Haven't blogged for a long time because I'm using Instagram (@bunburysurf1) and twitter (@bunburysur1) but I'm killing time before heading overseas for a holiday in a few days and thought I'd up date some of the videos of the year so far.
SUP World Tour event in a wave pool
If you thought you were good enough to paddle a 7 foot SUP then watching this event would have changed your mind. These guys are super fit and skilled and struggled to stay upright while paddling. Good to see a WA SUPer on a WA SUP competing internationally.
There were more than a few videos floating around from the pros around the Margies Pro
Jordy from O'Neill
The alleged shark in the wave shot of Kelly via GoPro
And finally a three part doco series on Taj and Kerzzy by Red Bull
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Monday, February 3, 2014
Sunday
Lots of swell yesterday but the surf was interesting. The wind was strong and both had lots of south, which isn't ideal.
But if you were patient you might have got one or two in your session to make it worthwhile. Apparently the Ryan Hardy bodyboard clinic at sidewash got a few which is good.
I eventually chose a handplane session at Barnacles. It was probably the best session of the summer so far and definitely the best of the year.
The swell seems to have stayed around but with the Super Bowl one of my annual must sees I afraid to check out the beach as see if I'm going to miss something.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Been a while
Moved away from the blog towards the ease and immediacy of twitter and Instagram (@bunburysurf1).
A conversation there made me think about maybe blogging again. I'll think about it and see how much time I can spare.
Some pics from today's swell.
Saturday, July 27, 2013
Secrets
Few local rare spots including a new one firing today. The wall would be okay if you cold get there.
Monday, May 20, 2013
Big Swell
Big swell hitting at the moment and with some decent conditions. Best spot this afternoon was sidewash with some decent head height plus waves rolling thorough.
Its not often that the harbour buoy is over 1 metre and surfable but today is one of those days. It looks like the swell will hang for a day or so and the conditions should hold as well. If you have the time head down south.
Swell - 1.06 m at 12
Its not often that the harbour buoy is over 1 metre and surfable but today is one of those days. It looks like the swell will hang for a day or so and the conditions should hold as well. If you have the time head down south.
Swell - 1.06 m at 12
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Finally Finals
The event that seems to have gone on forever has to finish tonight. Yesterday they ran three rounds in waves that look good in the video but were disgusting. If they weren't made to surf them I doubt anyone would have bothered. Still they were better than the onshore storm slop of the day before that round 3 was forced into.
As usual Rio and more widely Brazil has been a massive flop. The women had there whole contest run in 2 foot closeouts where two moves got you a 7 and three 9 but at least it was offshore. The men have had size but thats about it.
Taj and Yadin are out. Taj scored two 9 in non-elimination round 4 but got stung with an interference. This meant Slater in round 5 and the exit door. He now has a few knuckle marks in his Mayhem (watch the video)
The video shows just how great some of these surfers are and how good some of the lower ranked surfers are in crap when they can do airs on and aren't expected to do proper turns. Watch for the Superman, Slater and Jordy.
As usual Rio and more widely Brazil has been a massive flop. The women had there whole contest run in 2 foot closeouts where two moves got you a 7 and three 9 but at least it was offshore. The men have had size but thats about it.
Taj and Yadin are out. Taj scored two 9 in non-elimination round 4 but got stung with an interference. This meant Slater in round 5 and the exit door. He now has a few knuckle marks in his Mayhem (watch the video)
The video shows just how great some of these surfers are and how good some of the lower ranked surfers are in crap when they can do airs on and aren't expected to do proper turns. Watch for the Superman, Slater and Jordy.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Chopes
There had been some movement amongst the big wave movement on Twitter the last few days with people like Laird Hamilton and Maya Gabeira tweeting from airports. The results have been slowly coming through on the net.
This video is ten minutes of pretty raw footage which shows the swell build and the crowd drop. The others are shorter
Teahupoo Tahiti 13 05 2013 by 1ere-polynesie
Weather
Very dark over the horizon, Busselton and the Cape. On the radar Bunbury is in a bit of a clear hole for now but the wind suggests that we might get rained on soon.
The tide is really high, lapping at the dunes around Juniors and the wind from the NW. There is the some sideways wave action but it would be hard to catch and pretty shifty. If you're keen and quick you could probably pick up the odd one but it will be hard work.
Swell - 0.36 @ 13
Sea - north 0.90
Wind - NNE 12-20 kmh
The tide is really high, lapping at the dunes around Juniors and the wind from the NW. There is the some sideways wave action but it would be hard to catch and pretty shifty. If you're keen and quick you could probably pick up the odd one but it will be hard work.
Swell - 0.36 @ 13
Sea - north 0.90
Wind - NNE 12-20 kmh
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