Surf photography's a hard gig. Anyone with a handful of bucks can order a fancy camera online, and stand at the beach snapping off eight frames per second as the local talent attempts to get vertical. Thus resulting in gigabytes of half-turns and bogged rails.

While Cenny Coast standout, Wanga Wayne, scores a ridiculously long, and incredibly perfect, bazza during the same session. All photos by Grant Molony.//STUART NETTLE

The acutely south direction and the long period nature created a large disrepancy in wave heights along the coast.

It's been very slim pickings for East Coast surfers

Old Grant Molony is travelling around Peru at the moment

...and some crew in Hawaii are very happy for that.