave , so if you you are sitting out the back and look at a wave from behind just before it throws over & breaks top to bottom that is the size called on set waves I also know most wave size calls from out west Margaret river way to east coast Aust is quite conservative , i have seen waves on the eastern seaboard the locals may call 6-8 ft that any local south west wa surfer would call 4-6 ! call it as you will, but you look a bit of a kook when your calling something 6ft that is really 3ft By the way the wave mentioned here is for sure around the 8 - 10 ft mark, wouldnt call it any bigger at all