G'day

Im heading to Cocos for 2 wks beginning July for our honeymoon. Hoping to get some waves in. It sounds like it can be hit and miss, but if there is swell what size waves can I expect? Should I be taking a 6'2 or something more semi-gun - the photos I have seen look reasonably gnarly!

Cheers

Tim

Surfing Cocos rocks.

There is only really one place to surf which is a short bike ride out of town. There are other that are accessible by boat so you might need to befriend a local. Leave your board in the hut at the beach so you don't need to carry to the beach each day.

We were there in late July early August and there was surf everyday that was ridable. Size ranged from huge (stand up barrels) to only a couple of foot but always ridable. Personnally I would take something a bit bigger as the swell has plenty of grunt. I took a 6'9 but I weigh in around 95 kg as well.

Cocos is fantasic and you will have a ball. Buy an underwater housing for you camera before you go and get use to surfing and sail in the company of reef sharks. The sharks will freak you out first time in the water but you soon realise they are harmless.