shefford Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 I felt like showing you what the my local bar crossing can be like if we get big Lows off the coast! If we can't get out we go surfing instead, needless to say we waited till it dropped to 10ft to surf it Currumbin Creek: you can also find it on coastal watch.com A large sand bank has built up since 2004, we normally go left around the groin, then race along the channel right beside the beach and head out through deep gutters in the offsets. But now we have to go dead straight out, hopefully council will dredge soon! Around 10000 ppl cross the bar every year! A few ppl might comment on how "unsafe" it is, but I've lived on the creek for 21 years and crossed/surfed it so i know it like the back of my hand! ENJOY THE PHOTOS Our resident peacock and lorrikeets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamtime Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 (edited) F##k that!!! The only way you'd get me crossing that bar would be by air! Edited June 3, 2008 by Mariner 31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james7 Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Great photos iricangi. However, I bet it looks good on a fine day. Post some fine weather shots if you've got them. I agree with Mariner 31, the only way I would cross that bar at the moment is in a helicopter! The peacock and lorrikeets look pretty dangerous too! Cheers Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemo1203 Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Great pics there mate. Crazy weather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shefford Posted June 4, 2008 Author Share Posted June 4, 2008 Here is a pic of what it looks like today The red line indicates the sandbar running across the whole bar, 0-20cms deep max on dead low tide. Blue line is the directions we take to get out, left 1 if its "big", right 1 if its small And if you look at the groin old passage used to be going around it and running along the beach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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