BACKWASH

[NtripleB]

why does it occur?
im not talking about sell rebounding off a rock like froggies or any of those wedges
but on a beachie why does it sometimes come back out and effect the wave/surface of the wave and sometimes it doesnt?

i was thinking it may be because the water doesnt have a channel to flow through or that the beach is on an upwards slope?

[miiichael]

beach is on an upwards slope

[NtripleB]

thats silly instead of a shit surf ima get my spade and bucket

[captain_awesome]

thats silly instead of a shit surf ima get my spade and bucket

good luck with that, i think that backwash like that is just as fun, mainly cause its nice 2ft wedges onto less than 2ft of sand

[NtripleB]

just anoying you go and hit the lip and the waves bounces up and theres no lip! wierd

[kc_bodyboard]

just anoying you go and hit the lip and the waves bounces up and theres no lip! wierd

haha i did that the other day, misjudged the lip and did the most embarassing shitvert

[meaksy]

The proper term is called a reflective beach, ie the steeper the sand on the shore the more water reflecting back out to sea.

Sometimes its good when it hits just after the wave has pitched and its makes the wave twice as wide as it should be, i like that but i too hate it when you go to hit a lip and it disappears

[Goliath]

Yeah its a steep slope.
At bronte sometimes its like at a 45 deg angle and the backwash can get hecors.

[NtripleB]

its happening more then usual now because of sand pumping from the river mouth into burleigh, creates a good shorey adventully with the extra sand though

[adam.s]

Who cares why it happens? It's freaking fun!
That is my mate in the top right hand corner.

[ScottyT]

^^ Bunbury?

[adam.s]

You got it.

[ScottyT]

freaking awesome, best fun

[.boh]

did something like that this morning (not as epic) but still ive dropped in and then i get flung in the air, my board has been taken out from under me and im free falling straight towards the sand bar haha, f@rk it was fun haha

[josh_boogs]

Ive taken off on a wave, it jacked on the sand bar whilst the backwash pushed me up the wave then i airdropped into the pit for a few seconds before it closed and pumped me. sick fun