Yesterday, as per forecast, the wind in southern NSW switched suddenly. After blowing north-east for 24 hours, and building a medium-sized local windswell to boot, it swung offshore north-west just before lunchtime. The window of opportunity had opened. Those surfers on the ball, or those on school holidays, were rewarded with a few hours of airbrushed perfection. The sudden transformation from windblown mess to real quality contrasting against the further transformation to this morning's abject flatness. The window of opportunity slammed shut.

Craig Brokensha, who was one of the fellows to predict the change, acted on his own information and scored these waves yesterday afternoon. //STU NETTLE