The small wave syndrome that has been lapping at our shores has finally cracked with a good nor-east surge yesterday afternoon giving smart surfers some classic clean lines to ride.
It came like a thief in the night with each set a little bigger then the one that came before,settling on shoulder high sets and under perfect light offshores and with enough east to keep the whole beach happy.
This morning the swell is a little lumpy but still saw some nice size waves as the tide drops to a 10 am low but the bad news is it didn't last long with the southerly wafting early before its due to blow through mid morning .
The good news is this swell will also pick up tomorrow to 4-6 ft before Friday 's 10 ft onslaught-leaving Saturday,Sunday and Monday with an 8 ft east swell pumping through with a changing wind prediction-Saturday could be 8-10 ft and offshore so wax up your guns.
It looks almost too good to be true so get ready to change all your weekend plans.
After a massive two days of pumping surf the Boost Mobile Margaret River Pro pres. by Corona, the fourth stop on the 2021 World Surf League Championship Tour opted to only run the run the women's Round of 16 yesterday in three-to-four foot waves and moderate offshore winds.
"The big swell that we had over the opening days has faded, but there are still plenty of waves on offer at Main Break with straight offshore winds," said WSL SVP of Tours and Head of Competition, Jessi Miley-Dyer.
They planned to head into the men's Round of 16, but with some more swell on the way they made the decision to go on hold.
It kicked off in massive surf at Margaret River Main Break for the women's and men's opening rounds. Competitors were challenged in super clean surf that built from six feet in the morning up to ten-to-twelve feet by lunchtime with even bigger waves ridden by opening day's end.
Unfortunately for Connor O'Leary he is living in a bad place in the rankings and after suffering a late third place in his opening heat he got through the elimination round with a big 8.93 the rounds biggest score before drawing Medina and being controlled into another loss finishing 17th.
Current World No. 1 Carissa Moore is through to her fourth Quarterfinal this season but the win to get there was not without an incredible fight from Aussie opponent Macy Callaghan in Heat 5.
Stephanie Gilmore also had to work hard in the slow conditions to overcome good friend Nikki Van Dijk to still be there in the top eight.
The Port Stephens Surf Festival finished yesterday with all remaining SUP divisions scoring punchy one-foot surf for the remaining finals.
Over 170 competitors competed in the six-day Port Stephens Surf Festival, which saw longboards run from 29 April - 1 May and the SUP's follow from 2 May - 4 May.
The two-state title events formed the Port Stephens Surf Festival and decide the NSW Teams for the upcoming Australian SUP Titles and the Australian Longboard Titles.
It was hard to spot a local but Cronulla Boardriders Sammy Walker -walked away with two silver medals in the Open Women's Longboard and logger divisions.
John Veage
Thirty five year photographer for Fairfax -former NSW Chief Photographer for FCN and now Photo Journalist for the St George and Sutherland Shire Leader in southern Sydney.Official photographer for Cycling Australia (20 years) Official photographer for Surf Life Saving Australia (30 years) Founding Life Member of Cronulla Boardriders Club and Life Member of Surfing Sutherland Shire among other things.
Thirty five year photographer for Fairfax -former NSW Chief Photographer for FCN and now Photo Journalist for the St George and Sutherland Shire Leader in southern Sydney.Official photographer for Cycling Australia (20 years) Official photographer for Surf Life Saving Australia (30 years) Founding Life Member of Cronulla Boardriders Club and Life Member of Surfing Sutherland Shire among other things.
