North Point is universally regarded as one of the worlds best waves with many top pros rating it as one of their favourites. Nestled in a quiet, protected bay north of Margaret River, Northies can lie dormant for months…but when a solid Indian Ocean groundswell starts hitting The Bay like last Friday, she’ll come roaring back to life.

	> The sleeping giant roars back to life > Purchase Image

It’s pretty rare you’ll score her to yourself though. There was an all star cast in the water on Friday with a bunch of east coast pros blowing in for the swell and a solid showing of local crew making it pretty hard to get a wave.  The locals always get their quota out there with Rohan Annesley and Yadin Nichol the stand outs.

	> Laurie Towner, like a rat down a drain pipe > Purchase Image

	> Chaos at The Bay > Purchase Image

Looking like some good days coming up later this week, yew!

	> Reflective beers on the point > Purchase Image

fanning’s back

Mick Fanning has posted his second WT victory in a row at Hossegor in France, defeating a pumped up Bede Durbidge in the final. Parko pretty much had it in the bag until Fanning’s recent run of small wave domination reignited the World Title race. Check out the latest ratings at aspworldtour.com.

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Ah Indo…warm water barrels, nasi gorengs and cold bintangs, too hard to resist when you’re shivering through an Oz winter.  Everyone knows the waves in the Indo archipelago are some of the best on the planet and Desert Point is arguably the fattest jewel in the crown.

	> Desert Point off the chain > Purchase Image

If you’re lucky enough to snag a good one off the frothing Deserts pack, set up the barrel and pull in you will be the lucky recipient of one of the longest, most perfect left tubes on the planet.  The tube stays open and grows in size as it grinds down the point ultimately closing out on near dry reef.

	> Tube racer and audience > Purchase Image

Deserts is no secret though and was reportedly the most crowded wave in Indo last year. At the peak of the first swell there were 60-70 humans littered from the peak all the way down the point…plus there’s the crew of regulars who spend six months every year camped out back from the point and have the place wired.  They sit in a tight pack deep on the peak chatting amongst themselves, reminiscing of days of old, waiting patiently for that perfect wave.

	> Three deep > Purchase Image

Lombok is a beautiful island with heaps of relatively unexplored nooks and crannies and friendly local people.  Seek and ye shall find…

	> Secret Lombok > Purchase Image

	> Shakkas and devil horns! > Purchase Image

	> Lombok Vista > Purchase Image

Back home in Oz now and it’s bloody freezing!

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Margaret River has been cracking the last few days. Long, clean, immaculately groomed Indian Ocean lines have been making magic with the region’s numerous reefs and beaches. The whole coast has come alive with perfect waves, keeping the ample crowds stoked and satisfied. Friday morning saw lines stacked to the horizon at pumping 6-8 foot Margies Mainbreak.

	> Margs MB stacked up > Purchase Image

	> Margs MB Peak > Purchase Image

The swell backed off by Saturday morning which saw a rare left hander light up.  The Lefties stretch was pumping too…damn, everywhere seemed to be off its head!

	> Rare left > Purchase Image

	> SA lad, Gene Sykes sliding into the pit > Purchase Image

It’s going to be like groundhog day in the Margs region over the next few days - light winds, lashings of swell and beautiful autumn weather. If you’re lucky enough to have a couple of days off or if you’re game to wag work then dooo it.

	> Mitch Taylor in the hole > Purchase Image

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There has been a noticeable change in seasons over the past couple of weeks with cool nights, all day offshores and thumping ground swells. Autumn has arrived. She put on a golden show over the weekend along the Margies stretch. Saturday was solid with a long period pulse in the swell, everywhere seemed to be pumping…

	> Bay left > Purchase Image

	> Booger Bomb > Purchase Image

	> Feathers > Purchase Image

The swell had mellowed to a super clean 2.0m by Sunday morning.  Strong offshore winds groomed the long lines into ruler edge perfection. A sand bank somewhere north of Margs turned on with crew chalking up some lengthy, girthy tubes.

	> Solid peak, solid pack > Purchase Image

	> Tube town…imminent > Purchase Image

Sorry it’s been a while between posts y’all…should start getting more regular now Autumn is here.  Looks like there’s going to be some swell around for the weekend, milk it!

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Despite popular opinion, Perth turns on some fun waves. The metro beachies are pretty much one mega long closeout in summer with really only one wave on the coast that can make something of a fresh summer swell: Trigg Point.

	> Big Hack > Purchase Image

	> Hollow one > Purchase Image

	> Local > Purchase Image

	> Damon Hayes throwing buckets > Purchase Image

It’s no secret that The Point is Perth’s best wave. Some of WA’s top surfers have grown up on the wedgy peaks that bump into the patch of reef just to the north. A new swell combo’d with light E winds on Tuesday morning saw TP turn on some quality waves. The local lads were even finding a few tubes…

	> Luke Campbell slotted > Purchase Image

	> Beachcombers > Purchase Image

	> Damon Hayes off the bottom > Purchase Image

Winds are looking light for the weekend and the swell is going to continue to taper off but there will be waves out of town. Go hunting!

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Happy New Year y’all! I ushered in the New Year with a big day “sipping champagne darling”, listening to fun tunes and shooting photos at the Cuban Club, hosted by Lloyd Events at the Perth Flying Squadron Yacht Club on the foreshore in Nedlands. It was a sunny 36degC stinker so the beers went down nice and easy. Highlights of the day were all the epic outfits…

	> Resplendent in white > Purchase Image

	> Shaded from the rays > Purchase Image

	> Happy Days! > Purchase Image

	> Lana and sister > Purchase Image

The loose units…

	> Moondog and friend > Purchase Image

N’FA of 1200 Techniques fame…

	> N’FA on the mic > Purchase Image

DJ Lok…

	> Spin me right round, like a record baby > Purchase Image

and Paul Mac…

	> Paul Mac key infusion > Purchase Image

As the sun started to fall over the Indian Ocean for the first time of 2009 the good times continued to flow and everyone stayed psyched right up to the bitter end. Great vibe and great day.

	> Yew!! > Purchase Image

Check out the full photo gallery at www.hughdavis.com.au/cuban-club. Cuban09 high res digital images are $10 each and there’s a bulk discount available if you’re keen on purchasing a few shots, check the Cuban Club page for more info.

Enjoy!

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I hope y’all had a great Christmas! There have been some pretty fun waves kicking around Margaret River over the past few days. The summer southerly has been getting into it most days but it’s been good early.  There’s been plenty of swell so protected bays and points have been dishing up some fun stuff out of the wind.

best shots of 2008

Here are some of my favourite images of 2008, they look unreal blown up and mounted on aluminum or stretched on canvas. You can purchase prints by clicking on Purchase Image at the bottom right of each image or contact us if you’re interested in making a custom order.

	> The View > Purchase Image

	> Fish Photo > Purchase Image

	> Injidup Rocks > Purchase Image

	> Pumping Gas Lineup > Purchase Image

	> Gnaraloo Station Dune > Purchase Image

	> Dino Adrian Beast Tube > Purchase Image

cuban club

I’m shooting the Cuban Club on New Years Day again this year, sick lineup plenty of good food/drink and guaranteed good times all included in the sticker price. There are still 40 or so tickets left, it’s a great day so get in quick before they all walk. Go to Lloyd Events to order tickets online.

	> Cuban Club 2008 > Purchase Image

Have a massive NYE and a healthy and prosperous 2009!

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Well it’s been a pretty weird Spring with long stretches of onshore winds laced with cold weather.  Amping for summer now, oh yeah!  Some of the beachies around Yallingup have been decent over the past few days though.  Monday dished up some rip bowl action at a sandbank nestled up against a handy patch of reef.

	> Dave Delroy-Carr gunning through the rabbit warren > Purchase Image

	> Mark Brandis and one mad turn > Purchase Image

Some of the Rusty boys have been lurking around Yallingup this week.  They hit up one of the many fruit bearing beachies that litter the Margs stretch on Tuesday to score some tasty green treats.

	> Jay Davies in a flat bottomed mutha > Purchase Image

	> Jerome Forrest. Cool board art > Purchase Image

	> Jake Sharpe bouncing over the shockwave > Purchase Image

Ry Craikey was out there getting his fill too…

	> Ry Craike en route to tube town > Purchase Image

This shot snuck through the covers a few weeks back. Pretty relevant to the title of this ww issue eh?!

	> Dino Adrian preparing for a sandblasting > Purchase Image

Waves are looking mediocre in Perth over the next couple of days but there’s going to be a 1.5m SW swell kicking down south combo’d with offshore winds over the weekend so that’s the place to be.

club of the waves

I was recently invited to contribute to a cool new website called Club of the Waves. Check out their website here and click on Latest Photographer to see my profile.

chrissie pressies

Christmas will be here before you know it folks so what better gift could there be than a Hugh Davis original print?! You can browse my portfolio and order online at my website. Custom orders including framing and mounting are welcome, click here or contact us for more information.

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More uncharactersitic wintery weather has been muscling in on spring. But when the swell is macking and the wind is howling from the south, as it was late last week, canny West Oz crew head to protected nooks and crannies in search of clean perfection.

	> The Green Dream > Purchase Image

Young Jack Robinson and his old man Trevor had their finger on the pulse. Jack was ducking and weaving his way through some perfect turquoise tubes at one protected beach break.

	> Jack Robinson in the green room > Purchase Image

	> Hole in the wall > Purchase Image

	> J-Rob locked in a tight one > Purchase Image

When the sun comes out at this spot the colours are pretty epic.

	> Turquoise Underworld > Purchase Image

Despite the crook weather there have still been some pretty sweet days betwixt the storms.

	> Square one at The Box > Purchase Image

Weekend forecast: The swell will taper off over the next few days but should come up again slightly on Saturday to around the 2m mark. Winds in the Margaret River region are looking ok through till the weekend so if you’re chasing a wave over the weekend Margs is the place to be! 

	> One more before dark > Purchase Image

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The Margaret River region is notorious for offering up a smorgasbord of different types of waves. The weather has been touch and go over the last week but the savvy surfer can find a wave in almost any conditions on the Margs stretch.  There have been some crook onshore periods…

	> Creed McTaggart frees up his fins in the onshore > Purchase Image

And some spells of glorious sunshine and crisp offshore winds.

	> The View > Purchase Image

The classic spring conditions over the weekend saw plenty of crew on the hunt for waves. A hollow left on one popular stretch of reef had a huge pack of hungry humans hustling each other for a piece of the pie. It was worth the wait if you got one though.

	> Coastscape + hollow lefthander > Purchase Image

	> Splitting the peak > Purchase Image

	> The hollow left. There’s someone in that tube! > Purchase Image

Christmas will be here before you know it folks. What better gift could there be than a Hugh Davis original print?! You can browse my portfolio and order online at my website. Custom orders including framing and mounting are welcome, click here or contact us for more information.

	> Lone shoulder hopper > Purchase Image

More sketchy weather is on the cards for the next couple of days but it’s looking good for the weekend, yew!

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