More Iggy

Two new videos from Cyclone Iggy courtesy of elsegoodproductions.com. Jay Davies and Taj get shacked in waves that are only slightly smaller than Bianca but way more gnarly.

iggy storm from Elsegoodproductions.com on Vimeo.

sneaky peaks from Elsegoodproductions.com on Vimeo.

Gone

Now that I have a break to go surfing the swell had disappeared. It was there at 8.30 with the crowd and there at 11.00 with the two SUPs but it ain't there now.

The wind is strengthening from the south.

I'm a bit annoyed.

Winter

Cold and damp.

The swell has dropped but there are still a few waves around. There is a fair sized crowd for the consistency and most are sitting on the reef.

The wind is quite strong and with a lot of south in it. It's making the waves wobbly and the tide is a bit high.

If you didn't get any yesterday it's worth a paddle provided you can accept only getting one or two.

Size : 2' with the very odd bigger one
Wind : SSE
Swell : 0.49 @ 12
Quality : wobbly
Desperation level : can you handle a crowd of kooks ?
Recommendation : worth a paddle if you have nothing to do

Footage

A few pics from this afternoon. The swell has stuck around but the crowd really built up. I'm glad that I got it first thing to myself. The waves were about the same and the lulls as long but I only had to battle myself for the sets. There was plenty of drop in and the frustration level was high. The warm weather seemed to bring out a few kooks who didn't know the rules.

0.71 at 12 seconds

Still

Plenty of waves. The mysto BP right is firing as is Juniors and the reef.

Bit of a crowd though.

0.69 at 11

Cyclone swell ?

Glassy, light ESE winds and a decent north swell. What are you waiting for ?

I have just had the best Juniors of the summer so far with no one out. The swell is clean and wally. The only problem is the long, long wait between sets. At the top of the range the waves are chest height and driving across the reef to dump you on the southern rocks.

Size : up to 3 foot
Wind : ESE
Swell : 0.56 at 13 seconds
Desperation level : low - get out there
Recommendation : hit it

Rain

Quick bit of rain and a strong gust of wind about 9.00 pm. The harbour buoy is rising quickly and is over 0.4,although Naturaliste isn't going up that sharply. It looks like there is a fair whack of north in it so we might be getting it first. Some of the cloud is from Cyclone Iggy, which is heading down past Carnarvon, so maybe we'll get some swell on the weekend from it. The forecast is for showers, offshores and up to three metres of swell for tomorrow. I'm always disappointed when I hype myself up for waves but my blistered feet might keep me out of the water and guarantee waves for everyone else. Plus school is back - no groms.