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And that pretty much settles it. Just watch out for the jackals. Talk about the strip!
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Posted 2 months ago. This is what a "typical" room looks like at the Lodge. Just to be sure, we should check some of the hotel reviews: Quaint is an understatement.
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Meet Your Stab High Wilcard 0. Dane and John John: Hunger Is The Best Sauce 0. This is a very real scenario if the region receives back to back storm swells, and with the sandspit lying only one metre above mean sea level there's even been talk of preventative measures to stop the breaching.
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One temporary measure details bulldozing sand south of the wave so that it flows north and slows down the erosion. Other measures include sandbagging the narrow area, there's even talk of a groyne being built at the end of the wave to help in sand accretion. With all this natural change one can easily come to the conclusion that surfers have stumbled across this wave in its prime, and it may not be long before the wave itself disappears as quickly as it was formed.
But the big questions is this: After all it's a sand-bottom wave and the contours that make it so special are perpetually changing. While it's hard to say how long Skeleton Bay will remain a world class break what we can learn is that many of our coastlines are constantly evolving and this leads to a very exciting thought: While it sounds like marketing fantasy the fact is our coastlines are constantly evolving, some of them rapidly.
As they do, the potential for new and untapped discoveries like Skeleton Bay remains everpresent. Video of Cory Lopez's first wave at Skeleton Bay: Where they meet is often in the south-east tradewind belt where winds blow offshore on the south or west sides of these coasts.
Thats a mighty fine list of waves ya got there stu! Add deserts, supersuck and a few more little treats and its perfect! Is it an Autralian mentality that the coastline is static and unchanging? Talk with John McGroder or other long time Mentawaii surfers and hear how the Ments coastline is in constant flux, the surfing bathymetries, coral reefs, raise and sink on a regular basis, with dramatic changes from one season to the next. Keep an eye out for a story on the Sunda megathrust and the effects it's having on the Ments. Includes a few observations from McGroder.
You forgot about one of the best on the eastcoast, box head, over a k of fine sand offerings, and shhhhmucks, fark you dribble some shit, you sound just like big wanker, thinks yous r the same. The only coast with an orientation which favors lefts is WA. Cheers Andrew, and as crabs has pointed out above, it's all about the dominant swell direction relative to the alignment of the coast. I have photos from '70's - '90's of Witches Rock in CR.
You touch on something interesting gromfull. A recent example of not only sand movement but more interestingly changing weather patterns is Fowlers Bay on the South Australia Far West Coast. The sand dunes to the west of the town have been slowly moving east and engulfing the town at a rate of one metre per year. But the last five years the locals have noticed that the dune is retreating at one and a half metres per year to the west due to the changing weather patterns, most like south-easterly winds. Here's a quick story written last year about it: That's very interesting Andy, but is that mostly from human interference i.
In any case that's a lot of sand pushing north! True Yorkesy there's some crackin points too mate if you can be bothered travelling further than 'The' south coast Hi andrew, that's what I'm talking about, even before the sand pumping we had changed a lot of things up that way. North point and south point, swell direction in these parts are mostly from the south west to west south west. PS non the less there are nothing wrong with grinding left handers.
Saw with own eyes how sandbank patterns changed at Surf's beach after development and was gracious for lack of development up toward Wedge. In Gero the emplacement of the marina over 15 years ago has eroded Bluff Pt and the beachies north, creating new waves and changing others in this time. In Bunbury, new little wedges formed as sand filled in the harbour, seemed to take 10 years. Then getting to see Kirra pre and post Superbank, Constant change is the only normal Craig, the k m3 per year is the average rate of sand flowing north. It is the natural rate, even if it does a couple of the hops in an assisted manner.
The jetty at Tweed can only pump what it 'catches' through natural flow. The rate around the one at the Seaway gets messed with a bit more due to the nourishment of the northern Gold Coast. The sand pumping was initially quite a bit higher up to around k p. One thing not mentioned is that west coasts tend to be drier, and have colder water 2 are connected.
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Which means that goofy footers have to wear wetties and live in the desert to get their fix of forehand waves. Latin for left is sinister, it seams there is a plot against us from up high. Cheers for clearing that up Dave, and as long as the cold water and dry climates keep the natural footers away, I'm sure the goofy's won't be complaining. I was wondering Dave, in your professional opinion what shape do you think the bay could take in or 20 years time if we continue to see the mass sand transport, strong northerly currents and prevailing swell pushing down the point.
From what I can tell it looks like the point will continue 'rounding' itself out to the north-west and even developing itself as a new sandspit, similar in shape to the one to its north. Also, the main issue concerning the nearby town is the thinning and breaching of the small peninsula at the end of the wave.
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If nothing is done to counter this do you think this will naturally break through under normal coastal processes? Craig, in my professional opinion I can confidently say I have absolutely no idea what will happen to the shape of it. Mainly because I am not a coastal engineer, but also because I know next to nothing about the area.
From the comfortable position of complete absence of liability, I'll say that I don't think it'll break through any time soon. From what I gather it is m wide at the narrowest point, and a storm bite of more than 50m would be pretty unusual. Just received interesting news from a friend who just got back from a trip to Skeleton Bay and met and hung out with some of the locals. So in recent history the wave was a closeout, but he said right now it's the most incredible wave he's laid his eyes on, so much so it looks fake!
We have better lefts generally in SA As for climate change skeptics, they generally have the same attitude and you can smell it a mile off. It's loud and defensive, very defensive, and it's easy to react to them because they are goading you "Haaa, juzt move South!
The legendary Skeleton Bay surf spot is considered the longest sand-bottomed left hand wave in the world and only came into the surf world's radar back in. The longest sand-bottomed left in the known universe, Skeleton Bay first came Located along Namibia's isolated and hostile Skeleton Coast.
They revel in being contrary and last-word smart-arses, and they're always clowning about it. There's real concern that in Africa people are already leaving the world for good because of it, but they have the luxury to laugh about it down here. They are always right and have the REAL truth and we're all too dumb and nice and friendly to get it. It's actually a textbook psychological reaction from a particular personality type. There is an empirical, scientific basis to this assertion, and it is akin to an inferiority complex, or a 'small man syndrome', I see these kinds of people all the time, just further along the line so to speak, BUT it's better they don't know exactly what it is so they can't hang streamers off it and circle it in small cars tooting with their little red arses hanging out the windows.
Don't give them bait. They're afraid of climate change, or the fact that their dad was actually wrong about a lot of stuff and quite daft.
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There's evidence to prove you hang little red arses out of streamer filled little cars, and there is no antidote. Happy red nose day, I mean red-nose life! Ive seen it once before but doubt we know the same source? Hey guys, new here thought I'd throw my two cents in about the theory of right ganders on the east, yeah as others have mentioned its all about the dominate swell direction. Any who I suppose that doesn't really add any new info. Shame about this spot, I'm a bit of an amateur surfer 8 years on and off with school and civil engineer covers coastal engineering shame about the possibility of loosing this spot but hey as the article covers exciting prospect of new breaks.
But if you have any questions regarding coastal aspects feel free to shoot them my way ill try my best to help. Seems driving on the sand there is illegal anyway and has only been tolerated because Nationals Parks Officers haven't enforced the rule - yet. The shoreline is crawling with a myriad of small critters inhabiting the shifting sands and sparse vegetation. There's also remarkable birdlife on the beach and in the nearby lagoon, as well as the odd jackal and plenty of seals lounging on the beach.
We should all be thankful just to be allowed to drive to the point and onto the beach in the first place. Technically permits are required for being in the National Park and especially for commercial filming or photography - the way many pros justify the long, expensive trip to sponsors. The Namibia Film Commission clearly states that "filming and professional photo shoots in the National Parks requires special permission from the parks authorities and the necessary permits from the Ministry of Environment and Tourism," but it's not strictly enforced.
The next Skeleton Bay? It's kinda amazing how much Skeleton Bay has inspired and livened our collective imagination.
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A two k long sand point that breaks utterly perfectly and was only discovered in ?! It's natural that surfers would think, 'well if that exists, what else is there? How exciting is that? Well, perhaps there's a way to measure it: The video above went online not 12 hours ago and it's already had over 66, hits.