After checking the charts decided it might be wise to hit the early this morning with a 4m swell predicted. Sure enough, checked the MHL live data site and it was running 4-6meters on a 12 sec period. Me and my goatie mate paddled out DY in near darkness. He got out before me but was sitting a 100 meters out past the point so I’d thought better follow suit. He knew something I didn’t cause a set of 3 smokers in the 2 and half + overhead range loomed up!

He got the first one, I got the second. It was a mind blowingly perfect, massive face with a light offshore brushing it, reeling for about a 100 meters and a huge wall to play with. This is definitely the biggest waves I have had the 9 3 ripper in and it felt very solid underfoot. Plenty of paddle power to get into them and not sketchy off the bottom at all. Often, big waves in Sydney don’t have a lot of wall on em, whereas these things looked like J Bay!! This is where the drive in the Ripper was paying dividends as it was able to get around massive sections. I was pretty ginger on the first few of course.

We both continued to sit 50-100 meters out past the crew and just pick off the biggest sets (which they weren’t getting near) with a couple reeling off almost down to the poles (300 meters). If this sounds like a babble, sorry but it is, these are some of the best waves I have surfed in Sydney. The guy on Real surf was calling some of em 4 x overhead – bit of an exaggeration maybe. Dropped off a lot now though. SUP is insane for big surf!!!

Hey Matt. Got the Occy sides like Casso, with a G5 center about half way up the box.

Probably could of moved it back a couple of cms, but wasn't sliding at all.

Casso said...

Great story Goatman. Very jealous. It's not nearly as good here in my cubicle in the city.

I'm gonna' miss out this arvo too-U/8 soccer coach duties! Seemed like a good idea at the time of signing up.........

Thanks for sharing the stoke John.

Sounds insane , it's ankle high on the Gold Coast at the moment but it's supposed to rise.

Did you guys make it on to Real surf photos or were you too early ?

Rob

Its absolutely on fire! about 100 people out now though so might hit the arvo shift... anyone keen?

Matty Boy

goatman said...

After checking the charts decided it might be wise to hit the early this morning with a 4m swell predicted. Sure enough, checked the MHL live data site and it was running 4-6meters on a 12 sec period. Me and my goatie mate paddled out DY in near darkness. He got out before me but was sitting a 100 meters out past the point so I’d thought better follow suit. He knew something I didn’t cause a set of 3 smokers in the 2 and half + overhead range loomed up!

He got the first one, I got the second. It was a mind blowingly perfect, massive face with a light offshore brushing it, reeling for about a 100 meters and a huge wall to play with. This is definitely the biggest waves I have had the 9 3 ripper in and it felt very solid underfoot. Plenty of paddle power to get into them and not sketchy off the bottom at all. Often, big waves in Sydney don’t have a lot of wall on em, whereas these things looked like J Bay!! This is where the drive in the Ripper was paying dividends as it was able to get around massive sections. I was pretty ginger on the first few of course.

We both continued to sit 50-100 meters out past the crew and just pick off the biggest sets (which they weren’t getting near) with a couple reeling off almost down to the poles (300 meters). If this sounds like a babble, sorry but it is, these are some of the best waves I have surfed in Sydney. The guy on Real surf was calling some of em 4 x overhead – bit of an exaggeration maybe. Dropped off a lot now though. SUP is insane for big surf!!!

Sounds awesome mate, would have loved to be amongst it, got some good waves my self this morning nothing like that size though.
All you gotta do now is convert your goat mate to a sub

Actually there is a really good goatboater here who rips, his name is bummer probably the most hardcore goatboater i have seen yet

goatman said...

All you gotta do now is convert your goat mate to a sub

Ha ha, I have been working on him big time. He one of the last of a dying breed though

hehe... sweet....

Hey Goat... You missed another great session this morning! Perfect rights from the point... some of them linking up with the bank all the way to the poles... good fun!

Matty