I could've sworn we were going through a flat spell. All reports have said to forget about surfing as there's not much to be had. I've not even bothered with a morning surf check the last week or two as I'd already guessed it was tiny. Instead I've gone to work early racking up the brownie points for the next swell.

And then a set of photos like these turn up.

Tylah Hutchison tearing it up somewhere on the northern beaches last week as photographed by Mark Onorati. Enough to make me realise that I should've been down the beach checking it all last week.

Enough to make me get down their tomorrow doing just that.// STUART NETTLE