whats your fave surf spot?

hey waxheads.. me inc.

so whats your fave line up?

local or os?

c'mon enlighten the brothers n sisters of VW land wif all the best secret spots you harbour to your local frat..
pics will be good too..
c'mon short or long boards its all good..
cheers paul..

on the top of my list is... urmm
may have to think of that for wee bit.. so many i love..
ok i do love yellow patch atop of Moreton island..
nice waves no line up except for tiger sharks.. :o

Agness waters...... couple of different breaks there and always a nice solid wave, starting to get a bit buzy tho..



steff..................

crescent head nsw for surfing
for kite surfing port douglas 4 mile beach

forgot to put... the overseas ones...


Uk senon cove.... not the biggest wave but you can get a long ride from it.... i learnt to surf there so always a fav..

Hayle...... one of the strongest waves in the uk.. can get some of the most perfect sets seen in uk waters there.. always going off... but u have to get it right on the tide....

Ireland... a small place just north of cork.... point,reef and beach breaks... u take your pick one of them is allways good..

Tenerife..... on the north side just past the big ship wreaks near Puerto de la Cruz, stunning reef break, always a good size,strong,and glassy . only down point is on a big wave it sucks up and the reef itself is only about 5 foot under so wiping out can be painfull...

South africa..... a place called mossel bay around that area is some great waves .. u have to hunt them but its worth the time spent looking.. we spend 3 days on the beach about 25ks southwest of there and every day it was near perfect.. in that time saw one small fishing boat and no one else... had the beach all to our selfs... getting a bit harder to find there now as its become more popular but its still possible......


steff....................

The Alley north Narrabeen!
Rob...

Boulders-moreton,i surf there most weekends and also have a secert spot over there.😉
back beach Angourie
outer reef yardies and burrows (WA)
super sucks,yo yo's and ulu's (indo)
devils island-samoa
winki pop-vic
south wall ballina
spit fire banks for a bit of tow in
Also some fun beaches very close to home?

here


okay here is called darkem nn[ Edited on 16-7-2005 by winerot ]

Byron has ordinary surf, dont bother even looking...
lennox point is no good either, or in front of the surf club and pub in lennox are crap...

nice board winerot!!!!!!!! That you?

Fav spots on northern beach's, suckup at longy and probably butterbox. seal rocks when its firing is awsome too. Only longboard in summer wen its

in newcastle the reefys off nobbys are the best-pipe,spot 2nds etc..groper is also good with a big south swell,and at the moment theres a good bank at newcastle main beach which is pretty fun.by the way all u surfers on here should invest in a trusty bodyboard haha.ive posted a pic of 2nds..

yeh its an old hanimex coolite which i still ride
only 1 of a few that still does it gives me a great deal of fun been asked about riding normal boards again but the excitement
not there so i dont.
1 of my best sessions was a couple of years ago at duranbah, i paddle out on this little coolite & you could hear the scoffs dickhead, wanker, cripple, & etc etc.
went straight to the back & sat there with 5 locals sneering & scoffing as well as the other 30 i passed on the way out.
4ft swell i waited till my wave was up about 3ft took off it hugged the rocks all the way in most of the gromets have never seen a coolite & the oldies havent for a while either well that first wave was instant respect they were even giving me waves questions left right & centre hoots & hollering every wave it has to be one of the biggest buzz & bets surfs im not a great surfer but i can hold my own any day even got kicked out of bronte board riders as a teenager first comp made the finals ooohhhh they didnt like that.

i'll pass on the shark biscuit, Huey wants his waves ridden standing up.
Going for a wave over moreton hopefully later during the week been a couple of big noahs hanging around the cape and through harpers beaches.We got chased out of harpers in feburary by tiger shark look to be about 14-15ft, my mate has got video footage of of the monster killing a manta ray, scary shit!

field wrote:i'll pass on the shark biscuit, Huey wants his waves ridden standing up.
Going for a wave over moreton hopefully later during the week been a couple of big noahs hanging around the cape and through harpers beaches.We got chased out of harpers in feburary by tiger shark look to be about 14-15ft, my mate has got video footage of of the monster killing a manta ray, scary shit!

hey put that filum on this thread (if you can)...

anothery i like to ride is deadmans at straddie..
unfortunatly dont get there often enough..
n also old woman island on the sunny coast.. again more bitey things to dodge..
btw yeah there all crap spots too, like byronbus said.. :P

see what i can do. yeah old womans goes off paddle over a heap of times and every time i say i'm never doin that again.

yeah just like drinking when you've got a really good hangover 😀

Ok, a couple of secret spots, but they are top secret, cant tell anyone...

Broken Head, south of Byron
Whites Beach in the National Park south of Byron (there are several nice breaks in the national park, just watch the dodgy man bits, especially at kings)
Nth 7 Mile, also access via the national park

My fav secret spot is Tallows Beach, the rivermouth...dont tell a soul

Oh and lately Belongil just north of byron has been going off...no one thinks to go there, so never crowded (until now - dont tell others)...

Around Byron you can surf almost everyday if you have a shortboard and a longboard...the early almost always consists of a paddle at wategoes or little wategoes, the other morning there were 5 of us (all mates, so party waves were everywhere) and at least 50 dolphins, what a way to start the day...

In saying that, its never worth leaving the gold coast or sydney to come surfing here in Byron, the answer will always be "you should have been here yesterday"

Not telling you my Fav spot in NSW,, but best one I found was (promise not to tell anyone)..
around 200nm off Cairns in the Coral Sea.. clean 3-4ft,, not a single person in sight (few sharks),, not a landmark in sight either...and me the only one out... ahhh bliss

dave

ps. no I won't divulge the GPS coordinates.. afraid it will get crowded!!

Currumbin Alley, Qld. Gets a little crowded, though.

i gave you guys a hint with the spit fire banks,gets big, an only breaks in really big swells very hard wave to find mostly do a bit of tow in there.Two years ago i surfed skirmish point and a another spot( i won't name) 3 days straight last time i surfed skirmish was in 1988 it takes big cyclone swell and a howling nth east biggest i've seen it was3-4 ft nice peaky lefts

haha Belongil, that's a gay beach isn't it? not that i know that.

deewhy point when its over 5 foot tends to thin out the numbers

murray

another good secret spot for you guys up nth is called "the well" jsut north of coffs,right near sapphire,good heavy reef and no other people out other than mates,good times,get pretty hectic over 4' tho,i wouldnt suggest surfers to go there,big drops and shallow reefs and surfboards...

so way should'nt us short boarders surf it?

because its where the bulldogs go when they are up here
who let the dogs out woof woof
😏

Cresent head the hallowed longboard grounds ,culburra on the south coast at the telegraph poles....great banks,werri beach is nice..as long as there is a wave i really dont mind!!!!!!!!flat as a plank today down south....cheers steve

yeah milk pond up here to.

Hey h we've also got some footage of parko and dean morrison surfing and towing at boulders 5-6 ft we parked the boat and could see 2 jet skis heading over to us...the boyz introduce themselfves to us and joined us for a surf.mate i surfed for 1hr and had to go sit on the rocks and watch while my mate video'd the whole thing

Noosa.....by.far.....Australias.best.longboarding.playground.

My best surf ever was at Bells last year it was epic 6 foot so perfect.Also surfed 13 Beach Victoria with 3 friends but Freezing. I love surfing Brocken Head. I was born and Bred on the Goldy but i am over it too busy.I surf at kingscliff NSW or try and find an uncrowded beachy.
I would love to surf Agnes.I have attaced a photo of bells but not sure how to attach photos
have fun in the surf
:sandrinenn[ Edited on 17-7-2005 by surfchickhangten ]

field wrote:Hey h we've also got some footage of parko and dean morrison surfing and towing at boulders 5-6 ft we parked the boat and could see 2 jet skis heading over to us...the boyz introduce themselfves to us and joined us for a surf.mate i surfed for 1hr and had to go sit on the rocks and watch while my mate video'd the whole thing

cool man...
how good is the wave, you, ya mates n the dolphins n ya fave stick yeah.. wouldn't swap it for quids..

surfchickhangten ya pic is goin off, great ride... :thumb

yeah bben up to agnes, nice.. was in VIC last wek and went to o'donahues break at anglesea.. great time a bit cold but.. will post a pic shortly, it was a grouse line up..

dy point is a waste if time lol. Wait hours for a wave! Seen it today? 3ft and 100 ppl out, wat a joke! Would have been a good wave 30 years ago without the crowds. Any oldies got some stories of wat the local breaks used to be like before surfing kicked off? Enless summer material?

winerot single fins are so much fun! Really loose off the top, love just triming on hollow waves! I got a few oldies here, will take a pic later when i get back from the beach.... nothin better during the school holidays, get to laugh at all the pissed off workers coming out for their lunch time surf aswell.... "whats up with school holidays, when do these little F**kers go back to scool!" lol. nn[ Edited on 18-7-2005 by 76camper ]

Crescent Head for the easy long wave. Back beaches to Point Plomer for deserted quality waves. Mullawarra is a good break also.

At home Pellican Beach at North Entrance. Allways 1ft bigger here than anywhere else on the Central Coast.

How's it goin' Steve?

Brendan

OK Secret Spot..

I used to work down the snow for a few years and got bored of skiiing so decided to go for a wave. Trouble was its a couple of hours from Thredbo to the beach.... local bloke told me of this one (keep it secret !!)
Seems that they regularly let a bit of water spill through one of the cuaseways each morning in Lake Jindabine that makes a small groundswell across the lake... when it hits the east side of one of the islands you get a clean 2-3ft lefthander... 2 waves per day only (in other wods if you miss them you have long paddle back)...
oh and wear something warm...

daaave

gday brendan,still playing vw's..thinking of having a get together at cresent head for the lads which are interested ..maybe in late sept /oct..you in ? mate in berry just got delivery of a DRIFT knee board it was soooo flat down south we thought we were at the central coast!!! cheers steve

Steve,
I've been out of the water for 5 weeks with a rotator cuff injury. Had a 3 hour session in 5-6 ft glassy at North entrance. Last wave took off late, steep drop, very shallow.... you know the rest of the story.

This is the longest I've been out of the water for 3 years! Going to take the board out on Sat for some paddling work.

My son is also getting back in the water after 12 weeks out with a fin slash.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y208/GL1972/jakeslash3.bmp
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y208/GL1972/jakeslash2.bmp

He did this 20 minutes after getting his first tube ride. Look at his smile..morphine is a good thing!

Brendan

poor fella. nothing worse than an injury that keeps you out of the waves. Had a guy from melb when i was in samoa get cheese grated over devils island reef his whole back justed slashed up... sad thing was it his first overseas surf trip and second day there ...Would of been a very uncomfortable plane ride home.

Ive surfed with dean morrison and danny wills, the back beaches in byron...good guys, always happy to take people in the boat if they have a spare seat

hectic fin chop!!!

I got slashed up by oysters when i slipped on some rocks in nelson bay after going snorkelling a year or two ago... 28 stiches... :cry

Thought i had a pic on the pc but maybe not. if i find it will post it

Robo wrote:The Alley north Narrabeen!
Rob...

which breaks the alley? Im living in Collaroy at the moment but seem to be spending most of my time surfing the northern part of longreef.

Im a big fan of the great ocean road, Urquarts bluff can be good fun at time, but my best surfs have been around Bawley point and Mollymook

brendan thats ..lost for words ..its that big i'm sure there's a map of sydney there..poor fella...good news about getting back on the board..lets have a getogether and surf ..will keep in touch cheers steveps..where did you end up in the kombi classic?

nasty...

Try in NSW

Cowries (Shellharbour boat harbour outside front to 15ft) bodysurf under 10ft
Suicide Hole at Cape Solander, Kurnell (you now dead mobs) only bodysurf!!!!
Voodoo near Kurnell : like Margaret River all sizes.
Shark Island: bodysurf if under 10ft then belly board to 15ft plus on outside reef and yes there is one!!! You know if big enough if ghost reef breaks 3 mile off Voodoo.

Steve,
I don't know where I came. Considering I only caught one scoreable wave I don't think I was a winner. I was a lot of fun though.

We should organise a VW surf day when the weather gets warmer (for all the summer surfers).

Brendan

OMG that fin chop looked nasty..

surfed cowries alot, a short hollow right crowded when more than 5 people get out there because of the small take off point, anywhere around shell harbour is good the farm or if you like them alittle fat try shallows good fun with some small sucky sections at times.
but as i grew up in narooma surfing around there at the bar or if you feel like a hike in the car go down to mystery bay and go out at 1080s , then you got congo alilttle north or for something special go to blacks a heavy uncrowded right that requires a boat or a 2 hour hike if you are up for it.
i have surfed all over sydney use to go to newport all the time but mostly whale and when it was out of controll there was allways a wave in kiddies corner at palm beach around 6 ft it has to wrap around the point to get in there and as there is high cliffs all around there the wind doesnt really effect it to bad.
dont really like surfing to much anymore (in sydney) went out at long reef a couple of weeks ago was ordinary then had a family of 8 sit right on top of us , city surfers in general think they are kelly slater or something its really anoying most are kooks with massive attitudes,you wouldnt mind so much if they just enjoyed it for what it is not what they think they are

I agree with steff, agnes waters is pretty good.
steff do u come from agnes or around there??
what sorta vw u got?
Ella

Jake (who's 12) did it on a shore dump after a 3 hour session with me. He was bellying the board in and the wave he was on met the backwash and jacked up. He tried to get off the side of the board but it nosedived into the sand and the wave threw him onto the back of it. He fractured his kneecap and cut through his quad muscle. Exposed the tendons on the inside of the knee but luckily did not sever them. He has a pretty awesome scar now. "Chicks Dig Scars!" I tell him.

Brendan

field wrote:poor fella. nothing worse than an injury that keeps you out of the waves. Had a guy from melb when i was in samoa get cheese grated over devils island reef his whole back justed slashed up... sad thing was it his first overseas surf trip and second day there ...Would of been a very uncomfortable plane ride home.

Did you stay at Samoana? We went there last May and got 7 days straight of very very nice waves. I had been once before and didn't stay at the resort so had to paddle out to boulders, coconuts etc - long f'ken paddle! Gets a little scary there sometimes but can get magic.

No real secret spots on the goldie or nth nsw unfortunately. Occasionally get the odd uncrowded bank along the fingal-pottsville stretch if you're lucky :vader

Dasdubber wrote:

field wrote:poor fella. nothing worse than an injury that keeps you out of the waves. Had a guy from melb when i was in samoa get cheese grated over devils island reef his whole back justed slashed up... sad thing was it his first overseas surf trip and second day there ...Would of been a very uncomfortable plane ride home.

Did you stay at Samoana? We went there last May and got 7 days straight of very very nice waves. I had been once before and didn't stay at the resort so had to paddle out to boulders, coconuts etc - long f'ken paddle! Gets a little scary there sometimes but can get magic.

No real secret spots on the goldie or nth nsw unfortunately. Occasionally get the odd uncrowded bank along the fingal-pottsville stretch if you're lucky :vader

Yeah the first time we did and found it a bit expensive,the second time we did a home stay at unganoa just near boulders met up with some yanks who
have been going there for years and put us onto some waves that the resort keep a secert. The only thing is trying to get a boat but just key up with the locals
or suss out a few yanks.

If there are any goofy footers out there like me get over to WA...My parents use to run the Exmouth caravan park for 5 years and that place is loaded with world class lefts.Sadly no more free accomadation over there an more they moved to Melbourne🙁 but i have memories of great waves

Valla is one of the best around here.

HT's hands down (Why? see photo)! Panaitan, One palm, napalms, playgrounds region in indo. West Java is also good.

Qld - Barrier Reef
- Nrth & Sth Strad
- Boulders
- Flinders
- DI point (Backbeach)
- Burlz

NSW - Needledicks
- Lennox (only 6ft plus tho)
- Greens
- Nrth & Sth Wall Ballina
- Iluka

Is that you 72Fasty?

Nice barrel

Hey Dubcrazy

Some good UK waves you mentioned,but you missed a couple of really good waves.
Leven, the best limestone reef in the UK, Lynemouth, perfect left point, Widemouth bay, just south of Bude, good on the day. Challaborough, Bantham and Bovisand reef on the south Coast. Even south Fistral on a pushing tide, if you sit in the rocks it doesn't get too busy, makes it a bit sketchy though.

Over here, I guess sunshine on a good solid day, the slab to the left of Moffats.

Then there's Canggu, Medewi, La santa, Yerbebuena (SP), Chicama, Grand Plage, Cavalier, VVF and the favourite neck and board breaker, newport

Too many to mention I guess

North Narrabeen the Alley. My local and fave when Double overhead( kneeling) or bigger when the crowd thins. This is a shot of me there in late 80s on the Tuesday of the "Big Wedenesday " swell.

Here's a thew that really go off, The Boneyard (TAS), Cronulla Pt and Fish Reef (PNG).😵

nulla point is good 😉 how bout the farm on the nsw south coast 👍

sweet rides of the greenroom.. bring em on.. the more the sweeta!👍

Snappa on a good week day👍

Scar Reef early 90s.M

56astro wrote:Valla is one of the best around here.

not funny steve! shhhhhhhhh!

dumone wrote:

56astro wrote:Valla is one of the best around here.

not funny steve! shhhhhhhhh!

Living at mum's while we build at Swampsville, so I ordered a new board. 4-5 weeks and that pic of Paul Joske will b me.
:P

I reckon there are less people surfing these days than when I was a grommet.

yeah 56astro, thats me. Second last day of our trip this year in april. Seeing as im in a spruiking mood, here's another! HAHAHHAHA

Oh, and Noosa Bar, Queens Birthday this year. All time.

the noosa one above is soo sweet.. lucky man who rode that.. awesome :thumb

Just got out of the water at Lennox Point, had a great little wave with only about 10 other people, was a nice change but the water was freezing, steamer back out again tomorrow...

Hey 72 fasty........The queens birthday long weekend and days after was all time, some of the best in memory.
We were a bit north at D.I. point.
Went up there on the friday night and took the tinnie up for a fish.
Went out for a fish on the saturday morning off the headland got some nice pearlies too easy up there I must say.
The swell grew on sat arvy and surfed the open beach at 3-4 foot.
By sunday it was up to 5-6 foot and nice and then monday ......well what can I say....7-8+ tooo big for open beach close outs but still had the tinnie to go over rainbow side.
Long stoy short....crazy tinnie ride to the point but was 6 foot plus 300m noncloseout RHer from out back point to the beach or untill your legs gave up from fatigue of it all.
Not crowded at all right place right time.....was insurfing life mag a few issues ago.
That swell hung round for about a week was insane everywhere in se QLD bla bla bla.

Best spot ever = old local, Oyster Creek just north of Valla (but that was ten years ago so who knows what its like now...they probably filled it in and built a supermarket there or something)

Here in WA, Gas Bay near Margaret River is quite nice for a right hander.

Oyster Creek would be going off today.

I just back in from an hours surf at Black Rock (between Valla and Nambucca) and it was awesome. First surf in a long while so a bit of shoulder fatigue cut the session short.

Can't wait for the new stick to arrive.

(bloody salt water on the keyboard now)

geez is black rock still popular too?

how's the river mouth or is it too salted up these days?

Black Rock is generally only surfed by locals and the occasional camper in the caravan park. Best swell in ages and there was about 8 of us in total.

Not many surf the river mouth nowadays. Two locals were attacked there about 4-5 years ago by what was believed to be a bull shark. That is a great wave though, hey.

Well done Waltermitty I knew there was something I liked about you

A fellow cripple

Cant do big bottom turns now the knees just arent the same but bring on the hollow stuff

Sorry if this is sort of off-topic...but does anyone happen to still have a copy of that surf movie 'Mad Wax' - about circa 1988-89?

You guys would be the best to ask!


cheers,

Brian

56astro wrote:Oyster Creek would be going off today.

I just back in from an hours surf at Black Rock (between Valla and Nambucca) and it was awesome. First surf in a long while so a bit of shoulder fatigue cut the session short.

Can't wait for the new stick to arrive.

(bloody salt water on the keyboard now)

rub it in why don't ya! you knew i was working and heading for my second job after that!

nice change over time on the roof rack!saw you at Eungai and 20 mins later the racks on and you're givin me the thumbs up with the board on top!

sneak_e wrote:Sorry if this is sort of off-topic...but does anyone happen to still have a copy of that surf movie 'Mad Wax' - about circa 1988-89?

You guys would be the best to ask!


cheers,

Brian

yeah got it!

Shit you guys have too much money, all thos OS stuff! Im an old Narrabeen boy. Anyone here surfed White Rock?
I can also remember Collaroy once at 15 foot plus, that was back in the 80's some time possibly the same day/s as mitty was out there! I can remember watching the late Col Smith, Simon Anderson and Mark Warren out the Alley, they were about the only one's silly enough to be out there! My old local break was the pines. Occationally I could be bothered walking up to the alley.
Rob...

beerdoc wrote:Well done Waltermitty I knew there was something I liked about you

A fellow cripple

Cant do big bottom turns now the knees just arent the same but bring on the hollow stuff

Men of impeccable taste obviously.... me too, heh

dumone wrote:

sneak_e wrote:Sorry if this is sort of off-topic...but does anyone happen to still have a copy of that surf movie 'Mad Wax' - about circa 1988-89?

You guys would be the best to ask!


cheers,

Brian

yeah got it!

Awww can I pleeeeeeze get a copy somehow? I tried all the wholesale video places, Billabong, EBay, even a bunch of old surfer hotrodders I know - no luck! Is anybody at the Heads doing video to digital transfers or anything? I'm happy to pay for it 🙂

LOWRIDER

Men of impeccable taste obviously.... me too, heh

Mate you live the" lo is the go". Low cars and low surfuing. LOL. Mitch

i went for a paddle yesterday at garrie beach was ok untill the tide came in and it got pretty fat, there was a very clean orande bay in the carpark

Great photo and wave Waltermitty!

From another fellow kneelo.

Brendan

waltermitty wrote:LOWRIDER

Men of impeccable taste obviously.... me too, heh

Mate you live the" lo is the go". Low cars and low surfuing. LOL. Mitch

Mitch, :thumb
That's almost right.... and 'lowlight'
btw, did you make that left??

Its a long time ago now? I know I have made a heap of the first one at Narrabeen . But the second shot is scar reef in Sumbawa and although it looks less benine that wave just gets heavier and heavier then sucks on coral . The day that shot was was takren a yank on another boat lost both heals on dry reef . not pretty.
Michl

Found this one Long reef during a cyclone swell mid 90s , great waves for a week .What a bank. M

woohoo.... a nice place to be, WM.
you should post some pics on the USA kneelo site;
www.ksusa.org.

just been to one of my all time fave spots since i was a wee tacker.. straddie
fir those of you who are not aware or have been living under a rock
stradbroke island is just off brisbane..
anyway 1st day of my surf, drinkin camping a cyclinders week was poo, cold rainy and yuk but day 2 looked like this and whoo hooo the wind swung to the norwest and north gorge was doin a great job
main beach as you can see below..

n the next day lookin out to deadmans with the bus..
it was a great week but just went by too quick..
enjoy

Here's a couple of pics of Fistral in Newquay, a perfect spot when the swell swings in. Especially the left off the rocks at South. Makes you forget about the rubber and snow.

c'mon..
must be some sweet xmas hol sets just waitin to be looked at on here.. 👍

In front of the Pub at Lennox and the Point were pretty good today but the crowds are killing me, where do all these people come from, hardly any locals...ah well, had a bit of fun

How good was the swell today, overhead and glassy...

Surfed early at Lennox main beach and later at flatrock...i love living in paradise...

Anyone else get some waves today?

Stop it Bruce you're teasing me.....we have 2ft mush swell and the water is a sickly 26+ degrees up here.
But the good thing is I got a place at Wooli right on the beach for a week as of Saturday.
I'm coming to soak up some cool water and will be patrolling between Sandon River and Wooli.
May even swing by Lennox on the way home,look out for a LT35 LWB menace kombi.

sounds sweet byronbus..
am down that way next friday for a long awaited surf...
so bring it on pls.. 🙂

Still no waves in Sydney so Im going skiing YEAH BABY off tomorrow to Japan for two weeks loving it . It has snowed ther 33 out of the last 35 days, best season on record!
Mitchell

Frogstar, drop in on the way home and you can be reuinited with my new singlecab...haha

Sandon goes off when its working, although dont get caught on the island when the tide goes high...

i don't want to hear how good the surf is in byron!
i'm back at work and the mrs and kid are staying at the holiday house in belongil!!!!

haha😀

hey frog wilsons is a great spot or if its small diggers headland but you have to walk around
till you come to a little bay, no wind low tide its a great break & there both close to wooli.
as i type this its about 4ft & shit thanks to the east southeast.
sandon, minnie, wooli & station theres heaps of breaks around this part of the coast.
cheers wally & thank god national parks are not into development👍