Surrounded

An unknown surfer joe moments before being surrounded by a decent sized one. This was just one of the many larger days we've enjoyed this Autumn.

The Exit

A Different View

From the water and black & white, as captured by Jason Smith.

Grouse

I was going to leave it just titled grouse, but for our overseas friends and any younger local ones; 'grouse' is classic Aussie slang for great. She's a grouse sheila. The party was grouse as. Grouse feed they put on. Or as depicted above, a grouse moment in the surf.

Autumn A-Frame

One trip I will never forget. Solo camping and surfing in the dunes of this south coast beachie for a week or so. Over ten years ago now, I've never ridden backhand barrels as good since. Will have to repeat that trip before too long. Hoping to see a few of these around home in the months ahead.

Beach Barrel

Say Cheese

Waiting

Drop Knee

Round

Spring Views

Two Ways

Right & left, under & over. I think both came unstuck, but I'd assume fun was had for both. And as I often repeat, that's what it's all about.

Spat

Spitting beach barrel.

Backhand Baz

Beach Shack

Not for sale. Keep up to date with the No Ship developments here.

Danger

I know plenty of you would run straight past the danger sign without thought, considering these idyllic conditions. But I can remember earlier in my own learning continuum, somehow making it out the back on a day like this and spending an hour or more trying to pluck up the courage to catch just one wave back to the safety of the shore! I guess it's relative to where you're at with your surfing. On Sunday's post I joked about a shorey being a rat shack and now I've just come across this surfing mice video. Soon they'll be selling rodent surf gear too...

Beach Barrel

Beach Power

"The amount of energy in the waves that reach only our shores each year is equivalent to probably twice the world's current power usage" 

Dr Tom Dennis in Surfing World 292 (2008)

Ouch..

Any other Tom Curren fans out there? Check his first surf at Jeffreys Bay in 1992.

Distant Wave

And no surfer joes in sight.
Hey if it's wet and your killing time check this Scrapertown video.