More groyne

Another nice session at the BP Groyne today. The swell has dropped with yesterday's smaller waves today's sets but the wind was still light and there were enough breaking to get your fill.

There were basically three types of waves coming through. The rip wasn't that strong so the bigger set waves were hitting the outside bank before reaching the rip and closing out. The rest fell into two categories the ones that twisted towards the groyne and the ones that bent away.

The ones that bend away were 80/20 closeouts/speed runs. The ones that bent in either were really small and rolled into the shorebreak. The remainder held up in the rip and after take off, tended to back off slightly giving some face or a nose ride section (I was on my mal).

The water was cool but nice freezing (after the first wash over anyway) and nice and clear. The crowd was me and then a body boarder towards the end.

Looks like the swell is still on the wane but it shouldn't be long before there is another kick..


Down south is meant to have been good over the last few days and may be worth a trip if you have the time.