surf is rubbish bushy1just went out on some mals with the boys before a wedding this afternoon.
you probably already know, but check out seabreeze.com.au for accurate forecasts

nah, didn't know that one. Cheers mate. Enjoy the wedding

Lots of nice pics. Like the colours on this one Not a good wave for beginners, I reckon.

No! That's Margaret River main break. they have the Masters there every year (one of the comps on the world pro circuit)

Hey boys..
In Ballina now and 200m from Nth wall..
Smiles all round!

Being only in my second year surfing (longboarding) I would probably die if I tried to ride this thing!

I finally got a shortboard last weekend and have to admit I kept wiping out.

Hey Indo, man you get around.
Hope your settling in OK mate. I've heard good things about Ballina breakwall.

Billabong has taken over our local point break with the Pro Junior series, shit hot grommets everywhere. Not much chance of a wave for me this weekend. This ECL is comming right down on top of us. These gromms are gunnna have their hands full. I might get a few shots for yas. Put Bushies to shame.

TBoy, keep going mate, you'll be taking on waves like that in no time.

I hope I ll be, I am a bit frustrated since last weekend.
I am able to catch shoulder size waves on a longboard by now, but I could not catch a single wave all weekend on the shortboard (5.8).

5'8" is really short mate. Are you sure it was 5'8"? That would be difficult catch waves on that. Also a big jump down from a long board.

Its a NEV 5.8 or 6, for sure no more than that because Its almost my hight and I am 5.6 (171 cm).

Mantas.. yeah getting around but now we are here to stay!
Last sat at Nth Wall was just a taste of things to come!

Tsonda, mate, the biggest mistake people make is trying to make the jump way too early to a short board. Give yourself more time and from long to 6ft or under is just crazy!
should be longboard to hybrid/mini mal (7-7.5) then maybe a 6'4.
Don't get sucked into the trap like all the japanese that wanna try and learn on kellys sticks.

Yeah the balance and timing to catch the wave is totally different.
But on the bright side, its so much easier to go out than the longboard.

The grommets around at the Billabong Pro Juniour are still hanging in there. This ECL is pushing in winds up to 80km/hour. The seas are pretty big and it's driving rain, yet they are still out there trying to surf.

I take my hat off to them.

Lennox was pretty big yesterday.. will try to post pics if I can.

Things cleaned up a bit today, the Gromms were all over it. I was really feeling my age out there.

Some photos of today. Not quite up to Bushies standard but the best I could do with me camera.

You'll need to take off later and steeper than you did on the mal, Tsondaboy. You can get a bit of a boost by jamming the tail of your board underwater into the base of the wave face before you start paddling. Tricky, but worthwhile. Once you've perfected it, you can even catch the odd wave without paddling - handy after three hours when your arms have turned to jelly but it's too good to go in.

I realized you need to get it just before it brakes, that would mean wipeout on a long board. I ve seen some people instead of paddling, kicking their feet in the water and then stand up, but I don't know how you can keep your balance like that.

By the way, can someone give me a tip about how its the easier way to balance the board when you are just sitting on it waiting for the wave?

S'like ridin' a bike. Takes time to get your balance. No tips will save you lookin' like a kook for a month or so. Just practise your 'I meant to get off my board - I felt like a dip' facial expressions.

ok

Sorry, no tip there mate, just practice.