Ships Log. Feb28, 2013
Same, same as the previous week with more onshore winds and sloppy E swell in the 3-4ft range. There does seem to be a further easing in the onshore flow but the same advice applies: go to the Bay and search for some rideable slop. Looks like the pattern changes Sat as a new high [...]
Ryan Burch is a surfer-shaper.
Ryan Burch. Is no hipster. He’s part good old boy from the San Diego underground and part modern savant, spearheading a movement that as yet has no name. It’s focus and unstated goals are total freedom with respect to design concepts and expression on a wave.
Ships Log Feb27, 2013
No significant shift in the regime of shittiness we’re suffering under presently. Winds straight out of the E making a sloppy mess of surface conditions and brown water lying on the coast like a dirty blanket. Trying to find a positive amongst this gloom we might see a slight improvement in E’ly swell buried in [...]
ships log Feb 26, 2013
No real way to put lipstick on this pig. Onshore winds, showers and brown flood run-off are conspiring to make the shapeless slop on offer unsurfable. If you’re absolutely burning up for a surf you’ll find rideable gurgle in the Bay with slightly better options north of the border. Hard to see things improving around [...]
Ships Log Feb23, 2013
Ships log Fri 22 Feb, 2013
Nasty, nasty, nasty. The centre of low pressure is close to the coast and expected to cross close to Ballina. Conditions are consequently atrocious. Sou-east winds in the 20-30 knot range, stronger in squalls and heavy rain in white squalls. Hard to put a call on it but surf in the 10 ft range [...]
