[granticus]

It's not often we get a run of consistent swell combined with offshores that lasts sooooooo long.  Has been excellent down here since mid week last week, stayed with us all weekend and set to last until Wednesday.  All this just before silly season kicks off.  Low-tide sessions have been very solid given the predicted swell heights.  The warm weather and sunshine has just put the icing on a perfect week off surfing. 
Day off surfing today - childcare in the morning - work in the arvo/evening,.
Oh well.. There's always tommorow.

[Baron]

Low-tide sessions have been very solid given the predicted swell heights.

At Croyde on Saturday. Mid morning on the dropping tide was fun- 3ft or so. Put the tent up and headed back just after low only to received a sound thrashing on the paddle out- doubled in size. Did one to Puts before I broke something.

[philo]

christ, I'm so jealous!   

[granticus]

Low-tide sessions have been very solid given the predicted swell heights.

At Croyde on Saturday. Mid morning on the dropping tide was fun- 3ft or so. Put the tent up and headed back just after low only to received a sound thrashing on the paddle out- doubled in size. Did one to Puts before I broke something.

Low-tide Croyde strikes again    surprising how much a good low tide can magnify the swell.

Snapped a fin and ripped a plug out on the reef this morning.  Anyone replaced a plug before?

[chummer]

You're not wrong Falling Down, cheers for that, it's been fucking mint over here, those days where you literally wouldn't want to be anywhere else in the world, pure heaven and well worth enduring the N.Wales winter for.

Managed to get proper sunburnt at The Mouth and the fun just kept rolling in, pretty quiet too, mainly locals.

Last sesh was yesterday, 4 hours of fun followed by a pint of Dizzy Blond in the sunshine, happy days! 

[Johnny Brown]

  Aaargggghhh.

[chummer]

Where were you Johnny B?!

[Johnny Brown]

Bah, you bastards. I need to get my priorities straight!

[clm]

Cmon johnny, you'd only be dipping your nose and going arse over tit anyway. 
Nice day for it though.

[granticus]

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm... Looks very inviting that..

Here's Croyde doing what it was doing all week.

1ft today.. Bye bye 10 days of sun and swell 



Looks like there may be a pulse next week for a day..

[Baron]

Footage from the smaller day the other weekend; some excellent rogerings in the first 30s:

[philo]

looks like theres loads of plebs in the water, if you made a barrel in the first minute half of those people wouldnt be able to duck dive you

[SA Chris]

Thank fuck we rarely get a rabble like that in the water, I don't think I could cope.

[philo]

Aye same, though at a not so secret over popular secret pier right hander, you get 15 in the water and it often turns surfing into a slalom course

[Baron]

Not my footage, incidentally.

[clm]

It's like a guide to taking off ate and getting nailed duckdiving

[granticus]

25th March was a Sunday, weekend warriors in effect! There are better days and times to surf at Croyde... 

http://live.ripcurl.com/?aid=2043

 

[SA Chris]

First after work session of the year last night. Bit messy with crosswind at first but wind dropped and it cleaned up and was actually getting quite good just before it got dark.

Followed up with a couple of hours bouldering session at the wall for a few hours, so skin and shoulders are a bit tattered!

[chummer]

classic style, mega 

http://magicseaweed.com/video/votd.php

[Duma]

I know f all about surfing, but that is a properly amazing song, thanks.

[Nibile]

bellissimo!!!
loved the long distance shooting, puts everything in the right perspective, with the surfers being far off, in the middle of a dangerous place!!!
really beautiful, so distant from the usual stuff, no hollering and whistling crowds, no media, no helicopters, really really just surfing. 
fantastic.
I'll think about it during the weekend when I'll get scared sh**less by four foot mushy Mediterran waves after one year and half without surfing.

[chummer]

You're all right of course but I was actually meant to post this vid of Mr Irons.....stylin, classic 


http://magicseaweed.com/video/votd.php?id=347

[Baron]

[DaveC]

I was there! I was there! I was there! 

Slater still only finished second on the day which should tell you how well Mick Fanning was going.

First time I've actually been to the final at Bells since I was about 14 (Mark Richards won his first of four IIRC) ... which was nice.

[Nibile]

dammit dammit dammit, sunny at the sea, with clean lines rolling in, and I am at home.
I knew I had to go yesterday and sleep there! I knew it. punter.