Big Left
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Breaks in deep water and is fairly safe - needs a reasonable swell to get it really firing.
It's a great wave. If it was closer to the beach it would be ultra-crowded. The left is very consistent in form with nice power and great for roundhouse cutbacks and floaters. The right can get really good with long walls but it's a bit fickle. It starts breaking when the beach breaks are about 5-6ft (big left 3ft) and a solid 8ft beachies will see the big left at about 5ft maybe 6ft sets. Then it's not generally surfed bigger than this.
Atmosphere:
windy near a gold course and hang glidy range and a big cliff.
Pretty laid back spot with a wide variety of surf craft. The break breaks in different locations with each wave which makes picking up a wave a reasonably simple affair without too much hassling.
It's a nice spot to surf (except the paddle!!) on an offshore day with blue skies. Paddling out it looks like an Indo wave but without the hollowness. It's usually a pretty relaxed crew out there but be careful of the waveskis and big mal ridders who can sometimes hog the waves. If it's a bit crowded, go right which less people surf.
Additional Info:
Good on a dead wind or a light northery get used to the paddle.
Park the car at the west end of the golf course. If passing through the golf course from West Head, a quick check of conditions can be made.
Can get very big swells. Gets very crowded when it good. About a ½k paddle offshore so it's better on a light breeze. It also has a right hander off the long left and is one of the most popular spots for Mals and Surf Skis.
Park your car at the carpark at the end of the road that runs through the Flinders Golf Course. Get changed and follow the track down to the beach and paddle out which takes about 15 minutes. It seems sharky but don't know anyone who's seen a shark. Good to take a bigger board for the paddle.
Location
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In Flinders.
Go to car park at West End of golf course - break is directly offshore (not the one on the point this is Cyrils). Can be quite a paddle in distance terms but the lack of currents definitely helps.
At the end of the Flinders Golf Course, there's a carpark, which if it's any good there will be cars. Get changed and its a 10 minute walk down hill & cliff. It's next to Cyrils way out to sea.
| Walk | Short walk (5-15 min) |
|---|---|
| Public access | Yes |
| 4x4 required | No |
| Boat required | Yes |
Wave Characteristics
| Type | Reef (rocky) |
|---|---|
| Direction | Left |
| Bottom | Flat rocks |
| Power | Powerful |
| Frequency | Sometimes breaks (50 days/year) |
| Normal length | Normal (50 to 150m) |
| Good day length | Long (150 to 300m) |
Ideal Conditions
| Wind direction | North, NorthEast |
|---|---|
| Swell direction | SouthEast |
| Swell size | 5ft-6ft - 12ft |
| Tide | All tides |
| Tide movement | Don't know |
Crowd
| Week | Empty |
|---|---|
| Weekend | Few surfers |
Dangers
Rips / undertow, Rocks
Videos
None
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| Direction: | Right |
| Bottom: | Flat rocks |
| Frequency: | Very consistent (150+ days/year) |
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| Frequency: | Sometimes breaks (50 days/year) |
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| Direction: | Right and left |
| Bottom: | Reef (coral, sharp rocks etc.) |
| Frequency: | Regular (100 days/year) |