Fluffies - Shipsterns Bluff
TAS, South & East Coasts
Suicidal rock ledge thought by many to be Australia's heaviest wave.Best Conditions: Is said to hold 20 foot plus with winds from the North, but don't even consider it, one in 100 could consider it.
Break type:
Reef
Location:
Isolated
Offshore wind direction:
North,North easterly
Swell direction:
South Westerly
Swell size:
Large, Massive
Surfer Level:
Advanced
Surf board type :
Short Board
Best Tide :
Medium
Crowd Level :
Few locals
Getting There :
Almost as hard as
riding it. The only way is through networking with Hobart based surfers. It’s
way South, a long walk or boat ride into a land of cold, high cliffs.
Dangers :
Looks six foot... is
actually 15 foot and as thick as Teahupoo.
Rumours :
This whole place was
a rumour until pictures of it went across the globe in 2001. Oh yeah, a
mothership noah lives here too... of course.
Others :
In all seriousness,
this place could kill you... don’t even think about it unless the big wave
hellmen of the world phone you for advice.
Local Photo's
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