Silver lining

Heres a collection of photos from the storm on Wednesday and Thursday. I did get wet Wednesday at a secret spot but there is a whole story that I won't go into. On Thursday one of my favourites PK was firing but I ripped the zip off my wettie as I was suiting up to go out. Bummer.

Perhaps I should lay off on the vanilla slices !

Wednesday

Eagle Bay

PK

Dunsborough Boat Ramp

Meelup

Squall coming

Meelup

Clubbies were testing their jet skis in the pounders

PK

 Thursday - PK

Rain

Smallest touch of rain this morning and then back to how it has been for what seem to be the whole of this year !

Perfect conditions locally if there had been some swell but there wasn't.

My spy tells me that Cyclone Carlos sent some waves to the eastern side of Cape Naturaliste. Apparently there were waves at the Farm, Rockies and my favourite PK but the swell was really inconsistent. He was at Meelup and saw one roll all the way from behind the point through to the beach. I love that side and I'm spewing that I didn't think to make the trip.

East Coast

The east coast had waves today. Not the east coast of Australia like last week but the east coast of WA. With a decent sized swell there is surf on the Dunsborough side of Cape Naturaliste. But with the lack of fronts so far this year and a mixed up swell direction it wasn't top quality.

The swell was inconsistent and with enough size to get the shortboarders (well a collection of fish, mid lengths and normal boards) out. Crowds weren't that big but with the long lulls and strange take off spots it didn't take much.

There were people out everywhere to Castle Rock. Even spots that weren't usually surfed were being tried. I surfed the Rocky Point boat ramp on the mal. One guy at Eagle Bay was getting the odd head height take off. PK wasn't that great and there was a few out off Meelup point.

Could be better tomorrow at some of the northern spots when the wind goes more south west and the swell sorts its self out. Or it could go flat.

Wild

The beach is wild and wooly at the moment and surfing is a no go in Bunbury.

There are waves on the Dunsborough side of the Cape and they should clean up a little when the wind swings more west and the tide drops.

PK was ok but not really breaking how it should. And it was crowded. There was a little wave at outside Meelup and Castle Rock was small and messy but could do it later with a slight change of conditions.

Just watch the school holiday crowds.

I Love Fronts

Big front crossing today. Bunbury is a wash of big, onshore waves.

My spys tell me that there only place between Margs and Bunbury any one has tried is a Meelup !!!

Hopefully the swell will stay after the wind moves on.