Tuesday saw the 2012 NMD Shark Island Challenge run and won by Mitch Rawlings from QLD.
Twenty of the world’s best bodyboarders competed for the title. It was held in wild 2 metre plus ESE swell with SE wind gusts and rain making for a testing days surfing.
Tuesday morning saw totally different conditions, with still a solid 1 to 2 meter SE swell fanned by north west winds, creating a perfect days surfing. A thick fog blew in around 7.30am.
My bunch of grommets we coach had a few others to contend with. Four humpback whales played off the point 30 to 40 meters from the surfers. We also had a seal cruising the patch near the jump off spot to get out to the point. Mother nature really turned it on and I just had to share!!!
Today and Friday will have similar conditions to Wednesday but with a diminishing swell. I expect ideal conditions to be had both mornings until the on shore comes up late morning.
Saturday will see 1 metre surf and an increase in swell size from the south as the day progresses. Sunday will be a bit bigger and early next week the swell should peak around 2 metres plus.
Great waves to be had for the next week. So get out there and get into it!!!
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Thanks to Mark from Surfing Cronulla Surfschool for this blog!
