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Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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Lopes
Australia, WA, Kalbarri
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One of the ledges that are down from Jakes point. DistanceTake a car WalkInstant access (< 5min) Easy to find?Easy to find Public access?Public access Special accessDon't know |
Surf Spot Characteristics
Surf Spot Quality
Wave qualityWorld Class
ExperiencePros or kamikaze only...
FrequencyRegular
Wave
TypeReef-rocky
DirectionLeft
BottomReef (coral, sharp rocks etc..)
PowerHollow, Ledgey
Normal lengthShort (< 50m)
Good day lengthShort (< 50m)
Tide, Swell and Wind
Good swell directionNorthWest, West, SouthWest
Good wind directionSouth, SouthEast, East
Swell sizeStarts working at 1.0m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft and holds up to 2.5m+ / 8ft+
Best tide positionMid and high tide
Best tide movementRising and falling tides
More details
Week crowdEmpty
Week-end crowdEmpty
Dangers
- Rips / undertow
- Rocks
- Sharks
Additional Information
The swell bounces off the ledges and produces a nice wedge which forms an extremely fast and hollow. Be prepared to bail out the back of the tube if not makable, and be prepared to tackle oncoming section at end of wave and also dry seaweed covered rocks.
Atmosphere
This spot absolutley rocks for boogers, and very experienced surfers. Most crowded I've seen it is 5 people including myself.
General
One of my all time favorites. Get barrelled, spat out on seaweed, walk up to start jump in and do it all over again.
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Comments
By fanny , 20-07-2006
lopes - was sooo good when i was in kalbarri in july 06' but the problem is a massive rip. cos jakes is out back all water is goin north across wave which means mental paddling the whole time your surfin it. better to catch wave come in then walk around and jump back out.
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By Dildo , 11-04-2007
- I was just up in Kalbarri for four days and I went for a surf at Lopes on Monday morning and it was at least head and a half barrels. I pulled into one of the sets and got pitted for a while and came out just before it closed out. I got sucked back onto the reef and I have to say it didn't hurt at all.