Aussie Surf?

[goro]

Can anyone give me the scoops on Aussie surf this time of year (August)? Worth a go or a pass? I'll be in Melbourne and Sydney. Mucho mahalos for any help.

[slap a dap]

..........yo goro, was there this time last year and found good surf all around. It's gona be cold so better get a full one. Got my best seshes around Byron Bay and Newcastle. Didn't make it to Melbourne. There are surf spots a plenty brother! I aint jokin. Most of it really good beach break with sporadic point breaks around every corner. Take the time to explore and meet people. You'll make friends li dat! A good website to checkout is http://www.coastalwatch.com. It has cams of choke spots thru-out OZ.

Peace man and have a scooner of "toowies" for me

[goro]

hey thanks slap...i gotta do a bit of work down there so i dunno how much time i'm gonna have to meet the locals...i'll at least try to be sociable and have some beers with them

[SpdBump]

hey Goro....I came back from a family trip from Down Under 2 years ago....One thing I wish I had was one of several Australian aurf guide books that you can get from Borders/Amazon...Get all main surf spots with useful maps and directions..Periplus guides or those small wavefinder books are absolute must!!
When In Melbourne, you can drive 2 hours west on the Great Ocean Road towards Bells Beach/Curl Curl or go 1 hour South towards Morninton Pennisula.....My 10 or so cousins born and living in Melbourne (non-surfers) didnt even know any main beach spots!! The seafood is frickin' great in OZ, period!!!! If u get a chance, spend a couple days on Phillip island, get some mean spots as well....
In Sydney, by subway, 1 hour Noth or South will get you some famous waves in Narrabeen or Cronulla!!! Good luCk..

[ramone]

i'm from the gold coast area, if you had time go there it's pumpn I hear while I'm waiting out summer in hawaii
In syd there's a bunch of spots to hit on the north or south shore, just hire a car and drive out and where you see guys, PADDLE OUT!
have at least a tubey ready because you will freeze your ass off all the way till october-november. it aint like hawaii winters where going shirtless all winter fine.
In melb. hire a car and hit Torquay, there's a ton of spots down there, but a bit harder to find unless you know where your going, jus ask somone if you don't get a map.
after you do all that, FIND SOME AUSSIE SHILAS AND HAVE SOME FUN MAAATEEEE>
hahaha

[goro]

Thanks Mates...wuz planning on going to Phillip Island to watch the penguins this weekend anywayz...maybe i'll get a chance to get wet too and of course the great ocean road everyone raves about so i'll hit bells and the spots you guyz pointed out...as for the sheilas, i dunno if my SO would like that...don't think i wanna get put in the doghouse...but i do hope my disappearing gets you guyz some waves here...aloha...

[elise]

Hey haha yep im an Aussie 'sheila'. There's heaps of places around the northern and southern coast in NSW. Definately check out Torquay, gold. Plenty of beachies and the points are good when the wind is right. Ask the locals, we won't bite...but maybe your into that hey?

[slap a dap]

..........the sheila's definately bite down there

[goro]

looks like i didn't miss too much here when i wuz away...
here's a picture of bells beach on 06aug05...a low pressure system was turning the switch on for bells for the next few days...couldn't surf it though due to my work n stuff...other than that down under was pretty much cold and crappy when i could surf...well for the places i wuz at anyways

[LGREANZ]

must've been painful to not be able to surf that.

STOKED to be checking the cams up north !!