Watch: African Kirra

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Ben Matson (thermalben)
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"In the middle of summer, starved of any good surf, we decided to set our sights north, looking past borders in search of lesser known, less consistent spots, rumored to produce quality surf in the off-season.

Luckily for us, knowledge of an extremely fickle right hand sand-spit, coincided with the extremely rare swell and wind combination it needs to come alive. Chatting with people in the know, we were informed that the swells needed to awaken this beast were a once-a-year occurrence and that the size and quality of surf expected on that particular swell was likely to eclipse anything seen there in the last 15 years. Needless to say, we packed our bags and made the long, grueling trek.

We arrived to perfect three-foot barrels dredging along the sand bank for hundreds of meters. It was as if we’d arrived at the world famous Kirra before its discovery, free to bask in the glory of uncrowded perfection."

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malcolm beard Saturday, 24 Jun 2023 at 10:29am

&t=1s

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malcolm beard Saturday, 24 Jun 2023 at 10:35am

sick wave

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Michael Adam Saturday, 24 Jun 2023 at 1:28pm

Sell it.

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blackers Saturday, 24 Jun 2023 at 2:40pm

Same place Fanning surfed a few years back? Given the number in the water and the presence of the skis, looks like it’s already been sold

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see.saw Saturday, 24 Jun 2023 at 3:37pm

Hundreds of metres?

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bogtrotter676767 Saturday, 24 Jun 2023 at 3:56pm

ummmmmmm.... yeahhhhh...........

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Great White Snark Sunday, 25 Jun 2023 at 8:17am

Mozambique?

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truebluebasher Wednesday, 28 Jun 2023 at 12:19am

Notice no one is saying it isn't...
Crew might wanna check on that by clicking the Skunk Aversion tag on Ben's Vid
African Surf Trip | Secret Point Break
Check the main Vid > If yer quick enough to spot the East African Flag [0:15]
Crew can mount their own Surf Safari from there on in...fun is in the search!
Thanx Ben...nice share.

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Ray Shirlaw Sunday, 25 Jun 2023 at 8:27am

Botswana

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wallpaper Monday, 26 Jun 2023 at 9:35am

maybe one day

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wallpaper Sunday, 25 Jun 2023 at 10:26am

Looks like fun - but to 'drop everything' and rush off on your own coin to surf that and then reckon you scored? nah.

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burleigh Monday, 26 Jun 2023 at 10:32am

I would happily drop everything and spend my coin to travel the world and surf fun waves with minimal crew.

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RogersSam Sunday, 25 Jun 2023 at 8:18pm

looks like kellys pool

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indo-dreaming Monday, 26 Jun 2023 at 9:13am

Imagine how fun this would be, no real crowd no worry of drop in's, sand bottom so no reef fear, big enough to get proper barrelled but not so big its heavy, and even being just that little fast at times isn't such a bad thing as gives you the chance of that one best every barrel of your life, even if you dont come out, basically make the take off and anything is possible even for an average surfer..

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memlasurf Tuesday, 27 Jun 2023 at 12:24pm

I can't imagine something like that I am too jaded. It is like all your surfing christmas's came at once and you were personally beamed to surfing nirvana. Ahh...maybe I can try.... to imagine.