[Idol eyes]

Its been on down here all week and its getting hectic!
Variable size and conditions!!!

[Johnny Brown]

You not in Morocco then?

[Adam Lincoln]

Decent swell at Hells Mouth today. Strong offshores though.

[Idol eyes]

You not in Morocco then?

Most of my stuff is...
I am to and fro from there!!!

[Percy B]

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/1109/1224282943520.html

 

[bigd942]

some vid of it on the local news tonight

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00c2fyd

[SA Chris]

Funny how they report it as one person. Who miraculously switches from regulary to goofy and back mid session.

[roddersm]

Some more videos from the rte site http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1109/surfing.html

[philo]

riding goof on the east coast when the sun is out and low (like today) is a complete bastard.
beautiful waves here today, i could no way ride a big fucker like that on the irish vid. amazing

[SA Chris]

I took one left on Sunday morning and was completely blinded!

Nice here as well, sadly at work. Spent a frustrating 15 mins trying to get some shots of a guy surfing at Nigg, most frustrating when he pulled back on just about every wave he paddled for.

[gme]

Pull back = back of the queue in our group. Followed by ridicule for the rest of the session.

Best waves are the ones you never thought you would make.

I only do lefts (to the extent that i cant even get barrelled backside on the video game on my phone) and dont have a problem with the sun often.

Usually because its pissing down and cloudy.

[philo]

haha brilliant, im only doing lefts at the moment too on my new board.  tried a few rights but i end up going down the line then turning and not had the right wave to make this enjoyable.
Where you been GME? bashing around Yorkshire way? 

Thinking of some south facing shelter for tomorrow but the wind is forecast to be disgusting. 

im surfing more than I am bouldering these days.  Anyone wearing a hood yet?

[chummer]

Anyone wearing a hood yet?/quote]

As of last session, albeit in an on/off/on/off/on/off/off kind of way

[SA Chris]

Pull back = back of the queue in our group. Followed by ridicule for the rest of the session.

Wish he was back of the queue, but was only bod in the water. Had a look at the shots last night, would have been good if he's got on the wave, light was amazing.

I'm wearing hood, to protect ears more than anything else. Keep it down most of the time if waves are small and it sunny and not windy.

[gme]

I have been hooded for a few weeks now. Pull it down a bit now and again but its pretty much up most of the time.
I used to hate them and fight through the ice cream head aches up until december but i found out it was only because my hood was shite. The built in hoods on modern suits are totally comfortable and dont restrict you at all.
Gloves are in state of flux at the minute depending on the wind.

Philo. Just been around my local spots north of you. Have missed a couple of sessions due o work though. Even missed a surf last saturday to go bouldering which has been unheard of for sometime.

[SA Chris]

Agree. got a XCEL Polypro rashie with built in hood and it's a million times better than separate hoods or twat caps.

[philo]

picked up a hood actually from sids surf shack through newcastle and had a bit of a chat with him.  He said he has been going to blyth and avoiding tynemouth etc.  I wouldnt mind a trip to bamburough or blyth someday, spoke to chris too about some sort of UKB meet for surfing/ non local abuse some time in the future.
I was getting ice cream head yesterday and I think I need to start wearing my hood. 
(last winter I never bothered all winter)

[Johnny Brown]

There'll be a few of us round Bamburgh/ Beadnell this weekend if you're about...

[gme]

Blyth is a shit hole. (power station, coal mine, alcan aluminium smelter). Only worth going there on Northerly winds as it gives a bit of shelter. If your getting in the car you might as well keep going.

Waves on all of the beaches in northumberland to various degrees. Bamburgh picks up most swell but needs light winds, water is super clear unlike further south. Embelton can be good too.
All the main spots are in the various guidebooks.

The best spots are not, but be nice, dont come with a crowd and one of the locals may tip you a wink.

[gme]

Bam should have a small wave Sat. Sunday looks like bad winds.

I probably wont be surfing as it looks really small and i have the kids all weekend. Dont like to use up my passes when the surfs not great.

If you want to surf sunday try ansteads bay just to the south of seahouses. Park by the golf clubhouse and walk from there directly to the sea. You should get a bit of shelter from the wind there but it will be small.

[Johnny Brown]

Nice one, good knowledge. We're staying at Annsteads farm so that should be handy!

[philo]

aye cheers for that, i never surf with a crowd anyways. Normally a solo rider.  Might just get a map out and keep going north checking various locations.  Im keen for some clean water, sunderlands brown disgusting walls of filth are the norm, and inside the pier when the tide is going out and the river filters in is shocking. 
Similarly there's a spot south of me that is a bit of a horseshoe bay, filled full of coal (the waste of coal) but i've seen some super waves.  Think i need to have a paddle out in low tide to see whats below the surface of the water though.

[SA Chris]

Beadnell may be worth a look too. Some setups there that look to have potential.

[Falling Down]

Hoods etc.
Don’t forget earplugs....  you can choose to wear them or not, but I strongly recommend  anyone surfing in the UK to do so.

My right ear canal is 50% closed and the left 30% closed through Surfers Ear (google it if you haven’t heard of it).  I’ve been in and out of the water since I was a kid swimming, windsurfing and then surfing but never thought I would have spent enough time in the sea to be at risk but I was diagnosed with it when I had a hearing test for my offshore survival training.
You might think you don’t surf enough to fall prey but even irregular weekend warriors can succumb. 

Dave and I were in Ireland a few years back with Jason and one evening we were discussing the virtues of various plugs and he was of the opinion that he hadn’t been surfing long or regularly enough.  Two days later he’s at the Dr’s with an infection and the Doc tells him he has surfers ear too.

Mine are pretty bad now and I missed three days of the Indo trip with an infection.  I’m sure my labyrinthitis is associated with it too.   I have to wear plugs all the time now, even when swimming in the pool.

Dave might be along to add his two penneth.

[chris05]

Good warning FD, hadn't realised what a big problem surfers ear is until recently. What are your recommended ear plugs?