It’s been a crazy couple of days in Namotu ! The forecasted swell came through, and gave us some spectacular moments of surfing.
In moments like these, it’s not only Namotu guests that get excited, but the entire surfing planet. A few big wave riders flew in just for today’s waves: Dane Ross, Chris Lougher from the Northern Beaches, or even Kohl Christensen.
Restaurant was firing yesterday night in what Hawaiians would call 3 to 4 ft (reality is 2 overhead). Today, Cloudbreak was pumping, before the wind kind of crashed the party…but not for the pro-kiters who had a go at it. And from what I heard, they scored massive barrels, hands up in the sky to touch the curtain (wishful thinking in this size, as you can imagine…).
Lefts saw a few brave souls being towed in. Even Swimming Pool, the mellow right of the island, normally so much smaller than the rest of the breaks, looked like a mini-Teahupoo this morning. So thick and slabby, it was mad !!
From tomorrow onwards, the swell is dropping a notch so that ‘’normal people’’ can get back in the water. Let’s see…
Last report from paradise. See you soon back home.
Franck
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