There is something mesmerizing about watching giant storm surf. It always looks like slow motion to me as those massive white, foam covered waves fold over and release all their energy in one massive explosion. Yesterday was the biggest its been for a long while.
It has all calmed down to a disjointed 8 feet this morning and I wouldn't be surprised to see people surfing Bronte and maybe even Bondi later today. It will be interesting to see how the banks have shaped up after all this. I'm sure there will be some holes but hopefully so improvements too.
I went surfing on Tuesday afternoon before the mayhem hit. I needed to get a fix in because I thought it may be a few days before it would be surfable again. It was howling off shore and freezing, with a few nice little peaks coming through at Bronte and Tama. As the wind strengthened and the rain began to pelt down, a huge manta ray swam beneath me, scaring me half to death! Nature is so eerie yet so beautiful sometimes. Local photographer, Mark Tipple was swimming around shooting video next to me for most of the session. Click HERE for a look at his version, of the calm before the storm.
Billy
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