Personally 2015 was probably the worst year of waves I've seen locally around Manly since I moved to the East Coast 7 years ago. Summer was fun, but the typical east swells through autumn and winter failed to develop, with relentless southerly swell pulses limiting options across the Northern Beaches.

This however gave my mates and I more of an excuse to hit the highway each weekend to maximise the most out of the marginal swells. The rewards were there to be had as shown in the images below, as well as a few trips further afield and deep into the mountains.