Watch: Tim Bonython // After The Rain

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Stu Nettle (stunet)
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It's usually the case on the southern end of the East Coast that the best waves come at the end of a weather event.

And it was absolutely the case for the recent bout of wind and rain. No-one went near the water for five days, but then an overnight wind switch brought one of the better days in the last few months.

And as is usually the case, Tim Bonython was on hand to film it.

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flow Tuesday, 30 Mar 2021 at 10:37am

Call 000

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stunet Tuesday, 30 Mar 2021 at 10:39am

Craig Anderson having a go:

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Sprout Tuesday, 30 Mar 2021 at 11:27am

Props to the boog sendlords paddling the crazy MFers.

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Bob Sacamano Tuesday, 30 Mar 2021 at 12:49pm

The boogs give it a good crack don't they. Everyone out there does though as its not a friendly wave for anyone. For a long while the wave wasn't even looked at as theres so many others around here. It was about 96 or 97 when we seen Mike Stewart and Eppo first getting slabbed out there and giving it a crack that a lot of us thought to give it a go too.

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Bungan33 Tuesday, 30 Mar 2021 at 11:45am

hati hati Tim...a road safety message to drive "super carefully" across Sydney harbour Bridge while filming yourself? That's more dangerous than any wave in the Terror Vault I reckon.....

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rj-davey Wednesday, 31 Mar 2021 at 12:39pm

is it though...?

Reckon I'd feel significantly more comfortable traversing the SHB driving a bus with crash box chatting on the phone while eating a big mac at 10pm in a rainstorm wearing sunglasses than I would making it out of one of those

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stunet Tuesday, 30 Mar 2021 at 11:51am

Image of Wayne Cleveland used as breakout - see homepage - more than a little similar to a famous Bob Barbour shot of 15-year old Pottz at Pipe.

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udo Tuesday, 30 Mar 2021 at 12:06pm

Big Wayne charged from other side of peak on a normal board with no foot straps.

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wetgecko Tuesday, 30 Mar 2021 at 12:47pm

Last wave is Glen Thurston !!

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Island Bay Tuesday, 30 Mar 2021 at 1:02pm

Geez, that is ugly.

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scrotina Tuesday, 30 Mar 2021 at 1:56pm

fuck thats a scary wave. that first section is so heavy. only wave i can think of that looks heavier at the peak is cyclops.

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stunet Tuesday, 30 Mar 2021 at 1:57pm

If ever there was a justification for wearing a helmet, that wave is it.

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gannet Tuesday, 30 Mar 2021 at 2:04pm

How's the drop at 8:40 ?!
I was getting a bit worried there for a moment

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Stephen Allen Tuesday, 30 Mar 2021 at 3:45pm

"Southern end of the East Coast", but it was on the Mid North Coast?

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stunet Tuesday, 30 Mar 2021 at 3:53pm

Yeah, the western end of the Mid North Coast.

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Ray Shirlaw Tuesday, 30 Mar 2021 at 8:53pm

Yeh...nah..Farken spewin about my sore toe

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sangsta Wednesday, 31 Mar 2021 at 2:41pm

Classic Rock Ledge Shorey. Hoping there was some spongy cunji on the bottom of those below sea level drainers.

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D-Rex Wednesday, 31 Mar 2021 at 8:18pm

It looked like a Vicco ledge for mine..pssst, Southside but don't let on.