Watch: Burleigh June 23rd

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Craig Brokensha (Craig)
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A strong pulse of east-southeast swell, sunshine and light offshore wind.

Burleigh turned it on last Thursday with turquoise bowls and barrels reeling down the point.

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Oh Swell Friday, 1 Jul 2022 at 5:01pm

why are (most) of these guys so styley?
Is there a Burleigh Style?

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Balbero Friday, 1 Jul 2022 at 6:17pm

That has got to be the worst surfing edit I've ever seen at Burleigh. sad state of affairs there if these below average kooks are getting screen time.

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mr mick Friday, 1 Jul 2022 at 6:36pm

Should go into the ‘Just Kook It’ film collection, be right at home.

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SoCal Steve Saturday, 2 Jul 2022 at 1:14am

Lame comment.

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scrotina Saturday, 2 Jul 2022 at 12:02pm

in this day and age, our phones and computers are so flooded with high level clips of the best surfers shredding. i've seen so much similar content that its boring now unless someone does something truly exceptional. the irony of having so much amazing content available for free is that it no longer appeals like it used to. we have been spoilt. living on the goldy its even worse because every time i go for a surf there are world class pros doing it live in front of me. so long as the waves are good, its refreshing, and more enjoyable for me to see average joes getting amongst it because i can relate. unfortunately this day was a bit fast and clampy

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bigestwednesday Saturday, 2 Jul 2022 at 12:25pm

He who speaks loudest is the biggest kook of all.

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Smorto Monday, 4 Jul 2022 at 3:22pm

I wasn't aware of this but its not an unexpected request in this day and age.

Cant say I object, although the situation isn't what the quoted local indigenous lady suggests as it wasn't named after a person, so it not a typical situation where you're removing the name of an early explorer.

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Surfalot67 Monday, 4 Jul 2022 at 3:25pm

Still an Anglo name…

The ancestry of the name Burleigh dates from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from when the family lived in the fort by the wood having derived from the Old English burhleah.

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Smorto Monday, 4 Jul 2022 at 5:14pm

Haha ok nice google of Burleigh! Not sure why you quoted that but thanks.

I thought that it was first named of Burly Head (because it was big and burly compared to Little Nobby Head) but that sounded too obvious/informal so they changed it to Burleigh. Sure its anglo, but its not named after anyone.

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truebluebasher Thursday, 7 Jul 2022 at 10:37pm

Wotz in a Name!
Surf God Jabreen timed a perfect session & swam to Horizon & Bodysurfed ashore.
Raising his Waddy (Jebbribillum) re: Little Burley coasting to Jellurgul (Big Burley)
Climate change Legend records the period when seas subsided > ("Land Rising")
Largest East Coast Surf Festivals centred dozens of First Nation's Surf Craft designs

The Spit 1st opened here then back knits north To Cape Moreton ( Islands since 1780 )
Fish Traps were fed by a northside entrance to the Big Swamp, last breached in 1930's.
At today's Stormwater outlet near Council Lifeguard HQ. (Erosion weak point then!)
Locals recall these Swamps stretched from the headland to flood with the Big Swamp!
These flood events set North Gold Coast adrift as the initial Spit / Island / Chain reaction.

1840 Dixon's Sketch = Burley Head (Bulky) + River Perry
1860 Landsberg Map = Burly Head + Tallabadgery Ck > ( Tallebudgera Ck > Talle Ck )
Ned's craft wiped out so The River was de-mained to Creek Status ( No allotted Pilot)
Surfing a Raft out thru the mouth & back 'round to shore merits Navigable River Status!
1871 Burleigh Heads Survey Plan + Surf Reserve
Being less rugged & more Regal as in Burghley's King Inn or Burleigh
Fowler 1st surfed a pay load 'round the Point > bullock to Ned's Northcliffe Wharf.(Rd)
1880's (re: Fowler's Bullock) North Nobby + (South Nobby -North/Little Burleigh)
1880's Burleigh Bluff + Burleigh Knoll (Little Burleigh)
1888 1st WSR Buggy (Taxi) Surfed around the Point.(Thru the Line Up)
1910 Big Burleigh + Little Burleigh (Later Nth Burleigh)
These names are very much still used by Old School...they know no other!
1920 Miami (Re-branded each side of South Nobby or North Burleigh as Miami!
Jebbribillum /Mad Mile /Little Burleigh /Miami /Sth Nobby /Nth Burleigh /Heartbreak Hill.
1960's Burleigh Head/land + North Burleigh (Heartbreak Hill) are current names.
1960's Burleigh Point is a Local reference (NP / Camping / Fishing / Hikers / Surfing)
Can't find early use of the name The Point apart from local here-say from the era!
Only surfers would use The Point ... as in World renowned Point Break.

swellnet exclusive Wotz in a name delivered by 1974/75 Burleigh Paper Boy!
tbb did live both beneath & up high on the Point as a young child..recall seeing Whales!
Neighbour above us ran the Qld UFO club > Burleigh was & still is a World UFO Hot Spot.

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burleigh Friday, 1 Jul 2022 at 6:37pm

Snooze fest. Glad I surfed elsewhere that day

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Peter Reynolds Monday, 4 Jul 2022 at 12:48pm

As if your little prawn arms could handle the sweep anyway haha

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burleigh Monday, 4 Jul 2022 at 12:59pm

Prawns live in the sea.

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Peter Reynolds Monday, 4 Jul 2022 at 1:06pm

Not bad not bad, they usually swim with the current, not against it, arms too small

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Roadkill Friday, 1 Jul 2022 at 7:24pm

I surf like the first guy mostly with a bit of below average kook thrown in.

burleigh, still pretending he is a surfer and not just a covidiot is pretty funny.

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Finnbob the terror Friday, 1 Jul 2022 at 7:43pm

Wow, pretty sure most of the guys on this Vid had a great surf and are pretty excited to see themselves on Swellnet, keep ya negative comments to ya selves, ya shredding heroes. Isn't surfing suppose to be a personal enjoyable experience,. Who cares how good you look, you bunch of tossers.

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hackonayak Saturday, 2 Jul 2022 at 9:13am

Well said....!!

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pjbyron Sunday, 3 Jul 2022 at 1:59pm

Couldn't agree more...few wankers commenting on this post hey.

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Peter Reynolds Monday, 4 Jul 2022 at 12:41pm

Yeah mate welcome to the Swellnet comments section hahahaha where you will find a regular bunch of has-been flogs calling everyone a kook, my old man would say 'whos the pot calling the kettle black'. They also like to paraphrase the BOM website for effect as well, you should log into those forums for a right laugh!

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Paul McD Friday, 1 Jul 2022 at 9:00pm

Closest i've seen Kirra looking like Kirra in over 20 years. So sick. Lucky buggers who are getting amongst it.

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goofyfoot Friday, 1 Jul 2022 at 9:44pm

amazing

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Lammie Friday, 1 Jul 2022 at 11:43pm

10/10 finnbob. who cares what it looks like from the beach or the lounge chair. Those guys are having a dig.

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groundswell Saturday, 2 Jul 2022 at 1:04am

I dont know what some of you with complaints are on about the only thing wrong with this besides them not being challenger series qualifiers was the waves just weren't that hollow compared to kirra and other waves on the south coast nsw and also more unpredictable, making the tubes harder to pull into and get slotted and positioning/speed transitions more difficult. They weren't kooks in my book just out of position a few times. which is easy to see why.the waves weren't all time in my book.

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Surfalot67 Saturday, 2 Jul 2022 at 9:19am

Some nice sections but Burlz is nothing like it used to be. Banks are too straight and sectiony, Tappa got the longest one that was like one tenth of a Kirra or Greeny wave. The drone shows the whole story, the bank is a straight line to surfers, no longer wrapping around the point.

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Spatchcock Saturday, 2 Jul 2022 at 10:30am

Swell was really straight this day, most of the waves too fast. Lots of potential but no cigars

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Seaweed Saturday, 2 Jul 2022 at 8:33pm

To the surfer at 5.50 I gotta say great ride and I love your work..

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Surfalot67 Monday, 4 Jul 2022 at 12:52pm

Looks like Tappa

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Kham Monday, 4 Jul 2022 at 12:00pm

He he he, I Love the banter. I personally find it refreshing to see an unedited clip of (mostly) average Joe; wipe outs, makes and possibly the wave of the day (or life) for some.
It looked like tricky Burleigh, where local knowledge of the break was required. Recognized a few local faces.
I had a good surf elsewhere that day, 1st after 2 weeks of covid.
Have appreciation of the simple joy of surfing, cause you miss it when you cant.