Here's another perspective of the TC Victor swell across that (now) legendary Sunny Coast sand bar. The footage is a little grainy and shaky, but it gives it a cool retro vibe. Also shows just how ledgy the wave is too.
Don't be surprised if one fine day you're sitting in a beachside car park watching some particularly square pits unleash on a reef when a split screen Kombi pulls up and out pops some Blowin wearing head to toe tie- dye with a grey ponytail hanging down to his arse , who raises one eyebrow and states :
"Hollow ? Hollow !? That last set was........"
roubydoubyTuesday, 26 Jan 2016 at 10:53am
Hahaha. Compliment it with a beyond-the-horizon gaze and you got yourself a high-five there, fella.
Rabbits68Tuesday, 26 Jan 2016 at 11:16am
Best vid of that wave yet that I've seen. It's a fickle gnarly beast alright, that first section is almost unsurfable. Possibly worthy of a tow session (for high speed reasons) if it was uncrowded. Awesome to watch tho.
southeyTuesday, 26 Jan 2016 at 11:26am
How was poor old mate at the end ...... Gets gifted a roll in , only to have his glory stolen by a slightly too hard direction correction . Oh the possibilities !!! Reckon he migh relive that one for while , I've still got a few I'm still re surfing at night from over a decade ago . :(
goofyfootTuesday, 26 Jan 2016 at 12:19pm
Fuck me has there ever been a bigger bunch of kooks in the one line up!?
And that guy who pulls back at 2:13 should never be allowed to surf again!
Wow
Channel bottomsTuesday, 26 Jan 2016 at 2:01pm
Really? Looks pretty fricken difficut to be in the right position and deal with the takeoff.
Any vids of you killing it in good surf?
goofyfootTuesday, 26 Jan 2016 at 6:01pm
Yeah really. Are you the guy who pulled back on the 3 footer?
No vids of me "killing it", but vids of me making 3-4 foot barrels.. Yeah sure there is.
Channel bottomsTuesday, 26 Jan 2016 at 7:21pm
YouTube link?
goofyfootWednesday, 27 Jan 2016 at 8:02am
Of me surfing 3-4ft waves? How exciting that would be. Well worth going to the effort of putting it on YouTube...
shitheadTuesday, 26 Jan 2016 at 1:17pm
Victor overrated hype all it does is make for some good pics let's hope we get some good lows off the coast soon
thermalbenTuesday, 26 Jan 2016 at 1:20pm
Overrated hype? Certainly not from our end.
indo-dreamingWednesday, 27 Jan 2016 at 7:51am
Of all the footage I've now seen I've only seen one guy actually make a wave/barrel.
Looks exactly how i remember it, looks awesome and great to mind surf but the reality is its a very hard wave to surf, shifty, fast, and sectiony, and this day looks extremely hard to get into them….such a fine line between an epic wave and a closeout or unridable one.
shitheadTuesday, 26 Jan 2016 at 1:33pm
That's all good Ben as long as you enjoyed it,living up on the northern end off the coast it certainly didn't live up to expectations.
thermalbenTuesday, 26 Jan 2016 at 1:42pm
What expectations? In my forecasts I reiterated countless times how inconsistent the swell would be.. I purposefully downplayed it for many reasons, including local winds. They're all there in the archives for you to read. But considering the southern end of your coastline recorded one of the best days of waves in decades, a compromise has to be made. The Gold Coast was epic, so were a few locations on the Tweed Coast and many locations on the Northern NSW coast. Kinda hard to please everyone.
CraigTuesday, 26 Jan 2016 at 1:36pm
Yep this video shows clearly how hard it was to surf and even if you pulled in, the wave would section away too quickly. Only a rare one looks makeable.
Channel bottomsTuesday, 26 Jan 2016 at 2:02pm
This vid puts the "One perfect wave on the Sunny coast" into perspective. Given the number of blokes getting caught inside or too wide or going over the falls, looks pretty challenging.
joesydneyTuesday, 26 Jan 2016 at 2:06pm
The surfers have some sort of excuse with how ledgey it is but the spongers have nothing. You would be waiting your whole life for a wave like that on a sponge and they had nothing.
blow-in-9999Tuesday, 26 Jan 2016 at 7:19pm
joesydney wrote:
The surfers have some sort of excuse with how ledgey it is but the spongers have nothing. You would be waiting your whole life for a wave like that on a sponge and they had nothing.
I've surfed with most of the lids that actually got on a wave in that video. You are deluded if you think
A) They wouldn't go
OR
B) Lots of lids could make those waves.
joesydneyWednesday, 27 Jan 2016 at 12:09am
blow-in-9999 wrote:
joesydney wrote:
The surfers have some sort of excuse with how ledgey it is but the spongers have nothing. You would be waiting your whole life for a wave like that on a sponge and they had nothing.
I've surfed with most of the lids that actually got on a wave in that video. You are deluded if you think
A) They wouldn't go
OR
B) Lots of lids could make those waves.
Pass on from me, they are rubbish spongers. Dont ever bother surfing somewhere like South Coast NSW you will just embarrass yourselves.
staiteyTuesday, 26 Jan 2016 at 5:05pm
looked fairly tricky. Obviously a couple of sessions in that edit……the one where it isn't as clean and closing out a bit more looked borderline impossible…
…..there's some epic footage of Parko in his 'Free as a dog' clip of that spot from years ago. It really makes you realise how fast and ledgy it is for the average punter
staiteyTuesday, 26 Jan 2016 at 5:06pm
looked fairly tricky. Obviously a couple of sessions in that edit……the one where it isn't as clean and closing out a bit more looked borderline impossible…
…..there's some epic footage of Parko in his 'Free as a dog' clip of that spot from years ago. It really makes you realise how fast and ledgy it is for the average punter
staiteyTuesday, 26 Jan 2016 at 5:06pm
looked fairly tricky. Obviously a couple of sessions in that edit……the one where it isn't as clean and closing out a bit more looked borderline impossible…
…..there's some epic footage of Parko in his 'Free as a dog' clip of that spot from years ago. It really makes you realise how fast and ledgy it is for the average punter
Vic LocalTuesday, 26 Jan 2016 at 11:11pm
You blokes on the Sunshine Coast should book yourselves in for a few surf lessons.
HaskiWednesday, 27 Jan 2016 at 7:48am
Some of them look makable to me but no one out there with the right experience and equipment to get the job done
camlWednesday, 27 Jan 2016 at 4:18pm
Looks like the surfers are a bit out of practice , maybe a bwt event site , bring in the worlds best for this heavy deepwater slab . U guys got those floatation vests & safety in case of a wipeout waves69 ?
lostdoggyWednesday, 27 Jan 2016 at 4:36pm
Ya reckon one of those 6'4 DS's would've helped em out in those conditions, Cam?
camlWednesday, 27 Jan 2016 at 7:37pm
Its beyond help time ldogy , a boot camp would help more
penmisterThursday, 28 Jan 2016 at 12:30am
I want a camel boot camp..
penmisterThursday, 28 Jan 2016 at 12:41am
Unlucky.i just watched it.if i didn't have a good surf id probably ditch the board and just body bash it....
Comments
That's hollower than a politician's promise.
Great line Roubydouby.
Don't be surprised if one fine day you're sitting in a beachside car park watching some particularly square pits unleash on a reef when a split screen Kombi pulls up and out pops some Blowin wearing head to toe tie- dye with a grey ponytail hanging down to his arse , who raises one eyebrow and states :
"Hollow ? Hollow !? That last set was........"
Hahaha. Compliment it with a beyond-the-horizon gaze and you got yourself a high-five there, fella.
Best vid of that wave yet that I've seen. It's a fickle gnarly beast alright, that first section is almost unsurfable. Possibly worthy of a tow session (for high speed reasons) if it was uncrowded. Awesome to watch tho.
How was poor old mate at the end ...... Gets gifted a roll in , only to have his glory stolen by a slightly too hard direction correction . Oh the possibilities !!! Reckon he migh relive that one for while , I've still got a few I'm still re surfing at night from over a decade ago . :(
Fuck me has there ever been a bigger bunch of kooks in the one line up!?
And that guy who pulls back at 2:13 should never be allowed to surf again!
Wow
Really? Looks pretty fricken difficut to be in the right position and deal with the takeoff.
Any vids of you killing it in good surf?
Yeah really. Are you the guy who pulled back on the 3 footer?
No vids of me "killing it", but vids of me making 3-4 foot barrels.. Yeah sure there is.
YouTube link?
Of me surfing 3-4ft waves? How exciting that would be. Well worth going to the effort of putting it on YouTube...
Victor overrated hype all it does is make for some good pics let's hope we get some good lows off the coast soon
Overrated hype? Certainly not from our end.
Of all the footage I've now seen I've only seen one guy actually make a wave/barrel.
Looks exactly how i remember it, looks awesome and great to mind surf but the reality is its a very hard wave to surf, shifty, fast, and sectiony, and this day looks extremely hard to get into them….such a fine line between an epic wave and a closeout or unridable one.
That's all good Ben as long as you enjoyed it,living up on the northern end off the coast it certainly didn't live up to expectations.
What expectations? In my forecasts I reiterated countless times how inconsistent the swell would be.. I purposefully downplayed it for many reasons, including local winds. They're all there in the archives for you to read. But considering the southern end of your coastline recorded one of the best days of waves in decades, a compromise has to be made. The Gold Coast was epic, so were a few locations on the Tweed Coast and many locations on the Northern NSW coast. Kinda hard to please everyone.
Yep this video shows clearly how hard it was to surf and even if you pulled in, the wave would section away too quickly. Only a rare one looks makeable.
This vid puts the "One perfect wave on the Sunny coast" into perspective. Given the number of blokes getting caught inside or too wide or going over the falls, looks pretty challenging.
The surfers have some sort of excuse with how ledgey it is but the spongers have nothing. You would be waiting your whole life for a wave like that on a sponge and they had nothing.
I've surfed with most of the lids that actually got on a wave in that video. You are deluded if you think
A) They wouldn't go
OR
B) Lots of lids could make those waves.
Pass on from me, they are rubbish spongers. Dont ever bother surfing somewhere like South Coast NSW you will just embarrass yourselves.
looked fairly tricky. Obviously a couple of sessions in that edit……the one where it isn't as clean and closing out a bit more looked borderline impossible…
…..there's some epic footage of Parko in his 'Free as a dog' clip of that spot from years ago. It really makes you realise how fast and ledgy it is for the average punter
looked fairly tricky. Obviously a couple of sessions in that edit……the one where it isn't as clean and closing out a bit more looked borderline impossible…
…..there's some epic footage of Parko in his 'Free as a dog' clip of that spot from years ago. It really makes you realise how fast and ledgy it is for the average punter
looked fairly tricky. Obviously a couple of sessions in that edit……the one where it isn't as clean and closing out a bit more looked borderline impossible…
…..there's some epic footage of Parko in his 'Free as a dog' clip of that spot from years ago. It really makes you realise how fast and ledgy it is for the average punter
You blokes on the Sunshine Coast should book yourselves in for a few surf lessons.
Some of them look makable to me but no one out there with the right experience and equipment to get the job done
Looks like the surfers are a bit out of practice , maybe a bwt event site , bring in the worlds best for this heavy deepwater slab . U guys got those floatation vests & safety in case of a wipeout waves69 ?
Ya reckon one of those 6'4 DS's would've helped em out in those conditions, Cam?
Its beyond help time ldogy , a boot camp would help more
I want a camel boot camp..
Unlucky.i just watched it.if i didn't have a good surf id probably ditch the board and just body bash it....