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One for the surfers
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johnx2
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#2100 Re: One for the surfers
May 24, 2011, 11:56:23 am
Seasonal averages:
Hossegor:
http://magicseaweed.com/spot-seasonal-overview.php?spotId=61
Brittany:
http://magicseaweed.com/spot-seasonal-overview.php?spotId=72
Christ it’s pumping today.
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fatdoc
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#2101 Re: One for the surfers
May 24, 2011, 12:54:28 pm
pont de la torche for me in august....
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gme
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#2102 Re: One for the surfers
May 24, 2011, 03:02:21 pm
Surf trip = Hossegor and surrounding area
Family trip = Brittany. Sea better for the kids.
If i had to go on a surf trip in Europe in August/ sept Hossegor area would be the only choice. Even when its small the waves pack a punch and it gets as much if not more swell than anywhere.
Can be crowded but just get up really early (first light) and it will be quiet. Nothing like walking back up the beach as the crowds descend and the wind goes onshore with a smug smile on your face. Get pissed on cheap wine all afternoon as the evening glass off rarely arrives then fall asleep at 9pm so you can get up at 4.30am and do it again.
The merits of both spots have been discussed in this forum before a good few pages back.
Campsite tip is Cap d la Homy.
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chris05
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#2103 Re: One for the surfers
May 24, 2011, 03:27:16 pm
Cheers Gav, found your campsite tip which looks good. Looks as though you cant book for after the 30th June. Is it likely that we can turn up on sites throughout France without booking?
Surfing followed by
sounds ideal
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ben
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#2104 Re: One for the surfers
May 24, 2011, 03:40:54 pm
I'd second the cap d l'homy campsite recommendation. Not the best wave on the coast but relatively quiet beach and municipal campsite. I'd give them a bell/email about booking after June as we've definitely stayed there in August/September before.
I would definitely book somewhere if you're going in August, the whole of France heads west to the coast then and campsites will be heaving
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fatdoc
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#2105 Re: One for the surfers
May 24, 2011, 09:29:26 pm
contacting campsites direct wherever in France has always come up good for me over the years.
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gme
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#2106 Re: One for the surfers
May 25, 2011, 08:55:59 am
How about this from a kid who should be still at school. Best barrel i have seen in a while.
http://www.surfline.com/surflinetv/sixty-seconds/cristobal-de-cols-wave-of-his-life_55757
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chummer
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#2107 Re: One for the surfers
May 27, 2011, 06:07:18 pm
Off to Pabbay climbing and wondered about taking the board, anyone know the score with regard to surf there at all? Looks like a nice beach near where you camp.
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Johnny Brown
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#2108 Re: One for the surfers
May 27, 2011, 06:10:16 pm
There is definitely good surfing on Barra, I expect the beach on Pabbay will be too sheltered (faces SE?) unless a massive swell wraps round.
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SA Chris
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#2109 Re: One for the surfers
May 27, 2011, 10:28:45 pm
^ what he said. Barra's great by all accounts.
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philo
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#2110 Re: One for the surfers
May 28, 2011, 06:01:29 pm
Finally some east coast swell. Yesterday had a really sweet morning and today my first time down hartlepool surfing.
5 mile beach with breaks going off all over the shop, 3 people in all day, ever surfed it gme?
Im now hoodless and gloveless
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philo
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#2111 Re: One for the surfers
May 31, 2011, 10:06:57 pm
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Control freak
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#2112 Re: One for the surfers
June 06, 2011, 07:44:46 am
A good swell in Sydney over the weekend - some of the larger beaches were struggling but the smaller and more sheltered spots seemed to be fairing much better
Full Set
Sunrise at Curly
Queenscliffe Bommie
Comp at Freshwater
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philo
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#2113 Re: One for the surfers
June 16, 2011, 03:33:32 pm
looks like a sneaky ground swell in for the east coast, caught a few yesterday that were alright but super clean.
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gme
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#2114 Re: One for the surfers
June 17, 2011, 01:32:34 am
Pumping in Newcastle. unfortunately the one in NSW rather than the UK.
Fortunately i am here. Best surf i have had all year, proper solid 6 foot giving well overhead peaks up and down Bar beach.
Its great to have some juice, hard paddle out but worth it when you get there. Felt well under gunned on my 6`3" but only brought one board out with me as only here for a few days with work.
Looks like hanging around all weekend as well.
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gme
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#2115 Re: One for the surfers
June 17, 2011, 05:45:32 am
Link to pics from this morning.
http://www.swellnet.com.au/reports/newcastle/images
Winds got up now howling offshores, bit to strong so going to be difficult to paddle into them.
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philo
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#2116 Re: One for the surfers
June 17, 2011, 02:58:18 pm
looks fun, what temps the water down there at the moment?
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ben
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#2117 Re: One for the surfers
June 17, 2011, 03:56:29 pm
rockin' looks beefy
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Falling Down
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#2118 Re: One for the surfers
June 17, 2011, 06:02:47 pm
Hope you got some Gav. Spoke to sis who said there'd been floods and lots of rain so hope the water was clean.
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gme
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#2119 Re: One for the surfers
June 17, 2011, 09:04:01 pm
Water appears clean and still very warm. Warmer than Portugal.
The aussies complain about the weather more than we do.
Has been wet and there have been floods but not cold in the slightest.
Surf is good again this morning but not like the quality of yesterday. Best surf I have had since last year yesterday.
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fatdoc
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#2120 Re: One for the surfers
June 17, 2011, 09:35:19 pm
sounds shit.
do it....
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gme
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#2121 Re: One for the surfers
June 18, 2011, 06:08:58 am
It's got big again. New southerly swell competing with the dying east swell from yesterday.
Still great waves but punishing. Spent half hour paddling to get out , nearly gave up but two others next to me which brought a bit of competition into it. Eventually got out back to six to eight foot barrels.
Sat scared shitless for fifteen mins before I found myself in the spot with ten pairs of eyes staring at me testing my balls. I went and got a screamer. Two good turns and pull into a nice pit. As usual with my barrel riding it all went wrong from there and I got flogged. Still nice to get a few seconds of glory.
Another ten mins of hard paddling gets me out back again sat on my board for a breather when the biggest set of the day arrives. All caught inside.
Duck dive goes all wrong and I feel the delightful feeling of my board pulling at my leg until ping. Fir the First time in my life I snap a leash 400 meters out in big surf.
Long swim, crawl, drowning follows until I reach the beach fucked. Boards been rescued by someone on the beach so I head home to lick my wounds.
One and a half hours of hell for fifteen seconds of glory.
God I love surfing.
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philo
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#2122 Re: One for the surfers
June 18, 2011, 11:07:05 am
anyone else watching the quicksilver pro portugal?
http://quiksilverlive.com/proportugal2011/live.en.html
i love how rosie hodge says HAI tide
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Baron
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#2123 Re: One for the surfers
June 19, 2011, 08:35:37 pm
Solid 3ft sheet glass at Saltburn today on my new Fluid Juice 7ft single fin magic carpet. Stoked.
Props to all who got in. East is beast.
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ben
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#2124 Re: One for the surfers
June 19, 2011, 08:50:25 pm
East may be Beast but West was Best today.. ok maybe not Best but wasn't bad
looking good for next weekend down here
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