Today was a semi rare day when I went and sniffed out a reliable beachie, down at Moggs Creek, along The Great Ocean Road. My uncle has a nice little joint down there too, with spectacular views...

Most of you know I love the Point Breaks down here... How couldn't a Natural Footer love it down here!

Anyway, Winki looked OK, but a little bit of North wind bumping up the face. So I went to Moggs where it was cleaner. Beautiful water temp, crystal clear water, and scored some nice one. But the wave height and period was about half that of Winki... Same swell, but tighter periods on the beachies...

Quite punchy too, and the McTavish EvoII handled it really well. I still can't work out why Asea sold it at such a bargain! I think he was muttering something about kilo's and knee injuries...

Anyway, I was driving past Wayne Lynch's house, and I noticed a For Sale Sign. $4M. Not sure if this is The Lynch House, or the neighbor's actually... I think it might be the next door neighbor.
http://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-anglesea-107768326


- and it ended up being a little story about today, and a poke at Asea!

Beachies rule but I lurve a nice reef break

Real estate prices are no where near as interesting as point vs beachies and can be depressing.Post point surfs I use anti-inflamitories for shoulders whereas for beachies I take em for knees.(I'm not real impressed with middle age)

points for the long rides but beachies for the lesser crowds and more powerful wave imo where i surf.

i have had heaps more fun surfing beachies most off my life. the biggest surf i ever scored was a point break and has some good memories,yet im with doggie,the waves that stick in my mind the most are some of the reefs i grew up with down the south coast of NSW. those 3 second pits seem like a still picture in my mind,can even hear that sucking and surging sound as you are speeding through, yet it almost seems like slow motion(like that grom man)

Our local beachie the pipe is my favourte long rights and lefts not your normal beachie , can get a bit of aflogging paddling out .We also have some river mouths which can be eppic , get excited just thinking about them .

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asea said...

points for the long rides but beachies for the lesser crowds and more powerful wave imo where i surf.

Oh come on asea you don't like people do you,BUT everyone I speak to that knows you,loves you and you know a few people mate

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towball said...

pipe is my favourte not your normal bit of aflogging . mouths which can be eppic , get excited just thinking about them .

oh dear

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62mac said...

towball said...

pipe is my favourte not your normal bit of aflogging . mouths which can be eppic , get excited just thinking about them .

oh dear

Thats cos pipefins will be there

In saying that I miss TB's early morning posts

Beachies for me... most of the reefs I have surfed owe me some skin!!

^^^^^ and my boards some fibreglass

Points for me.

Fewer surprises.

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obct said...

Points for me.

Fewer surprises.

Nothong like a two hundred meter wall.

get that up you asea,the quick up and down before closing out on you

I can not even believe some of the responses - its a no brainer if you ask me - a good point break anyday of the week over a beachie !! I am lucky that I live by 3 amazing reliable beachies but I would give my right arm for a point break again. I spent 4 yrs surfing perfect lefts at Raglan in my youth and that was beyond epic. These days I have to do runs down and up the coast when conditions are good for my point break fix.

Now if you add reefs to the equation it makes things a bit tougher.....we have some great reefs around here when conditions are good and they are insane!!! I have had some of the best waves of my life on reef breaks in Indo, West Aust and Fiji. Insane.

I have a small adventure soon to some juicy reef breaks which may sway me though......

Points for me too Asea !

We have an 8 foot+ swell coming! Or is it a Hoax swell Mac!?

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Ted the Kiwi said...

I can not even believe some of the responses - its a no brainer if you ask me - a good point break anyday of the week over a beachie !! I am lucky that I live by 3 amazing reliable beachies but I would give my right arm for a point break again.


I have a small adventure soon to some juicy reef breaks which may sway me though......

Ditto... We have miles of beaches but a good point is hard to find around these parts.

Where are you off to Ted?

come on your kidding me. i can pretty much get a wave everyday of the week on a beachie. yet a point fmd it could be forever then a fight to the death or plain old survival tactics. with a reef it might not be on all the time,yet when it is you know it will not be to crowded.

shortboard- beachie anyday. can't be bother with crowds anymore. there is always someone further up the point then you. beachies you can use your experience to get waves.

sup- pointbreaks- never have trouble getting waves- bombs, wide ones or smash it inside with the paddle power to get there all the types of waves

Point breaks in big populated areas suck - but if you hit up the ones a little out of the way you will find them mid week with hardly anyone out and you will have the time of your life. Up there in Northern NSW and SE Queensland its a different story thats for sure. You would not catch me out there for quids!!

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chrispychru said...
yet a point fmd it could be forever then a fight to the death or plain old survival tactics.

I'm still here in the wild world of super ego GC points

Being super ugly helps imho

Ted,mid week here at the points is a walk in the park compared to weekends but I always find my spot somehow

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62mac said...

chrispychru said...
yet a point fmd it could be forever then a fight to the death or plain old survival tactics.

I'm still here in the wild world of super ego GC points

Being super ugly helps imho

I am with Chrispy on this one give me 30 or 40 20 sec beachies in a session with the occasional rare drop in. Mac the 200 metre walls up there are few and far between and when they are there for me it is heart in throat these days
But when very rarely I did get one from LM to GM I relived it for months

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boofy said...

But when very rarely I did get one from LM to GM I relived it for months

Its good real good matter of fact gets no better imo,its like golf,have a good round and your back next week hoping for a repeat.

PS- I no longer play golf

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boofy said...

But when very rarely I did get one from LM to GM I relived it for months

Its good real good matter of fact gets no better imo,its like golf,have a good round and your back next week hoping for a repeat.

PS- I no longer play golf

the coolie breaks can be cruel. you can have the best surf of your life. waves, barrels just come at you.

go there the very next day and swear to god you'll never surf there ever again.

its a bit like golf- think you've got it nailed and it goes and bites you

I'll just bolster the majority of opinion - POINTBREAKS!

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BoardCulture said...

I'll just bolster the majority of opinion - POINTBREAKS!

Thanks for the watch repair mate,now I can read the time
Well bring Pup in for a coffee,he is sure going to need a fix

Biggest hassle with point breaks is the SB's sitting so far inside, with the peaks breaking on their heads, makes it hard to get some.

Beachies with their multiple takeoff zones means getting more waves, but then its hard hakka getting out sometimes.

Fence sitter.

^^^^yep some days its pure hell trying to paddle out. sort of good and bad when its that hard though

Err - which ever is firing better?

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Simondo said...

Today was a semi rare day when I went and sniffed out a reliable beachie, down at Moggs Creek, along The Great Ocean Road. My uncle has a nice little joint down there too, with spectacular views...

Most of you know I love the Point Breaks down here... How couldn't a Natural Footer love it down here!

Anyway, Winki looked OK, but a little bit of North wind bumping up the face. So I went to Moggs where it was cleaner. Beautiful water temp, crystal clear water, and scored some nice one. But the wave height and period was about half that of Winki... Same swell, but tighter periods on the beachies...

Quite punchy too, and the McTavish EvoII handled it really well. I still can't work out why Asea sold it at such a bargain! I think he was muttering something about kilo's and knee injuries...

Anyway, I was driving past Wayne Lynch's house, and I noticed a For Sale Sign. $4M. Not sure if this is The Lynch House, or the neighbor's actually... I think it might be the next door neighbor.
http://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-anglesea-107768326


- and it ended up being a little story about today, and a poke at Asea!

Mate I asked the question a little while back if he was moving, as I heard a rumour he was looking at selling and moving somewhere around the Yamba area.
I hope this is correct as I would love a custom gun
As for Points V beachies??
Don't care as long as its clean. Also like it over 5 - 6 foot to keep the crowds down [}:)]

L/H Points all the time but there just are not enough in the metro