26 January, 2018
26 January, 2018
Cyclone season is here, and whilst some have stayed inside with the curtains closed in fear others have taken it to the next level and been dropping into some absolute heat! Starting last week Saturday, KZN has been collecting some solid swell all the way down the East Coast. Durban has been no exception with prime conditions creating some quality waves out in the city. Although the wave has been rather tricky at times and riddled with closeouts, some screamers rolled through and the boys and girls out in the water made sure they were in the right place at the right time to accept these bombs with open arms.
A pumping rip made the paddle feel like it was out of that Proclaimers song ‘500 Miles’ and if you didn’t time your jump off the pier just right you would be left pulling sand out from under your eyelids. For some the wave took more than their energy, it claimed their boards, with a few comrades out in the line up snapping their sleds. All in all, the conditions held out for three cooking days of surf, hopefully, this cyclone swell is just a taste of what’s to come!
Anyway, enough about that and back to the real reason you found yourself on this page – the wave. Bellow is a gallery put together by Luke Patterson over the last couple days in , we hope you enjoy it:
Nothing like finding a little shade from the sun under the lip.
Gary Van Wieringen, one of SA's hardest charges talking with his hips on this one. Damn straight he's still got it.
The big guy himself, Jason Ribbink. If this wave was filmed the track in the back would have to be Lil Johns - Get Low
Durban's poster boy Davey Van Zyl doing what he does best, this ou makes us all happy, I don't know about that ring tho.
Something fishy about this angle, hmmm but it really does paint a pretty picture of that steam cat out at backline.
Jordy chasing that North Beach nipple.
Swell done Mr Surfer, swell done.
Has Nicolas Cage just released Ghost Rider 3? Either that or the surfer in this frame is wearing camo.
I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, check out James Ribbink gently caressing that green wall.
Forget payday it's spray day when Jordy comes to town.
So much power being generated by the waves the lights stayed on.
Jordy is in town and he is slashing prices on all waves at every turn.
Brandon Jackson throwing it back to his child-hood with a little game of 'Peek a Boo', haha we see you bra.
Jordy busting out the stink eye, as he tickles this wave from the inside. The wave must have smaakked, I mean look at its reaction.
Song: Tunnel Vision; Artist: Barrels ft. Green Room
Better a snapped board than a spilt beer, nah just kidding Jordy, I'm sure the majority of us out there know the feeling. This image sums up the swell pretty accurately in our opinion.
Karl Ribbink showing some timeless style on this one, almost looks like he is ready to bust out the electric slide.
Oh ship, hows this for a deep dark dawnie, gotta love it.
From one Patterson to another, Luke getting cheeky as he blurs out his boet Dane. I would to if there was a bomb like that going off in the background
Beyrick De Vreis busting out his own version of blue steel, we hear he might be getting a contract with Calvin Deklein.
No entry for who my bru, not when the wave looks like that! Only thing running from that sign is the wave.
