It's mid-January, which makes it the middle of summer and the time of year when surfers think of boardshorts and warm weather. And that means Victoria is well off the surfer's radar.

It's not the time when outsiders travel to the southern state, though that's not to say there aren't any waves. They may be harder to find, and even the locals have to hit the highway, but here in the middle of summer there are waves in Vicco.

James Sinclair (the goofy) and co. get busy on a clean country beachbreak. Photos by Steve Arklay.