Difficulty 6
Break frequency 9
324 days a year
Wave Direction
Swell Direction
2.0m - 2.5m Swell
Wind Direction
Tide
recommended board
- Shaper: Mc Tavish
- Design: Fireball
- Sizes: 9'1" to 9'6"
- Surfer Weight: >80kg to any weight
Originally designed for Gareth Donovan when he won the 1995 Australian Longboard Title at famous Bell's Beach, the FIREBALL has gone from strength to strength, becoming the benchmark Longboard across the wor... Read more
general information
This beautiful stretch of coastline is the start of a different rulebook of surfing seasons and conditions compared to the Great Ocean Road breaks further east. The spots on the west side of Cape Otway bare the full brunt of the heavy southwest swells with zero protection. If the Torquay coastline is 4-6ft here it can be maxed out at 15-20ft plus and often is. In fact, it's not so much of a game of waiting for the swell to arrive but more like waiting for it to chill out and drop off a bit!! Johanna's is a peaceful and relaxing place out in dairy farming land with few facilities, if you plan to stay here you need to be self sufficient. The surf is punchy and unforgiving and breaks over a series beachy peaks and reefs offering many different break. It's best in about 2 metres of swell in the summer time, in winter you might be waiting a while for the surf and winds to back off.
Wave length
50-100m
Best months
November - March
Equipment
Body Board, Short board, Long board
Wave type
Standard
Access
Standard Paddle
Hazards
Reef/Rock, Very Isolated, Rips
5 Day Forecast
5 day forecast not available.
Air - Sea - Swell - Wind
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- 4/3 steamer
- 4/3 steamer
- 4/3 steamer
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