Is it just me or has this been a pretty average spring in regards to metro surf? I don't remember the banks being this bad nor such lack of swell in the last previous years. At the same time, just got back from Indo so I guess, standards have been set pretty high.

What are you guys doing to keep yourselves going or ready enough in the case if we suddenly get a pulse of swell or good conditions?

Have a couple new boards simply gathering dust and it is getting to me!

Your username answers your question.

Went straight from Winter to Summer I reckon - not much of a spring.

All time winter straight into a dismal but early summer pattern..

Not surfing for a while - aggravated a back injury so not minding no waves at the moment - been fishing a bit. Just have to be near the ocean in any capacity!

Removed post....the jinx thing worried me

Spring has been ****e,,,,but I reckon it was one of the best autumn / winter runs in a long time.

Good winter! Terrible spring and I have a new board to try. Need to get out of town.

One word. Terrible. That is all...

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Waveless said..


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...What are you guys doing to keep yourselves going or ready enough in the case if we suddenly get a pulse of swell or good conditions?
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paddling between Trigg and Scarborough,, pretty sad huh??

..otherwise the odd 3 hr drive..
.. dreaming of the next surfari..

Over east our Spring has been terrible, following on from a very average winter as well. Winter was full of nice clean waves almost every day but we only had one real decent swell with any size to it. We had a very mild winter temp wise and have had more rain in the last 48 hrs than the previous 3.5 months. Well overdue some favourable wind and swell conditions. Oct/Nov/Dec are the worst 3 mths of the yr over here so not expecting much sadly.

Maybe diversify your equipment...

I agree with ted.. in SE qld since the start of september its been so small!! winter wasnt much better either!! i was lucky enough to go to the bukit for 2 weeks in september!! then 3 weeks later i went back for another week!! Bring on some cyclone swell soon!!

Spot on Benny - I got the 3 board quiver and have not been found wanting no matter what the conditions are. Best thing I did was force myself to get used to long, short and in between boards!

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BennyB12 said..

Maybe diversify your equipment...

I have a garage full of toys.....no kites though

I spent a lot of spring overseas & had some fun waves. Nothing special in not the best conditions & it was similar locally with a lot more wind from the wrong direction than normal. But that direction wind had some other places that don't usually get much wind from that direction, cranking. Had fun waves since I've been back, mostly a bit small. But yeah same-same, been out on some longer boards & had fun with no-one else out or just a few other crew. Sometimes days like that can be more fun than when its going off & everyone's out there

I have been looking forward to summer a little TBH. Last year at my local we had a killer bank and the kids and i had a ball often with a group of friendly locals.

Tonight was a great taste of hopefully whats to come


Sadly would kill for a decent shoulder plus peeling right ATM

I could go a decent shoulder myself.