Wildside TIMES #5

A nice swell arrived with a bit of a southerly direction on it. Then, with afternoon high tides and a swell that was slightly broken up, all surfers’ eyes turned to the local beach breaks.

Jesse Moulang

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It was mid-week, plenty of people were around, and a sandbank started showing some promise at Seal Point. Always difficult to see from the car park, with not too many people keen on getting loads of sets on the head, there were very few takers at first.

While the waves started sorting themselves out, there were also some cracking sets at The Point, which helped to keep the crowd separated. When it’s on, the beach is a quick wave with steep takeoffs and brutal shut-downs. For those of us with older bones, The Point was a great refuge from the drama of the beachie barrels, providing us with enough adrenalin while still not throwing us over the falls.

Phil Smith

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On the third day of offshores and decent swell size, the car park had mellowed down, and there was less rushing around, waxing and hustling. Instead, there was more chilling and chatting as everyone had scored a few bombs, and their wave counts were in a better place than they had been before.

Matt McLeod

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A session happened at the beach that probably lasted two hours. Still, those on it scored some excellent left barrels and a few right-handers that bent and tubed towards Lookout.

Jason Erlank

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When it’s on, the beach is a quick wave with steep take-offs and brutal shut-downs.”

Ed Godfrey

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Phil Smith had his fair share of both left and right-hand tube rides. Matt McCloud was pulling in on the lefts, while the goofy grom squad of Jesse Moulang and Rylan Jarvis were also pulling in n everything they caught. Jason Erlank cruised over from The Point to get a few bigger sets on the beach, while Ed Godfrey chose to surf the point and then come down and cheer the surfers on the beachie.

Phil Smith, backhand bomb

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By the afternoon’s high tide, the sandbank had fattened out, and the following day it was gone, leaving just memories.

Rylan Jarvis setting it up.

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By the afternoon’s high tide, the sandbank had fattened out, and the following day it was gone, leaving just memories ”