do you have to be a member to vote? If not then that explains it because I'm pretty sure you have to sign up to post.

Zuke said...
^^^^ I agree about the reds but back on topic.

Nice one mate, was that yesterday as well?

LateStarter said...



Definately not too bad for a hot summer afternoon in Perth...

Looks like quite a few people read this forum....

Just got a couple of nice ones, so stoked

I had a wicked surf with my kids today after work. We had some very nice wedges and waves running along the beach. Great waves being had by all

Surf was packed but we were all locals so heaps of banter and cheering, my son and i stayed till dark and what a buzz

Got to move the sand onwards but should have been set up as permanent bypass system when the beach I assume you are talking about was created.

Could be an all time right hander there with a certain famous body board wave continuing to run down the beach without the crazy return groyne they put in.

Lost a wave, got a wave and then the return went in and wave went again.

Such a shame as it is a swell magnet

jbshack said...

Do you work

Yes, but not Monday to Friday 9-5. I wouldn't earn anywhere near what you do but I have a good work/life balance that is very important to me. I wouldn't usually go two days in a row either but I could see the second day was going to be on and I went with a fellow 'breezer to share the stoke which was great.

Ctngoodvibes said...
^^^^^
Great work zuke....all falls in a heap when you have kids though.

How do you know he doesn't?

Indodreaming said...
Got to move the sand onwards but should have been set up as permanent bypass system when the beach I assume you are talking about was created.

Could be an all time right hander there with a certain famous body board wave continuing to run down the beach without the crazy return groyne they put in.

Lost a wave, got a wave and then the return went in and wave went again.

Such a shame as it is a swell magnet

you'd lose the specified navigable depth in the cut after a short while without that spur groyne, plus permanent systems have not been proven to be able to deal with the weed that you love showing pictures of here as well bakesy. plus the rock shelf a short depth under the sand makes them less efficient (depth of sand that can be sucked up is really important). plus reducing the amount of sand that actually goes past in any way severely affects the northern mandurah beaches.
the city of mandurah is still looking at a permanent system, the government is too, but when you start talking about tens of millions of tax payers dollars to install and operate - justifying it to tax payers from all over the state becomes more difficult. just saying.

i have a bit to do with it through my work, and happy to talk about the system in more detail with anyone who wants to ask, which i've said on here before.
cheers.

it will certainly be unfortunate if or when they decide to close off that whole section of beach (and possibly ocean) to public access during bypassing operations due to "unsafe practices" as you describe them. more people might get channeled towards a couple of reefies just down the way? better the devil you know now maybe?

but yes, many behind the scenes are actually working towards the surf enhancement options and less beach impact you describe, its just a super slow process unfortunately, but we should still aim/dream for a Mandurah superbank

Mazdon

The spur could be moved north and be reconfigured to still catch the same volume of sand while creating the beach angle to make a right hander.

The authorities quote millions to shift but if you allowed the sand to fill in it could be done as a land rather than water operation.

We dont want a fingal style structure on the beach and they have nowwhere to place the plant room.

If you shifted and redesigned the trap I am sure you could set up what they have there at the moment in the corner and take some each month every month and it would even create a lagoon for safe swimming.

There are lower costs solutions than the direction the boffins are taking us.

I spoke with a well known ex pro surfer and pro fisherman who had lived through all the changes to the main entrance and dawesville cut.

He went to council suggesting that an extension to the Doddies groyne would capture sand and if correctly angled send it over to the northern side.

Basically despite 30 years of living and breathing the area was told what would you know your just a dumb fisherman

Absolute circus.

subasurf said...
Absolute circus.

I got some rippers today, best surf in ages!!

mocha1 said...
You blokes obviously weren't surfing scab area then....or you are easily pleased
Although a bad day surfing is still better than a good day at work.

No way was I there I made that mistake yesterday

Unless "work" involves nudity and jen hawkins and surfing and beer!!!!!!