Old picture of hawai surfing. is this real?

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hornedsquirrel
hornedsquirrel
SA
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19 Aug 2016 6:19pm



mazdon
mazdon
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1199 posts
19 Aug 2016 4:52pm
mate, that is end of the road (teahupo), tahiti

pretty sure it's real indeed
Sparky
Sparky
WA
1122 posts
WA, 1122 posts
19 Aug 2016 7:16pm
The red thumb machine is broken again
NewScotty
NewScotty
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2350 posts
19 Aug 2016 7:21pm
Gee up post ?
lotofwind
lotofwind
NSW
6451 posts
NSW, 6451 posts
19 Aug 2016 9:27pm
No its not Hawaii,
Its Perth, and on a bad day at that. You can tell its an old pic as the crowds are a lot less than now and there are no sharks.
oliver
oliver
3952 posts
3952 posts
19 Aug 2016 7:41pm
Teahupoo, was there last week.
busterwa
busterwa
3782 posts
3782 posts
19 Aug 2016 9:01pm
I think it looks a bit rough to dive for crays there.
decrepit
decrepit
WA
12872 posts
WA, 12872 posts
19 Aug 2016 9:19pm
And it's not old, they're all on short boards!
If it's an old photo, they're either on 16' hollow plywood finless things, or 9' solid balsa malibus
busterwa
busterwa
3782 posts
3782 posts
19 Aug 2016 10:01pm
hornedsquirrel said..




Average Perth metro.
p train
p train
VIC
2629 posts
VIC, 2629 posts
20 Aug 2016 12:14am
It is the sea rising due to global warming

LeeD
LeeD
3939 posts
3939 posts
20 Aug 2016 3:18am
Bet less than ONE guy out there can drop in and make a wave at T-Poo of that sizing. The rest are just spectators looking for a close in view. Look at the boards. Most are barely 7' long. Can't drop into 10' T-Poo and make the waves with that, unless you're PRO surfing material.
Most rides there are tow in, with a few JP windsurfing, and probably only two handful of regular surfer's are able to make a wave there at that size paddling in.
Mastbender
Mastbender
1972 posts
1972 posts
20 Aug 2016 5:08am
Yep, that's a classic shot from Chopes, here's a few more ~










Bishnack
Bishnack
WA
45 posts
WA, 45 posts
20 Aug 2016 6:58pm
The shot in the original post is "Reef Drain" by Joli. He's an awesome Australian surf photog.

Killa shot.
DanozDirect
DanozDirect
QLD
106 posts
QLD, 106 posts
20 Aug 2016 10:42pm
How old do you think that photo is?

Kids!! sheesh.. anything older than a week, and it's so not cool!
mazdon
mazdon
1199 posts
1199 posts
20 Aug 2016 10:22pm
^^ A friend of mine had it framed on his wall in scarbs from around 2001 if i recall correctly!
mazdon
mazdon
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1199 posts
20 Aug 2016 10:24pm
Mastbender said...
Yep, that's a classic shot from Chopes, here's a few more ~






Greenbushes?

Pretty sure it ain't chopes given the islands/mountains in the background. I could be wrong though.
Dawn Patrol
Dawn Patrol
WA
1991 posts
WA, 1991 posts
21 Aug 2016 6:20pm
mazdon said...
^^ A friend of mine had it framed on his wall in scarbs from around 2001 if i recall correctly!


I've also had a framed version from about 2002. Great pic.
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