When did we start calling "Swell events"

Hako o hakonde… started the topic in Friday, 3 Jun 2016 at 06:36 am

Every swell that comes along that lasts more than a day and is over 4ft is now a "Swell event", how did this happen?

old man of the sea Monday, 6 Jun 2016 at 06:13 pm

I agree that today was some of the most serious surfing I've ever witnessed. The success rate of making the channel was easily the lowest I've seen for a tow in session.

udo Monday, 6 Jun 2016 at 06:25 pm

Koby A has a hell pic of jughead up.

fitzroy-21 Monday, 6 Jun 2016 at 06:47 pm

gottalovebodysurfing wrote:

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Excellent day in Sydney today[/quote]

Faarrkk, where's that @gottalovebodysurfing ? North Av ?

gottalovebodysurfing Monday, 6 Jun 2016 at 07:02 pm

fitzroy-21 wrote:

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Excellent day in Sydney today

Faarrkk, where's that @gottalovebodysurfing ? North Av ?[/quote]

reef at coogee. around 4pm.

stunet Monday, 6 Jun 2016 at 07:55 pm

It was an 'eventful' day at the local today - one worthy of being called a swell event. Photo and vid from late arv after a day of waves:

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simba Monday, 6 Jun 2016 at 10:09 pm

Jeez that wind would have made it interesting /exciting as well as being solid as......Stu get down many?

zenagain Monday, 6 Jun 2016 at 10:22 pm

Wow, that is epic!

Any more footage?

Blowin Monday, 6 Jun 2016 at 10:27 pm

stunet wrote:

It was an 'eventful' day at the local today - one worthy of being called a swell event. Photo and vid from late arv after a day of waves:

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Haha !

Nice one Stu.

How's the " Ooohhhh look at that ! " commentary !

Stoked you got out there.

lucky fucker.

Good memories are priceless. Wait till your young fellas hear about this swell in ten years.....for the twentieth time - Yeah Dad, The Jetty....We know.

PS Gotta say it again - that sky , the communal vibe on the hill....looks like a magic day.

And more to come.

Killing it you bastard.

caml Tuesday, 7 Jun 2016 at 01:03 am

freeride76 wrote:

I thought I'd seen Jughead die .

Yeah, I got some bombs on the DS Fitzy.

Might have got the best wave I've ever ridden out there.

sick one

johnutah Tuesday, 7 Jun 2016 at 09:42 am



zenagain Tuesday, 7 Jun 2016 at 02:43 pm

That contest was 'effing nuts!

Russell Bierke- is a true Bierke.

All of them- madmen.

goofyfoot Tuesday, 7 Jun 2016 at 02:54 pm

Who won?

zenagain Tuesday, 7 Jun 2016 at 03:21 pm

All of them.

stunet Tuesday, 7 Jun 2016 at 03:30 pm

Blowin wrote:

It was an 'eventful' day at the local today - one worthy of being called a swell event. Photo and vid from late arv after a day of waves:

Haha ! Nice one Stu. How's the " Ooohhhh look at that ! " commentary ! Stoked you got out there. lucky fucker. Good memories are priceless. Wait till your young fellas hear about this swell in ten years.....for the twentieth time - Yeah Dad, The Jetty....We know. PS Gotta say it again - that sky , the communal vibe on the hill....looks like a magic day. And more to come. Killing it you bastard.

Just surfed a swell magnet at the end of the coast with reeling and ruler sharp 6-8ft lefts peeling down the beach. 'Twas a prick of a paddle out but old Eddie Blackwell, the champion, pulled me out on his ski. After that it was barrels for days.

Just drove back down the coast to the office and passed about 10 breaks that are straight up pumping. Bugger all people around, too.

The kids are gonna be so sick of hearing about this one.

zenagain Tuesday, 7 Jun 2016 at 03:31 pm

Young Russ Bierke then Hippo.

Spectacular viewing.

zenagain Tuesday, 7 Jun 2016 at 03:33 pm

Awesome Stu.

Jealous- flat as a nuns here and has been for days.

goofyfoot Tuesday, 7 Jun 2016 at 04:22 pm

zenagain wrote:

Young Russ Bierke then Hippo.

Spectacular viewing.

thanks Zen, far out Russ is a lunatic. I can't wait to see what he gets himself into over the next few years

Blowin Tuesday, 7 Jun 2016 at 08:41 pm

stunet wrote:

It was an 'eventful' day at the local today - one worthy of being called a swell event. Photo and vid from late arv after a day of waves:

Haha ! Nice one Stu. How's the " Ooohhhh look at that ! " commentary ! Stoked you got out there. lucky fucker. Good memories are priceless. Wait till your young fellas hear about this swell in ten years.....for the twentieth time - Yeah Dad, The Jetty....We know. PS Gotta say it again - that sky , the communal vibe on the hill....looks like a magic day. And more to come. Killing it you bastard.

Just surfed a swell magnet at the end of the coast with reeling and ruler sharp 6-8ft lefts peeling down the beach. 'Twas a prick of a paddle out but old Eddie Blackwell, the champion, pulled me out on his ski. After that it was barrels for days.

Just drove back down the coast to the office and passed about 10 breaks that are straight up pumping. Bugger all people around, too.

Wasn't I sufficiently envious ?

Then you go and have a day like that......

So stoked for you mate.

A roll like this can't go on .....can it ?

Loving the tow out, that paddle can be shithouse. Eddie ain't a bad bloke .

Like you said - the stories Dad tells from here till dementia sets in are going to have a very common thread running through them eh?

Fuck you've earned it....I imagine there was more than a few crew happy to just spectate.

The kids are gonna be so sick of hearing about this one.

stunet Wednesday, 8 Jun 2016 at 09:37 am

Gotta gloat while the going is good, after all we had a five week flat spell during autumn.

Now, about this morning's session...

Hako o hakonde… Wednesday, 8 Jun 2016 at 09:50 am

Meanwhile in vicco we've got nothing. Think I'll delete this thread as all this gloating is getting rather boring, doesn't do anything for me.

I remember someone not so long ago saying he was loving vicco and did not miss Illawarra, what are your thought about it now mate? :))))

Gary G Wednesday, 8 Jun 2016 at 10:44 am

Geez where do you guys get off naming all these spots that were secret until the start of this forum?! You should at least show some respect to the well defined and consistently applied 'rules' around publishing photos of sensitive spots.

Coogee, Narrabeen, North Avalon, Sandon Point, Lennox Head. Until this forum they were only known and surfed by a select few but geez you guys will do anything for the clicks won't you?

You should take a leaf out of Gary's book: Don't do it for the clicks, do it for the chicks.

floyd Wednesday, 8 Jun 2016 at 06:59 pm

stunet wrote:

It was an 'eventful' day at the local today - one worthy of being called a swell event. Photo and vid from late arv after a day of waves:

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Stu, keep on coming back to this clip, feel like giving some details of how you went on the day? It looks like a classic set up with a deep channel but could be so wrong with all that

tworules Wednesday, 8 Jun 2016 at 06:56 pm

I'll give you an idea, that wave was once the preserve of housing commission royalty who didn't need to spoof on the quality of what they had.

Blowin Wednesday, 8 Jun 2016 at 08:04 pm

stunet wrote:

Gotta gloat while the going is good, after all we had a five week flat spell during autumn.

Now, about this morning's session...

Do tell.