LiQUiFY Magazine February 2015 | Page 12

T V news, papers, people and social pages erupted into a veritable shit-storm of their own, predicting alien-like surf, with quality the likes of which we’ve never seen. When the typical east-coast-low swell arrived it clashed slightly with a southerly swell bump and unfavourable tides, delivering an unthinkably crowded mess. Rumour has it a solid crew of resident pros foresaw it all and headed south or north to escape it. Did Ola let us down? Was this swell a hoax or dud? Hell no! It was the manifested hype that cloaked itself around it and turned basic expectations into the plain unreachable. ‘Are you kidding?’ - we thought. It absolutely pumped, and such perfect waves should always be loved for what they are. Nonetheless, we sent out some minions with lenses and they brought back a little gold over a couple of days - here’s what they witnessed. Location: Kirra Point Time: 7:56am 1/1250th // F6.3 // ISO250