Head high sets, with consistent chest high waves. 150m long rides, mechanically peeling along, Malibu-style (albeit as a left), with light offshores. 7 guys out including Cam and I. Very civilized lineup...no drop-ins, and lots of friendly banter. I got a 2 foot overhead set wave that raced for the first 15m, then opened up to a perfect wall for 50m, then just started barreling in a very user friendly way (I'm not like Graham on my backside barrels...I'm a bit more clunky and stiff) but even I was able to stick my lead forearm in the face, stall, grab rail, and just watch barrel vision take over on the shoulder high inside section. This is a testament to the quality of this wave, not my surfing.
Cam is starting to get her new board dialed in. She caught such a long wave she had to rest a bit before paddling back out. She was the only girl in the lineup and represented well.
Swell has died this morning, so we are picking up camp and traversing the island and heading to Raglan. Looks like Raglan is about to get a solid groundswell day after tomorrow (with light winds), so we are getting there with some buffer time to get the spot dialed in.
Here is our parting shot of Whangamata... always a good thing when the local murals in town show long peeling waves!
NZ surf tour.
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