I heart WOTD

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Blowin started the topic in Wednesday, 30 Jul 2014 at 8:07am

The wave of the day does it for me big time. Nice work Steen Barnes , Shaun Anderson and Swellnet.
In one photo you've encompassed everything nice about surfing. If I was a wanker I'd say that it was perfect except for the fact he is in a wetsuit. Which it is , it's perfect .....except for the fact he's in a wetsuit.

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GuySmiley Thursday, 21 Mar 2024 at 8:43am

Today’s ~ For Whom The Bell Tolls

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basesix Thursday, 21 Mar 2024 at 8:54am

haha, took me a minute, peel/peal, brilliant.

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GuySmiley Thursday, 21 Mar 2024 at 9:04am
basesix wrote:

haha, took me a minute, peel/peal, brilliant.

Yep, very droll

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stunet Thursday, 21 Mar 2024 at 9:40am
GuySmiley wrote:

Today’s ~ For Whom The Bell Tolls

No.

God no.

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stunet Thursday, 21 Mar 2024 at 9:42am
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haha, took me a minute, peel/peal, brilliant.

Was gonna spell it "pealing bells" but thought I'd be defending bad spelling which takes the fun out of it.

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GuySmiley Thursday, 21 Mar 2024 at 11:18am
stunet wrote:
GuySmiley wrote:

Today’s ~ For Whom The Bell Tolls

No.

God no.

as in hell no
https://m.

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lostdoggy Thursday, 21 Mar 2024 at 9:59pm

The vid is even better!
Wow!

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That's insane. As good a Kirra water pic as i've seen.

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andy-mac Saturday, 23 Mar 2024 at 7:16am

Amazing wave and pic!!!!

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thermalben Saturday, 23 Mar 2024 at 7:20am

Looks like an oil painting. What a wave!

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goofyfoot Saturday, 23 Mar 2024 at 10:09am

Is he just your average punter on the wave of his life?

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basesix Saturday, 23 Mar 2024 at 11:10am

i think the short answer is 'kinda' @goofy, there's an article in surfer about him, well-above average tho I'd say, here he is donkey riding:


(apparently sth african born, lives in indo)

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southernraw Saturday, 23 Mar 2024 at 12:31pm

Insane! Great shot TB and epic wave NIck.

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Optimist Saturday, 23 Mar 2024 at 2:34pm

Crikey!

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truebluebasher Sunday, 24 Mar 2024 at 11:11pm

Crew are superstoked with majestic swellnet WOTD gallery...salute photographers!

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goofyfoot Monday, 25 Mar 2024 at 7:31am

Wonder how many times Micks been in that position.
I remember watching the old Quik movie ETR when I was 14-15 and Mick was getting sooo tubed at Kirra.
My mind couldn’t comprehend how a skinny little kid only a couple of years older than me could get tubes like that. I’d never seen anything like it

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harrycoopr Tuesday, 2 Apr 2024 at 10:00am

I've never understood the aggro towards waves by some surfers...Now this fella may be telling a mate or photographer or a potential dropin or a horrendous close out section coming up where to go but I've never understood guys telling waves to go get fkd... Some kind of competitive mindset against nature? If that's the case it telling of the state we're in... Please surfers, remember yr hippy peaceluvin roots...

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lostdoggy Tuesday, 2 Apr 2024 at 10:02am

Most likely someone shutting down the section on him/dropping in or it’s for a water photographers photo.

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stunet Tuesday, 2 Apr 2024 at 10:20am

Or simply saying hello to friends.

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southernraw Tuesday, 2 Apr 2024 at 10:32am

Gold coast salute.

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blackers Tuesday, 2 Apr 2024 at 5:29pm

I thought he was ordering two, one of each please.

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goofyfoot Friday, 5 Apr 2024 at 9:08am

Niiiiice

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blackers Monday, 8 Apr 2024 at 7:49am

Even after so many years, that step never ceases to astound. Freaky frame grab, crazy stuff by Kipp. I assume there is vision of the carnage that followed?

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Pop Down Monday, 8 Apr 2024 at 8:05am

Blackers - imho - its the most Intimidating Step in Australia , any Surfer can take .

There seems to B a FNP Painting on the Face , wishing Kipp , Bon Chance with The Step , mate !

The Fact it appears and then , sometimes doesn't , makes it even more Mysterious imho .

A Bit like Pipeline and Chiops ,in that it looked Unridable until , Someone Rode IT .

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basesix Monday, 8 Apr 2024 at 9:19am

insane - Hiro making art in metaverse 2.0 - almost too much to take in TimBo!
Kipp Caddy, best name, insanely photogenic on a wave, and bloody goes!

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harrycoopr Monday, 8 Apr 2024 at 4:19pm
Pop Down wrote:

Blackers - imho - its the most Intimidating Step in Australia , any Surfer can take .

There seems to B a FNP Painting on the Face , wishing Kipp , Bon Chance with The Step , mate !

The Fact it appears and then , sometimes doesn't , makes it even more Mysterious imho .

A Bit like Pipeline and Chiops ,in that it looked Unridable until , Someone Rode IT .

Yeah Pops
Looks like a Wandjina figure - altho way out of country in Tassie - overlooking Kip's skip

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basesix Monday, 8 Apr 2024 at 4:44pm

^ ha, I thought wandjina-type looking down at kipp at first, now all I can see is a slain lizard-king looking skyward, as kipp makes his getaway, two palace guards in the foreground, one aiming a bolt-thrower at kipp..

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AlfredWallace Monday, 8 Apr 2024 at 5:27pm
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^ ha, I thought wandjina-type looking down at kipp at first, now all I can see is a slain lizard-king looking skyward, as kipp makes his getaway, two palace guards in the foreground, one aiming a bolt-thrower at kipp..

Basesix. Definitely a Bradshaw figure or if you look closely, a fuzzy woolly Koala. A bit of fun.
We need a bit of enlightenment, over at the Laura channel, heavy.AW

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Pop Down Monday, 8 Apr 2024 at 5:40pm

After a Closer perusal , its a Rainbow Serpent .

Spreading out it's head out , to hold the Lip Up , 4 Kipp .

It's a real strain on the Old Snake , but definitely helping imho .

Whatever it is , it sure is a Classic photo .

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basesix Monday, 8 Apr 2024 at 8:42pm

^ I like it @ Pop, a serpent head poking through..
I'm still seeing a mohawked doberman-king, snout pointing toward the lip, clutching his right shoulder in pain, blood spurting from the inside of his left elbow. maybe it's just getting late.

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seeds Monday, 8 Apr 2024 at 9:22pm

Great photo
I see a GW wizzing up through the wave to not get wiped out but looking down on his intended prey and thinking so close you lucky mofo.
ps can someone punctuate this

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basesix Friday, 12 Apr 2024 at 6:18am

woof!

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southernraw Saturday, 13 Apr 2024 at 6:17am

Wow! That pic and accompanying footage of Laura Enever charging and making insane bombs at Shippies is absolutely insane. Respect!!

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Tick Saturday, 13 Apr 2024 at 7:10am

Screen saver for Mal!

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goofyfoot Saturday, 13 Apr 2024 at 7:35am

NEWSFLASH!
Margaret Rivers self proclaimed worlds best builder, Mal Caithness, 108, has today been rushed to hospital after experiencing a hard on so extreme that the end has actually blown off sources say.
A witness claims Mal opened Swellnet only to be hit full frontal with a L.E WOTD and within seconds the colour drained from his face as the blood made its way elsewhere.
More to cum.

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Craig Saturday, 13 Apr 2024 at 7:51am

Hahahaha.

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AlfredWallace Saturday, 13 Apr 2024 at 8:20am
goofyfoot wrote:

NEWSFLASH!
Margaret Rivers self proclaimed worlds best builder, Mal Caithness, 108, has today been rushed to hospital after experiencing a hard on so extreme that the end has actually blown off sources say.
A witness claims Mal opened Swellnet only to be hit full frontal with a L.E WOTD and within seconds the colour drained from his face as the blood made its way elsewhere.
More to cum.

Goofyfoot.

So, so good. I’d say Mr Caithness’s downstairs department is probably now, ‘Mal formed ‘.

Great WOTD , Laura showing us all shes got big ovaries. AW

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AndyM Saturday, 13 Apr 2024 at 9:04am

Definitely mischievous intent from Swellnet putting that as wave of the day :)

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AlfredWallace Saturday, 13 Apr 2024 at 9:20am
AndyM wrote:

Definitely mischievous intent from Swellnet putting that as wave of the day :)

Naughty but nice !!!!.

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Optimist Saturday, 13 Apr 2024 at 5:00pm

Someone should make a Laura Enever rag doll…seems appropriate and I think she’d sell heaps.

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udo Saturday, 13 Apr 2024 at 6:10pm

Opti - Rag or Blow Up ....
:-0

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andy-mac Saturday, 13 Apr 2024 at 8:05pm

Sik!

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linez Saturday, 13 Apr 2024 at 8:24pm

Hahaha, made me laugh goofy.. very good

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seaslug Sunday, 14 Apr 2024 at 10:55am

Gold gold gold GF

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wally Thursday, 18 Apr 2024 at 11:41am

I like today’s photo a lot. It’s not the usual angle. It really shows the glory of a beautiful sun-dappled cresting wave on a blue sky day. Soli giving the wave a crowning white spray as he speed banks down the wall.

It makes you want to go surfing.

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AlfredWallace Friday, 19 Apr 2024 at 8:49am

Todays WOTD.

Correct, nowhere near the electricity grid, it’s a wonderful world, there. AW

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blackers Friday, 19 Apr 2024 at 11:11am

Nice.

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velocityjohnno Friday, 19 Apr 2024 at 2:02pm

someone took a plane flight.

And yesterday's was an epic dramatic shot with Soli, I could see the wall moving just looking at it.

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southernraw Thursday, 25 Apr 2024 at 11:55am

Epic wotd today Andy. At an old familiar haunt.
Lest we forget.

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Island Bay Thursday, 25 Apr 2024 at 12:11pm

Thank you for today's wotd.

In the meantime, NZ's capital, Wellington, cancelled its Anzac Parade "due to strong winds". Fuming.

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Bnkref Thursday, 25 Apr 2024 at 12:39pm

Great shot Andy. Fitting for today.