Watch: Ten Mesmerizing Minutes Of Skeleton Bay
Call it a primer of sorts...
With winter in the southern hemi swinging into gear and the westerly storm track running closer to the continents, many eyes are watching and waiting for an incursion up the South Atlantic. A big enough swell with just enough angle to get into Skeleton Bay.
But there's no need to wait in silence when the crew from Now Now have posted up raw footage from the biggest swell there last year. You know what to expect but I'll guarantee the footage will startle you anyway.
It's mostly a bunch of Saffas with advanced degrees in speed management, but there's Taj on the sand and Kiama's Aron Cox disappearing below the waterline too.
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Great perspective from down the line looking into the barrel.
yeah loved that angle too @blackers.
tickets are booked for tomorrow...
Unreal, let us know how you get on, would be good to get a first hand account.
Yeah will see. The angles on the forecast look a bit off (south) for my liking but hopefully the size and period can help it wrap in there on a couple of those days. Maybe Craig can have some input here. Usually 222 minimum and the guys start booking tickets or packing the 4x4 and doing the Long drive (27 hrs from my house). But this swell doesn't get around that far at least according to some of the models.
Been 7 years or so since my last visit and I'm still remembering some of those barrels so even just 1 or 2 drainers and I'd be content.
Are you in SA mishad?
I certainly am GF.
Yeah looks a bit south and small. Should be some ok waves.
They couldn’t think of any music to do it justice!
From an oldie - I just sat and watched 10 mins of barrels - each wave pretty much exactly the same, but I just sat and watched the lot in awe. Surfers never get sick of watching tubes.
Put on a 10 min video of guys doing airs, and half of us, at least, would close it before 2 mins were over.
I'm just saying....
The Donkey kicking! Great angles, jealous Friday mind surf, I'll have to settle for an early knock off schnitzel and pint instead.
Goodness me!!!!...so good to see a proper front on take instead of the helmet camera and drone business.
I keep seeing footage of Taj B frothing out on the waves when he visited.. but I have not seen any waves of his... did he score? or now that he is not sponsored, has he been blocked out (ala black mirror style).... never to grace our viewing lenses again?
Looks tricky to get into if you pick the wrong one I just saw myself going over the falls.
A reality check for anyone not at the top of their game, one of those waves looked not that different from the rest but all of a sudden that guy early on had no chance, too slow to his feet, know that scenario!
A long way to go to snap your board on the first takeoff attempt
Still beggars belief this wave.
Then there’s the sweep ,
Amazing wave, however, it gets a bit banal after 10 minutes. Why do these videos never show more take-offs and negotiating the lineup?
It would be so difficult to pick the right line and manage your speed backhand out there and impossible to do little speed pumps like you can on your forehand. Explains why most of the footy you see is goofy footers. Would have loved to see some waves from Taj to see how he went.