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micksmith said..

SteveM74 said..
Gap ??

Whats a gap ?

it's a measurable distance between two points

haha whatsup steve didn't like the answer from a stupid question

That's the beauty of the Alley for a sup rider, if you're patient and wait in the right spot on those bigger swell days a Bommie will come in out wide of the rock and you can ride that sucker for over a minute right into the life guard tower at Lacey's. Yeeew done it heaps of times over the years, one catch you need to be on a race board to do it.

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SteveM74 said..

Surfs been good on all the beachies of late

Only problem is with the swell direction so straight, East that is, that the beach breaks are super fast and pounding. No good for SUP, but certainly a bit of fun on a shortboard, if you can pull into one without getting taken out!!

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teatrea said..
That's the beauty of the Alley for a sup rider, if you're patient and wait in the right spot on those bigger swell days a Bommie will come in out wide of the rock and you can ride that sucker for over a minute right into the life guard tower at Lacey's. Yeeew done it heaps of times over the years, one catch you need to be on a race board to do it.

Hehe, ive seen that done a few times by guys on race boards. They cant even turn their boards! But they are nailing down the line so quick, looks like fun. I'd rather have a steep face and shorter rides....

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breakzmaker said..

teatrea said..
That's the beauty of the Alley for a sup rider, if you're patient and wait in the right spot on those bigger swell days a Bommie will come in out wide of the rock and you can ride that sucker for over a minute right into the life guard tower at Lacey's. Yeeew done it heaps of times over the years, one catch you need to be on a race board to do it.

Hehe, ive seen that done a few times by guys on race boards. They cant even turn their boards! But they are nailing down the line so quick, looks like fun. I'd rather have a steep face and shorter rides....

Yeah so would I on a good day , but taking my sup into the crowd their makes a frustrating not to mention dangerous day. So I take my race board and can surf outwide on my own , and have a ball. Turning big boards is a skill you aquire with lots of practice.

Lol
Mick your only cracking yourself up

Dont troll seabreeze as much as you
I Must actually have a life

I still want to know what A Gap is ! Its not anything I have heard of in a measurable term re surfing in all my 30 odds years of riding boards

Troughs, seconds, ft, metres etc etc

Whats a gap ?? Pls explain in your best deep southerner terms for this ignorant Qlder

3-6 ft is 3-6 ft whether you measure wave face or the true wave

If your riding over 8-5 ft boards yes the beachies can be tricky however a punchy steeper wave face is my preference

The Alley can turn it on at times however is a little hectic for stand up surfers with the aggression coming from short board and mal riders and at times Laceys can turn a few stand ups against each other

I was just having a dig at the 3-6ft reference.....it's a pretty big variation in size. The usual terms range around 2-3ft, 3-4, 4-5, 4-6, 6-8 etc. The most common gap of 3ft kicks in at 12-15ft because then you're getting into the same scale variation you experience at 4-6 or 6-8ft.

In my experience, it's pretty rare to have 3ft waves rolling through with 6ft bombs in the water as well, except in the lulls.

And its all part of the fun we southerners love to poke at Queenslanders because we're just jealous we only get a couple of months where shorts are an option

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Tang said..
I was just having a dig at the 3-6ft reference.....it's a pretty big variation in size. The usual terms range around 2-3ft, 3-4, 4-5, 4-6, 6-8 etc. The most common gap of 3ft kicks in at 12-15ft because then you're getting into the same scale variation you experience at 4-6 or 6-8ft.

In my experience, it's pretty rare to have 3ft waves rolling through with 6ft bombs in the water as well, except in the lulls.

And its all part of the fun we southerners love to poke at Queenslanders because we're just jealous we only get a couple of months where shorts are an option

hahahah G'day Tang you're tripping mate that day we had a 12 Second Wave Period Swell of East Swell, so there was some big lulls, it was 3-4ft with some NICE 6ft BOMBS now and then. That why I wrote 3-6ft do you concur. The Alley was PUMPING, I surfed for like 6 hours I felt like Wallaby Ted's brother Roo Ted.


Teahupo?o only 2ft today, but Tang it has a 20ft face.

The alley is just a fat old man wave!! http://www.coastalwatch.com/videos/16814/the-biggest-you-ve-ever-seen-currumbin-alley?utm_content=buffer7e750&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=3CMG#

Some old guy even gets a head dip at the 1:20 mark.

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paul.j said..
The alley is just a fat old man wave!! http://www.coastalwatch.com/videos/16814/the-biggest-you-ve-ever-seen-currumbin-alley?utm_content=buffer7e750&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=3CMG#

Some old guy even gets a head dip at the 1:20 mark.

Always good to watch instead of chest beating I wouldn't want some of these guys taking a p-ss next to me,their measuring is incorrect

Geez, you boys are a bit uptight.