A revealing three-minute short from hyped Cyclone Marcus swell…
Just over two weeks ago, a cyclone birthed the rarest of birds, a north swell in Western Australia. These sorts of swells happen every five, sometimes ten, years and are tracked with excitement. Even Perth, a waveless joint more famous for its insane urban sprawl and just as insane summer onshores put on a reasonable impersonation of Hossegor.
Seven years ago, and three hours further south, Taj Burrow, Jay Davies and Dino Adrian were gifted impossibly perfect, and often impossibly hard to get into sandbottom tubes. That was Cyclone Bianca, when clean two-foot runners turned into eight-foot bombs by the afternoon.
This year it was Cyclone Marcus, although the swell direction had a little west in it which meant the most photogenic of waves was “fucking unsurfable for civilians,” according to the former Margaret River pro surfer turned real estate agent Mitch Thorson.
In this three-minute short, shot by Scott Hammond and Tom Jennings, we see Jay Davies, Dino Adrian and pals being spat into out of tubes, and sometimes into the sandy spittoon, all via tow rather than paddle, which was the preserve of bodyboarders.
Watch.
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Would have to be session of the year.
Just another overhyped swell event so certain people can get lots of likes on social media.
Wow.
It’s about time you guys actually put some sick surfing on this website
That was beyond insane!
Notice how the whole vids in slow mo?
I was also wondering why there werent any boogie boarders or foils guys in the line-up? I take it that the WA water police don’t patrol the area to get some easy revenue for the gov.
There were definitely a few lidders out there. Kim feast got a few bombs on the knee. Foils are illegal in WA
True, turts ?
They outlawed foils ?
Genuinely interested in how WA came to that decision.
Any reference to the background would be appreciated.
It was a joke. But saying that, I haven’t seen any in the surf as of yet, only seen a few kiteboarders using them
Go strap some butchers knives to a beater board and give a bash. Can’t be that hard eh?
Sounds like a new JOB clip
I though WA was just like that.
Wait Awhile. Even our waves are slow
Windy Always
The photos of Marcus on social media of late have had me second guessing my memory of events for the last week. Was so perfect in pics, basically right hand close outs in reality. Saying that though, can’t wait for the next one!
Sure looked like sexed up closeouts to me.
tis the thrill of it
Jack Robbo’s wave was more fucked up than his old man.
His board looked like it had an acceleration pedal. Or was that crafty editing?
I hate it when the waves get so fucking good that you’re not good enough to surf them properly. It’s a curse worse than death.
Or that require a twenty-thousand dollar water bike to get into…
A fishing rod is much cheaper when the swell gets outta hand!
That must be oz dollars cause 11 grand in Hawaii gets you a 950 Yamaha Fx budget ski all day!!
OZ pipeline. Awesome video!!. The video made up for the facebook / forum faux pas by quoting your own quote from prior in the thread to make a point that the original one had (or should have had). Love
Too good not to reuse, I thought.
Reminds me how Southern California’s been looking.
Yep… exactly like SoCal… There is sand and water.
About 2 weeks ago, and before / after that exotic weather called rain. But it was a couple feet smaller. And even though this winter sux for usual Cali standards, its been popping semi consistently . . . if one knows to look in the right area. Most happening ones are a secret to everybody. Trestles is can’t help itself so everyone knows about it.