Here is the rest of my "Best of 2012" photos from a very productive year on the road.
Click here for Part 1.
//CRAIG BROKENSHA
Here is the rest of my "Best of 2012" photos from a very productive year on the road.
Click here for Part 1.
//CRAIG BROKENSHA
Most of the time it sits there dormant. Invisible. You wouldn't even know a reef lay down there. At five foot it'll stand up ocean swells betraying its presence. At eight foot it'll make 'em break.
However, even when the Queenscliff Bombora is three times that size it's just a drop. Nothing more. No real wall or carve section to speak of. It's hardly worth the effort to paddle out to it.
Most of the time it sits there dormant. Invisible. You wouldn't even know a reef lay down there. At five foot it'll stand up ocean swells betraying its presence. At eight foot it'll make 'em break.
However, even when the Queenscliff Bombora is three times that size it's just a drop. Nothing more. No real wall or carve section to speak of. It's hardly worth the effort to paddle out to it.
These photos weren't taken today. They weren't taken yesterday. In fact, they weren't even taken this week.
Swellnet forecaster, Craig Brokensha, took them last Sunday during a fun little east swell on Sydney's northern beaches. Posting them on Swellnet was at the top of my 'to do' list on Monday morning.
So here we are, five days later, and I can finally tick the chore off the list. Hope y'all had a productive week too!
These photos weren't taken today. They weren't taken yesterday. In fact, they weren't even taken this week.
Swellnet forecaster, Craig Brokensha, took them last Sunday during a fun little east swell on Sydney's northern beaches. Posting them on Swellnet was at the top of my 'to do' list on Monday morning.
So here we are, five days later, and I can finally tick the chore off the list. Hope y'all had a productive week too!
Two words. First word sounds like. Brittle. Second word has three syllables...
Craig Brokensha plays charades on a recent southerly jaunt.
Two words. First word sounds like. Brittle. Second word has three syllables...
Craig Brokensha plays charades on a recent southerly jaunt.
You all know the background by now: powerful East Coast Low, strong winds, big waves etc etc etc...but what about the surf? The rideable stuff? Well, there weren't that many places handling the swell yesterday so the range is a bit limited. This stretch on Sydney's Northern Beaches was one of the few places coping with the swell and it put on a fair display throughout the day.
You all know the background by now: powerful East Coast Low, strong winds, big waves etc etc etc...but what about the surf? The rideable stuff? Well, there weren't that many places handling the swell yesterday so the range is a bit limited. This stretch on Sydney's Northern Beaches was one of the few places coping with the swell and it put on a fair display throughout the day.
The last few times that Swellnet forecaster, Craig Brokensha, has taken annual leave it's coincided with great surf on the East Coast. 'Good timing,' you might say and you'd be kind've right. Rather than spending his holidays here on the East Coast however, Craig's been spending it a few thousand k's away where he's also getting good waves minus the East Coast crowds.
This batch of photos just in...
The last few times that Swellnet forecaster, Craig Brokensha, has taken annual leave it's coincided with great surf on the East Coast. 'Good timing,' you might say and you'd be kind've right. Rather than spending his holidays here on the East Coast however, Craig's been spending it a few thousand k's away where he's also getting good waves minus the East Coast crowds.
This batch of photos just in...
Yesterday in Sydney surfers woke to a mid-size east swell breaking under flawless offshore conditions. Within an hour of sunrise, however, a gusty southerly change shut down many of the options and sent surfers scurrying. There are a few spots in Sydney that respond to a straight east swell and southerly wind, Manly being one of them. From Queenscliff in the north to Winki in the south the swell/wind combo proved a good mix for locals and travellers alike.
Swellnet forecaster and part-time photographer, Craig Brokensha, caught some of the action.
Yesterday in Sydney surfers woke to a mid-size east swell breaking under flawless offshore conditions. Within an hour of sunrise, however, a gusty southerly change shut down many of the options and sent surfers scurrying. There are a few spots in Sydney that respond to a straight east swell and southerly wind, Manly being one of them. From Queenscliff in the north to Winki in the south the swell/wind combo proved a good mix for locals and travellers alike.
Swellnet forecaster and part-time photographer, Craig Brokensha, caught some of the action.
