Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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Latitude: 32° 18.261' S |
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go to rockingham and head south untill you get to safety bay.on the corner of the point there is a cafe and a carpark.leave your car here and there is a sandbar that you walk across to pengiun island,once there take the path over to the back of the island and the break is right in front. DistanceTake a car WalkShort walk (5-15 mn) Easy to find?OK Public access?Public access Special accessPaddle > 20mn or Boat |
Alternative name Bommies
Wave qualityNormal
ExperienceAll surfers
FrequencyRegular
TypeReef-rocky
DirectionRight and left
BottomReef (coral, sharp rocks etc..)
PowerFun, Ledgey
Normal lengthShort (< 50m)
Good day lengthShort (< 50m)
Good swell directionNorthWest, West, SouthWest
Good wind directionSouthEast, East
Swell sizeStarts working at Less than 1m / 3ft and holds up to 2m+ / 6ft+
Best tide positionMid and high tide
Best tide movementRising and falling tides
Week crowdFew surfers
Week-end crowdCrowded
- Urchins
- Rocks
- Localism
leave your car on the mainland and the walk isnt too bad across the sand bar.the takeoff peak is small and you tend to go behind the peak so crowding can get bad. Needs high tide on all swells.consistant when everywhere else is flat.
Cant hold more than a 2m swell. Biggest it can get is chest maybe shoulder high on a super high
tide. Very fickle.
Atmosphere
atmosphere is pretty quiet but the sea gulls are a nuicance.is good for a swim or a snorkel when there is no swell and there is a lot of fish because the whole island is a nature and marine reserve
General
i think that this spot is alright if you are bored of riding packed perth beaches.pity it cant hold more swell or this place would absolutly fire!!!!!if you come here dont come in to big groups because the A frame peak means you bachdoor both ways so it is limited to one good ride per wave.nice small wave reefy
Author: shaun deret Contributors (2)
By Bert Burger , 09-09-2011
Time to get outa there - whos bombie king these days ???
super high tide , any swell , the place rocks ..
never surfed there without losing skin..
stoked when the thruster came out , then my fins didnt drag on the bottom when i was in the barrel , like my single fin did ..
leaving your bag in the dunes was still dangerous , even in the 70s , find out your mums cut lunch has been scoffed by some bong tokin bay boy and replaced with a turd ...
nice place to hone some barrel riding skills as a grom , RIP Smithy , ex bombie bandit , got taken out by 2 whites at lefties in 2004..
enjoy it boys and lid riders ..
move on , West Oz is loaded with way better stuff than what the seagulls squabble over ...
regards
BERT
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