nightmonkey said...

Had an awesome double session at Secret Harbour yesterday. But the second time down there i had to get out after an hour as i couldn't take the stingers anymore, my legs where almost covered. Am i alone or is anyone else getting flogged out from them aswell.

Hey Nm, not alone mate, my next door neighbour had the same problem as well but he was swimming only he reckoned he had to get out after an hour or so.

A friend reported getting stung at Yanchep yesterday - and another said she won't go in at the moment without a long arm rassie 'cause they are so bad...

Noticed a lack of surfers on the weekend - but I put that down to miserable swell and banks!

Got out at SH yesterday arvo as well with a mate.

He picked up a stinger, thought he'd be a funny bastard and throw it at me. 10 mins later he forgot all about handling the jellyfish and rubbed his face.

Instant Karma :)

Yeh they are pretty bad down this way at the moment. Saying that I surfed Monday avo for about an hour and a half in just boardies with no issues. It wasn't till after 6 I started getting flogged and toughed it out till about 7ish.

I remember this happening a few years ago with the little purple bastards everywhere. They were actually carried down by the leeuwin current. That year the current came unusually close to the coast.

They do come down after a bit of a northerly blow and i suspect with the little bit of north in the swell as well this has been helping also.

62mac said...

I was surfing with a doggie on Sunday and he got stung between all that hair

Far out it hurt!!!!!!