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31Jan2013

:: Pintails

Tony & 7'6 Gunther Rohn Pintail
Orange Bumps
Was so foggy down the South End you could hardly see the crowd - but they were out there!
Step Into Light | South Steyne
Queensie Grinder
About to hop in the South End Escala
Scotty putting himself in the spot
Norfolks in the fog
Late Drop

The swell is still pushing through at a solid 6 to 8 feet today; in fact, it may have even kicked up a notch or two first thing this morning!  It takes a while to adjust to the old semi-gun so it’s great to see the pintails getting a run for multiple days in a row.  We’re into our third day of swell and we should have a couple more to go.

There’s waves from Queensie to The Bower although the degree of surf-ability depends on how much paddling and waiting you’re up for and how many duckdives you’re prepared to take every time you catch a wave.  There’s a ton of water moving around and heaps of seaweed in the mix making the challenge of getting out back even tougher.  I had so much seaweed around my legrope yesterday afternoon it started pulling me under – had to pull the emergency release!

Tomorrow mornings looking the goods at dawn before a strong Southerly change hits early in the morning.

∆ Murray


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