It’s all about Cronulla Point this month as Surf Retrospect celebrates 60 years since the first modern Malibu was ridden in Australian waters off the Cronulla headland.
The 1956 visiting USA lifeguard team arrived unheralded but left with every young surfer rushing to change the way they rode the waves – it was a revolution.
Surfing Sutherland Shire has planned a whole month of ‘surfcentric’ events starting this weekend with a Heritage Surf Competition festival at the Point, celebrating 60 years of progression.
There are divisions in all surf categories as well as a retro surfboard division.
Over the month there will also be the MOB Big Wave photographic and video awards, historic photographic and surfboard display at Cronulla Surf Club and NSW Tradies Masters contest.
Then there is Surfing Sutherland Shire’s Charity Teams Challenge by MOB, King of the Beach by Triplebull and Wahoo Grom Search before culminating with Sally Fitzgibbons’ World Surfing League’s QS 6000 Women’s event.
There will also be an unveiling ceremony of the Cronulla National Surf Reserve plaque on Cronulla Point by a special international guest surfer with an official dinner at Rydges.
The events are supported by local businesses Purnell Motors, Range Rover and Highland Property Agents.
Cronulla surfers haven't cared about the surf this week because the Sharks are going to win the Grand final after 50 years of trying BUT if you do care this weeks small swell looks like hanging around-Swellnet predicted a small south swell overnight Tuesday and into Wednesday which has eventuated so dont waste it.
This has given us some 3 ft waves today but Wednesday's south swell will then slowly ease through Thursday however we have more developments across inland NSW,that’s expected to slam the SA and Vic coasts later Wednesday and Thursday, renewing flooding rains across many regions.
I took today's pics at the Wall and Wanda(yesterday) but there was no real value-just do your best.
Strengthening N/NE winds along the NSW coast on Thursday look like they’ll reach gale force strength by the afternoon, which should produce sosme surf at NE facing beaches.
Strong NW winds are expected to keep conditions clean, if somewhat blustery at all open beaches on Friday and Saturday currently looks like it could be tiny to flat across many coasts.
The Rip Curl GromSearch presented by Flight Centre saw six new champions crowned yesterday as surfers endured a day of tricky conditions at Maroubra Beach.
Our Jay Brown (from Cronulla) didn’t let the small waves faze him in the 16-and-Under Boys final, posting a solid 15.00 heat total to claim the top position on the dais. Brown’s performance mirrored the same caliber of surfing that allowed him to claim the NSW Junior Title back in July. As a result of the win, Brown has earned himself a spot into the National Final, which will take place at Narrabeen in January 2017.
Ethan Huxtable (Jan Juc, Vic) made his journey north worthwhile, claiming the 12-and-Under Boys finals, Jarvis Earle (Cronulla) claimed fourth .
The 2016 Rip Curl GromSearch series is presented by FLIGHT CENTRE with managing partner Surfing Australia and Surfing NSW.
A second consecutive lay day has been called at the Cascais Women’s Pro, stop No. 8 of 10 on the Samsung Galaxy World Surf League Championship Tour, and the QS10,000 Billabong Pro Cascais pres. by Allianz, the final stop on the European Qualifying Series. Competition is off for the day with 3 foot surf and strong onshore wind at the back-up venue of Guincho.
Connor O'Leary surfs in heat 15 against Tanner Gudauskas (USA), Willian Cardoso (BRA), Marlon Lipke (PRT) and is surfing for his life-UP UP CRONULLA!
