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Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaia surfboard in Lances Left, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.

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 Tombstones

Australia, WA, North West

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Latitude: 23° 52.877' S
Longitude: 113° 29.264' E

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Drive to Gnaraloo station. Gnaraloo is about an 2 hour car trip from carnarvon. Once you've reached gnaraloo ask the locals where tombstones is and they will tell you.

English (Translate this text in English): Drive to Gnaraloo station. Gnaraloo is about an 2 hour car trip from carnarvon. Once you've reached gnaraloo ask the locals where tombstones is and they will tell you.

English (Translate this text in English): Drive to Gnaraloo station. Gnaraloo is about an 2 hour car trip from carnarvon. Once you've reached gnaraloo ask the locals where tombstones is and they will tell you.

English (Translate this text in English): Drive to Gnaraloo station. Gnaraloo is about an 2 hour car trip from carnarvon. Once you've reached gnaraloo ask the locals where tombstones is and they will tell you.

DistanceSurf trip

WalkGood walk (15-30 mn)

Easy to find?Hard to find

Public access?Public access

Special accessDon't know

 Surf Spot Characteristics

Alternative name Tombstones

Surf Spot Quality

Wave qualityTotally Epic

ExperienceExperienced surfers

FrequencyVery consistent (150 day/year)

Wave

TypeReef-coral

DirectionLeft

BottomReef (coral, sharp rocks etc..)

PowerHollow, Fast, Powerful, Ledgey

Normal lengthNormal (50 to 150m)

Good day lengthVery Long (300 to 500 m)

Tide, Swell and Wind

Good swell directionWest, SouthWest

Good wind directionEast

Swell sizeStarts working at 1.5m-2m /5ft-6ft and holds up to 4m+ / 12ft

Best tide positionMid and high tide

Best tide movementRising tide

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Week crowdFew surfers

Week-end crowdCrowded

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Dangers

- Urchins
- Rips / undertow
- Rocks
- Sharks

 Additional Information

Paddle out on the reef. The rip will take you off the reef into the channel.From there you just paddle out to the back.
But be careful surfing there because the reef is real sharp and many injuries have happened their like my dads mate who puntured a lung and broke his ribs. The reef is shallow so dont get caught on the inside.

English (Translate this text in English): Paddle out on the reef. The rip will take you off the reef into the channel.From there you just paddle out to the back.<br />But be careful surfing there because the reef is real sharp and many injuries have happened their like my dads mate who puntured a lung and broke his ribs. The reef is shallow so dont get caught on the inside.

English (Translate this text in English): Paddle out on the reef. The rip will take you off the reef into the channel.From there you just paddle out to the back.&lt;br &#47;&gt;But be careful surfing there because the reef is real sharp and many injuries have happened their like my dads mate who puntured a lung and broke his ribs. The reef is shallow so dont get caught on the inside.

English (Translate this text in English): Paddle out on the reef. The rip will take you off the reef into the channel.From there you just paddle out to the back.&amp;lt;br &amp;#47;&amp;gt;But be careful surfing there because the reef is real sharp and many injuries have happened their like my dads mate who puntured a lung and broke his ribs. The reef is shallow so dont get caught on the inside.

Atmosphere

FAST HOLLOW POWERFUL HEAVY SHALLOW

English (Translate this text in English): FAST HOLLOW POWERFUL HEAVY SHALLOW

English (Translate this text in English): FAST HOLLOW POWERFUL HEAVY SHALLOW

English (Translate this text in English): FAST HOLLOW POWERFUL HEAVY SHALLOW

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Tombstones
By Hannah1502
Jun 24, 2009
Third time lucky - After the last session I really wanted to get out there and combine the skills that I have with the confidence to ride the waves we had. The last session I hadn't surfed to my ability but had learnt some important lessons. Unfortunately th
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Tombstones
By Hannah1502
Jun 22, 2009
Out the back... - Today we paddled out the back with an escort. My dad and uncle showed us the best way to paddle out and where to sit. Managed to get cleaned up by one wave when a set came wide, but otherwise made it out the back fine. I caught two ~head-high
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Tombstones
By Hannah1502
Jun 21, 2009
first dip - This was James and my first session at Tombstones. To say we were awed is an understatement. There is just so much going on. Lines of swell peeling along, the bombie off to the right, reef, coral, a cliff to climb down; the whole experience is full
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Trip: Gnaraloo 09
By Hannah1502
From Jun 20, 2009 to Jun 27, 2009
My first trip to Gnaraloo was a real eye opener. Such a beautiful place with amazing surf. This is the biggest break I've seen and surfed. We didn't have ideal weather while we were there unfortunately. A series of very powerful fronts
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By Sean Phillips , 10-09-2010

wannasurf stole my photo - I took this photo in 2006, before i paddled out and surfed that day. I think the image was stolen from my now, deleted, MySpace page and watermarked with wannasurf.com... good job, nice way to increase the crowds...

By Anonymous , 20-07-2010

more power to north west surfers alliance - good work keep it up,nothing worse than pro surfers showin up and acting like they own the joint.its their fu*#in fault its so crowded now.school holidays is madness let alone the pro circus coming to town.dont sell west australia out for cash!!!

By Bodyboarder150 , 30-01-2009

did i mention..... - BLOODY SHARK INFESTED WATER.

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