Difficulty 10
Break frequency 1
36 days a year
Wave Direction
Swell Direction
5m+ Swell
Wind Direction
Tide
spot author
Username: otway1949
Date created: 09/01/2009
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
The death pit of all death pits known! Long wait between waves long period, hot offshore winds in all directions steaming hot barrels in all directions as you concentrically radiate outwards. If you survive the drop 90 metres + and the long wall you can either pull into secondary barrelover the remains of the Mentawai reefs or pull off into the deep water of the India Ocean trenches. Could be matched by a wave from a Hawaiian chain island collapse or the splitting down the middle of an Island in the Azores. Slightly smaller breaks will be found around the Indian Ocean rim and for the others the pacific and Atlantic rims. Enjoy tentative name Apocalpyse 1 2 or 3
Wave length
600m+
Best months
January - December
Equipment
Body Board, Short board, Long board, gun, Rhino Chaser, Tow In, Air Mattress
Wave type
Death pit
Access
Long Paddle, Helicopter/Plane, Special Permit
Hazards
Other, Very Isolated
5 Day Forecast
| Swell Period | 7.19 | 7.45 | 7.40 | 7.40 | 7.24 | 7.05 | 9.44 | 9.17 | 8.81 | 15.15 |
| Swell Direction | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | N | N | N | WNW |
| Wind Direction | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE |
| Wind (kts) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Air - Sea - Swell - Wind
- Board shorts
- Board shorts
- Board shorts
- Board shorts
NW
0M / F6
E
0M / F4
SE
0M / F4
SE
0M / F6
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