Surfers hit the waves ahead of severe weather

Illawarra Mercury

Illawarra surfers have made the most of the surging waves ahead of the 'dynamic' weather system set to hit this afternoon. Footage by Nadine Morton, Adam McLean

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00:00How can you be down here today?

00:02Just chasing the waves

00:04What were the conditions like out there?

00:06It was fun, very fun

00:08It picked up a lot in the last hour

00:10Just tripled in size

00:12How was the surf like out there today?

00:14Oh yeah, it's pretty big and wild

00:16Do you get nervous out there

00:18when the waves are so big Ollie?

00:20Yeah, some fun

00:22I've had a few sessions

00:24that have been scary

00:26Bill, what was today like? A special moment?

00:30Yeah, really special, really fun

00:32and good to be out

00:34in nature

00:36What brought you here today?

00:38This is my home spot

00:40for over 20 years

00:42What's the conditions like out there?

00:44They're a bit burgerish

00:46at the moment

00:48but still doing it seeing

00:50How big do you reckon this swell is?

00:52It's only about

00:54It's only about

00:564 to 6 foot at the moment

00:58It should pick up

01:00at least another 4 foot

01:02Does it make you nervous at all

01:04surfing the big waves?

01:06Oh yeah, you've got to

01:08have your wits about you

01:10If you're not fit for it

01:12it shouldn't be going out there

01:14How long have you been out there today?

01:16About 2 and a half hours

01:18The best thing about it?

01:20Is you're in the ocean

01:22How big do you reckon the swell is?

01:24Oh it's probably 3 to 4 foot at the moment

01:26but it's probably going to double, triple that maybe

01:28Did you get nervous out there?

01:30Nah, surfed all my life

01:32so growing up in it

01:34Sure is

01:36And Phil, tell me

01:37today's a special day

01:38Yep, special day

01:40It's my birthday

01:42So you pulled all the out of school for a surf?

01:44Yeah, why not

01:46Pretty wild, pretty fun

01:48Give it a crap

01:52Okay.

01:54Because now

01:55A place of hope

01:57How big are you?

01:59Thanks for your 29 to 30

02:02Somebodychat

02:03A dimension

02:05cacti

02:06With that

02:07It's really

02:07It's nice

02:09It's different

02:10Imals

02:11The feeling

02:12Of the sun

02:13Like it

02:14You'll be

02:15Sex

02:16Entonces

02:17Parset

02:18The feeling

02:19Which

02:19B

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