Crystals still a thing? I wanna go but need a crowd to deter the thieves in the car park. anyone still going there .?

Come on folks, just organising it early
that's what you do for big events that are worth it .. Where else can u get sideshore wave sailing in Perth fronts? Let's do it.

Not been any good there for years ,likely sand dredging at the boat ramp destroyed it.

I did hear something like that... I'll disregard then huh

I did hear something like that... I'll disregard then huh

So what would be the next best spot in the area, Avalon?

Any other options except for the 5h drive north?

Yes but it's not as cross shore. It's pretty damn good at gearies but crystals was cross shore dead flat inside and little knee to waist high waves .. Sooo good for jumping

now Crazy Waves has no waves due to development (and 500m from my work!!) I am sad.

Sharkies can get to mast high, Gearies can end up at buckets. Avalon will normally close out in a big Winter swell.

Haha, can someone "translate" where Sharkies and Gearies are? Like the actual beach or spot name as I have no clue

Just north of Avalon down in Mandurakastan

maybe I'll get round to drawing you a map.
OK here it is.


So there's a winging scene At Falcon Bay Pt and a learners break running south SW is off shore, but needs a big swell.
Geary's is a bit dependant on sand banks, but can be a good lefthander from chest to logo high.
Buckets, is the reef formation on the beach, it has bucket like holes all over it. shore break closes out right over it. Get washed in there and you can break anything. I always look over my shoulder when approaching it and make sure a bigger wave behind me doesn't catch me out.
Sharkies breaks on a reef further out and slightly South also needs a big swell and can get mast high, a good wave can go all the way to buckets.
Weedys is just in front of the Northern car park, but there's a lot of shallow reef in the area, I would only ride it on high tide.

Avalon Point, is usually the biggest wave and can be a long ride through to 2nds.
I've noticed some of the younger surfers/sailors calling 2nds, "main break" probably because it's closest to the Southern car park. Both Pt and 2nds finish on shallow reef. But 3rds breaks into a channel.
If you are unfamiliar with the reef, this the safest way out.

Add to that a WNW is direct onshore at Avalon Bay, the run inside the reef can be a lot of fun, swells come over the reef but it doesn't get too choppy, from due W to NW you can stay parallel to the reef and get downwind runs, but still tack back OK

Awesome, that's amazing info! Thanks so much and I'm sure I'll catch you on one of these beaches this winter. Hope we get some decent storm fronts.

2 metres swell would be the minimum with something like 12 sec period?

I'm getting too old for all that excitement now,
There's a vague chance I may go out in the bay, but big Winter waves are out of my league now.

SW winds seem to be getting more rare in Winter now, it's more NW, that doesn't work well this way.
There can be a bit of a right hander of Sharkies but it's not brilliant.

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Mark _australia said..
I did hear something like that... I'll disregard then huh

That was my favourite NW'ly sailing spot in the late 80s and early 90s. Beautiful water and you got two waves at once, one coming in directly and another which had bounced off the causeway and hence was at about 60-70 degrees off the first. Where they met was double size and the perfect launch ramp.
Wave riding was also crazy with the corner between the two waves to negotiate or launch off.

I've been there twice in the last winter hoping to find it working, but the sand is all gone and I think it's permanent.

Crazy waves off Bradken's foundry was similar, but the angles weren't as good.

Are there any spots around the place which get intersecting waves from different angles?

North mole used to do it, can get a real "wedge" effect, but i've only surfed there in the 60s, no idea what it's like now.

Hi All.

Not a big forum guy ... but.

We have a few people going out in NNW around the islands at shoalwater. Big swell is fun. Kites and windsurf. Foil if the weed is manageable, usually not. Would be cool to see a few more pole dancers back here again.

x2 for the islands. Had one day where it was genuinely shoulder high between Penguin and Seal Island with a decent length lefthander coming into the bay. Unfortunately I was overpowered and just couldn't deal with it, however I was gobsmacked when I saw how good the wave was that day.

As long as you know where the rock is!

Ooh thinking about the islands thing I'll be in
only NNW? prefrontal is always nice anyway

what's the launch point

Any direction really. With NNW I'd launch from Lions Park.

I mean for the waves along being spoken of here so I gather cross shore ish - only pre frontal or is the post frontal SW ok too?

Yes those can be good as well as it generally takes a bit for the swell to build.

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ptsf1111 said..
As long as you know where the rock is!

Yup... I found it two years ago. My fin's down there somewhere in Davey Jones' Locker... but it was a brilliant head-high day before I connected with the rock. The wind had swung around to the south, which made going down the line fast 'n fun... 'til it wasn't. It took a while to body drag back to land... but it was worth it!

Haha, yeah there must be quite a few fins down there by now.

There used to be a red marker for a while, until it disappeared after a storm. Wonder if we can get it back.

Thanks for the advice SB crew

Looks like I just screwed up a good Friday forecast by finishing a new board hahahahaha

Likely that we get sailable conditions this arvo.

Tuesday - who is in for Crazy Waves if it's on?

Sure, count me in - still early but let's see...

You can try my extension as well