It’s hard to say if it was the drizzly, overcast weather, or cautious swell forecasts in the wake of repeated disappointment that kept the masses at bay on the morning of Sunday March 7. While many slumbered warm in bed, sobering up and shaking off the after effects of long weekend binge drinking, West facing […]
After being in renovation mode for almost 9 months, not one, not two, but in fact three banks have formed at South Port to the delight of holidayers and schoolies alike. Ray’s right ( dubiuosly named after Ray Palmer’s interview last year in the local rag concerning the flusing of the Onkaparinga Estury, and the […]
With the Middleton side of the coast struggling to hold anything shortboardworthy, the obvious destination for something resembling a wave today was Newland Head Conservation Park.
By mid arvo temperatures were nudging one hundered in the old money, and swarms of relentless, satanic flies desecended on everything that moved - but there was some relief. Although […]
After a cold, inconsistent October and a virtually flat, hot November, Spring 2009 went out with a bang on the fickle Mid Coast. An 8 week flat spell came to an abrupt end last Saturday, as gale force Westerly winds whipped up the normally lazy waters of St. Vincent’s gulf. The day started out a […]
As the Queen’s birthday weekend bears down upon South oz surfers, many are considering their options and hedging their bets… but will the last long weekend for 4 months deliver the goods as it has in previous years?
Perhaps I should start by giving you the good news, in that it won’t be a […]
Best caption wins a Mrs Palmer’s surf tee shirt. Go on… knock yourselves out kids.
Friday May 2 saw a new swell push in on the Mid Coast, and as winds backed off late plenty of glassy shoulder high waves were there for the taking. Saturday morning saw a continuation of the swell, but thanks to several generally accepted but erroneous surf forecasts, quiet, uncrowded lineups. As the tide filled in spots like Seaford Reef, […]
Finally a good dose of groundswell over the wekeend of the 5th and 6th of April, with light offshore winds on the South Coast.
Saturday dawned with light North winds and clean 3′ waves between Middleton and Cliffs, and even a little learner wave on the Mid Coast for the Girls Get Into It event. […]
March kicked off nicely with a round of new swell on the Mid Coast and Yorkes, but what really made it was the record breaking run of hot weather. It’s not unheard of for a run of WSW swell to coincide with a run of heat, but given the very lackluster Febrary it was an unexpected bonus. The most […]
It would have been impossible not to notice the fact that a major surf carnival was on at South Port yesterday.
My good buddy and business partner Glen had popped down for his only chance at a surf in three weeks, and respecting organisers wishes we paddled out at the Northern end of the competition area. […]
