Margaret River: Surfer's Point

Maybe it's something to do with the changes to this year's ASP rankings, but 31 of the Top 45 will be showing up in Western Australia next week for the Drug Aware Pro at Surfer's Point Margaret River. Dream Tour vets Mick, Parko, Taj & the Hobgoods will be there along with the new crew led by Owen Wright & the Gudauskas brothers. Forecast appears to be promising, so looking forward to some cracking action.

In the meantime, here's our bit on the best of the West:

"Take Wallcliffe Rd to Prevelly Park. Head for the car park at the river mouth.

Most (in)famous big wave break on the WA coast. Surfers's Point is a L & R peeling either side of a shallow ledge reef. Holds up to 25ft. Tricky paddle out & shifting peak in bigger swells. The left can be a vertical drop takeoff, followed by a long sucky bowl section, then a great long whackable wall.

The Rivermouth just North is an occasional beach style option. From the car park you can see Southside (Suicides!) just South.

Goes without saying that you need to be expert to survive here on big days. Quite apart from the wave itself, there's also hold-downs, being caught inside, broken boards & strong currents to think about."

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