Highveld croc wave

I headed to the croc wave yesterday for a play. It was a little lonely as I never had any company but it's a fairly safe wave to play at on your own.

For those who have never been to the croc wave before it is really it quite sweet, especially once you get the hang of it. It is small, not much more that 2 meters wide, flushy and shallow. I guess I'm not making it sound too awesome, but it has has a few positives, firstly it is not that far, only 40km from the center of jhb. Secondly it is proper park and play, you don't get tired walking. And while it is flushy, it does make you use correct technique. No blast into spins on this wave or you will flush. Once you get it down you can do four or five spin before getting dizzy and trying something else. I battle to throw ends but am getting better, as you need to elevate spins more than throw vertical ends. I've watched Luke Longridge get a few ends, but he works that wave like a pro.

Chris and I in the river left eddy

I'm sure if you move a few rocks around we could improve the wave a bit, Luke has already improved the eddy service by cleaning out the eddies a bit.

I don't have any photos as my camera wasn't working yesterday, I'll post some in time. If anyone is keen for a play on this wave left me know, it works all winter.

There is also a small wier (+-1m) were you can practice boofing without much consequence. Provided you go on the left and not when the water high.

Sweet

Me in the wave

Dave surfing