Later this week, Australia's western and southern coasts will receive swell from a huge storm in the Indian Ocean. At its peak the swell will encompass the entire Indian Ocean basin.
Kelly Slater threading some nice backlit barrels somewhere in Western Australia.
Clay Marzo doing what Clay does best, ripping in the West Oz desert during the making of his profile video "Waves are Waves and Clay is Clay".
As a huge, long-period swell overran exposed West Australian coastlines on the weekend, Queensland surfer, Brent Dorrington, paddled out at one of WA's premier waves. He picked off and threaded the in-betweeners while wearing the odd closeout set on the head.
Luke Gerson sat high on the hill and caught one of Dorrington's succesful rides.
As a huge, long-period swell overran exposed West Australian coastlines on the weekend, Queensland surfer, Brent Dorrington, paddled out at one of WA's premier waves. He picked off and threaded the in-betweeners while wearing the odd closeout set on the head.
Luke Gerson sat high on the hill and caught one of Dorrington's succesful rides.
The weekend just passed was a big one in WA. On Saturday a large, long-period swell made landfall under light east-south east winds. Overnight the swell jumped further and Sunday morning dawned with conditions as good as they get.
Swellnet's Margaret River reporter, Calvin Best, zipped around the south-west region shooting a few different breaks.
All photos by Calvin.
The weekend just passed was a big one in WA. On Saturday a large, long-period swell made landfall under light east-south east winds. Overnight the swell jumped further and Sunday morning dawned with conditions as good as they get.
Swellnet's Margaret River reporter, Calvin Best, zipped around the south-west region shooting a few different breaks.
All photos by Calvin.
Australia has a lot of surfable offshore islands: Rottnest Island, Kangaroo Island, North and South Straddie.
Australia has a lot of surfable offshore islands: Rottnest Island, Kangaroo Island, North and South Straddie.
