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Narrabeen | 23 May 2020 | 6-9 ft S @ 12s
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The week began without a sign of anything significant on the horizon. Then it hit us - mega-sized swell and gale force winds materialised in a matter of hours on Friday afternoon fed by the fuel of a fast-developing Tasman Low. Charts lit up with deep purples and blacks foreshadowing the real potential for scoring serious waves and bruisings.
My day started at Dee Why Point with not a soul around. Same story at North Narrabeen except for the guns laid out on the grass in readiness for what was to come. Deciding to give it some time and check back later, I drove further north to find Warriewood punching way above its weight with clean, powerful lines refracting around the point.
Despite getting blocked by tall, messy shore break I managed to grab a few shots before touring back to North Narrabeen via Turmietta spotting the bommies running and a keen crew chasing them down. Knowing higher elevation was required I hiked into the lookout for a few shots then settled in on the balcony atop the rockpool amenities block to watch and capture the show.
Surfers riding and waiting for large ocean waves on a surfboard.
Surfer riding a large wave with several other surfers in the water below, ocean, blue sky.
Multiple surfers riding and waiting for large ocean waves at the beach.
Multiple surfers in the ocean watching a large wave, with one surfer riding the wave while others wait or paddle nearby.
Multiple surfers in wetsuits riding and waiting on large ocean waves, with some paddling on their boards and one surfer actively riding a wave
Multiple surfers riding and floating on large ocean waves in the water.
Several surfers riding and paddling on ocean waves.
Multiple surfers riding and waiting on large ocean waves, some on surfboards, with white spray in the air.
Multiple surfers riding and waiting for waves at the beach, with one standing on a surfboard and others on their boards near the breaking wave.
Multiple surfers riding and waiting for large waves in the ocean, with some paddling on surfboards and others actively surfing.
Multiple surfers riding large waves with some paddling in the water, in the ocean
Several surfers riding large waves at the beach.
A surfer riding a large wave near the shore, with houses and trees in the background.
Two surfers riding a large ocean wave near the coast with rocky cliffs and greenery in the background.
Two surfers in black wetsuits riding large ocean waves near a distant shoreline with cliffs and small buildings.
Two surfers riding a large wave in the ocean during daytime, with a rugged coastline and hills in the background.
Two surfers riding large ocean waves near the shoreline, with cliffs and buildings visible in the background.
Two surfers riding a large ocean wave near the shore, with land and buildings in the background.
Two surfers riding large waves near a coastal shoreline with trees and buildings in the background.
A person surfing on a large wave in the ocean.
A surfer riding a large wave near the shoreline with trees and buildings in the background.
A person surfing on a large ocean wave with buildings visible in the background.
A person riding a jet ski on the ocean, with large waves in the background and some buildings and trees on the distant shoreline.
Surfers riding large ocean waves near a rocky coastline.
People surfing on large ocean waves near a shoreline with cliffs in the background.
Surfers riding large waves at the beach with cliffs in the background.
Three surfers on large waves with a cliff in the background
Three surfers riding large ocean waves near a rocky cliff coastline, with one surfer falling off the wave in the distance.
A person surfing on a large, powerful ocean wave near the shoreline, with cliffs and greenery in the background.
A surfer riding a large wave at the beach, with white foam and spray.
A surfer riding a large wave at the beach with spray and white water.
Surfer riding a large wave at the beach with cliffs and trees in the background.
A person surfing on a large wave at the beach with a building and antennas in the background.
A person surfing on a large ocean wave under a clear sky.