Perfect Storm - Based on a True Story

> 10 years ago
Reply
Register to post, see what you've read, and subscribe to topics.
Horto11
Horto11
202 posts
202 posts
28 Jan 2013 6:44pm
"Johno sits at his computer pouring over all available weather information and wave buoy readings. He watches Ex TC track down the coast. He watches for the coming together of a number of factors that will make his local fire like it has never before.......a perfect storm if you will....

He checks the beaches the day before it is likely to hit, things are looking good......

He gets an early night to make sure he is in top form for tomorrow's marathon, the sweep will no doubt be viscous...."

To be continued.......

Names have been altered to protect the innocent and the super secret location.....
Horto11
Horto11
202 posts
202 posts
28 Jan 2013 7:31pm
"Johno wakes with the sun. The trees in his backyard are telling the right story........the winds doing what it needs to do for the local secret spot........

With much trepidation he packs the car and starts it up, backs out the drive way and down to his local spot.......

........pulls into the carpark and the waves aren't super pretty, the wind's a little funky and the water is a **** awful brow colour but the waves are much bigger than he was ever seen it at this spot....

He jumps out grabs his board and he is off into the line up...."

To be continued....
Horto11
Horto11
202 posts
202 posts
28 Jan 2013 7:33pm
Trying to build some suspense.......is it working ...????hahaha
thePup
thePup
13831 posts
13831 posts
28 Jan 2013 7:44pm
well hello ...hell yeah - come on out with it
Horto11
Horto11
202 posts
202 posts
28 Jan 2013 7:49pm
And this is what the "Perfect Storm" threw up (almost literally) at a spot that never has anything surfable.....







This is why I am forced to drive 45 minutes to an hour to have a surf cause this is my local...hahaha

NB to be clear and not offend anyone .... this was meant to be a light hearted dig at my own unfortunate situation of being away from the surf, not at any of us that partook of a bit of fun for the novelty of it all over the last couple of days.....
Ted the Kiwi
Ted the Kiwi
NSW
14256 posts
NSW, 14256 posts
28 Jan 2013 11:44pm
You had me intially - I was thinking you were talking about tom morning...its weird here the wind and rain has really fired up the last few hours and its now banging down....we have a super weird forecast for tom as well

Cloudy. Rain, becoming less widespread during the morning, clearing during the afternoon. Winds northeast to southeasterly 50 to 70 km/h tending northwest to northeasterly 35 to 55 km/h in the morning then tending northwest to southwesterly 25 to 35 km/h in the middle of the day.

And then I look at the buoys up the coast and I think of what we will have here tom.....I wonder if my beach will be washed away...I think we will lose alot of sand thats for sure.

On the plus side - the surf should be pretty special over the next few days. Sadly lots of other people will be having to face massive clean ups.

So thanks for the story Horto - I enjoyed it! Hope you get some better waves next time





chrispychru
chrispychru
QLD
7932 posts
QLD, 7932 posts
29 Jan 2013 5:41am
i thought it was a pretty cool thread horto
Horto11
Horto11
202 posts
202 posts
29 Jan 2013 7:08am
It takes a couple of days of 30-40 + knot winds to whip this up hahaha
62mac
62mac
WA
24860 posts
WA, 24860 posts
29 Jan 2013 7:13am
It is a good story but I think I know where it isnot secret spots in QLD
Horto11
Horto11
202 posts
202 posts
29 Jan 2013 7:16am
Was on the news yesterday, no secrets indeed....

Novelty value only so "secret" is well and truly tongue in cheek
62mac
62mac
WA
24860 posts
WA, 24860 posts
29 Jan 2013 7:19am
^ yes I watched it,I don't know if I would have paddled out in that brown water tho.I guess the guys knew what was underneath them.
Horto11
Horto11
202 posts
202 posts
29 Jan 2013 7:21am
Yeh pretty awful colour...turns white boardies to brown
thePup
thePup
13831 posts
13831 posts
29 Jan 2013 7:25am
I didn't know you could surf Cadbury Bournville Cocoa .... geez that's rancid
Please Register, or first...
Topics Subscribe Reply

Return To Classic site 😭
Or... let us know if a problem, so we can tweak! 😅