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A Victorian State of Mind

After a slow summer the Great Surf Coast Swell Drought recently broke providing classic conditions to Bells and Winkipop. By classic I refer not so much to the quality but rather the weather under which it broke. The swell was accompanied by a typically Victorian array of atmospheric conditions: moody clouds, squally rain, golden light and the obligatory rainbow.

Russell Charters planted himself on the headland capturing the surfers and their surrounds.

A Victorian State of Mind

After a slow summer the Great Surf Coast Swell Drought recently broke providing classic conditions to Bells and Winkipop. By classic I refer not so much to the quality but rather the weather under which it broke. The swell was accompanied by a typically Victorian array of atmospheric conditions: moody clouds, squally rain, golden light and the obligatory rainbow.

Russell Charters planted himself on the headland capturing the surfers and their surrounds.

Return to form on the Surf Coast

It was somewhat of a patchy winter in Victoria this year. Sure, there were a couple of cracking swells but prolonged spells of cold corduroy were far and few between. Fortunately, things have recently taken a turn for the better with Thursday delivering a quality return to form across the Torquay reefs. Otto Boubat scoured the entire coast looking for waves but ended up back at the perennial favourite Winkipop. //BEN MATSON

Return to form on the Surf Coast

It was somewhat of a patchy winter in Victoria this year. Sure, there were a couple of cracking swells but prolonged spells of cold corduroy were far and few between. Fortunately, things have recently taken a turn for the better with Thursday delivering a quality return to form across the Torquay reefs. Otto Boubat scoured the entire coast looking for waves but ended up back at the perennial favourite Winkipop. //BEN MATSON