Reading Wave Sets

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#reading wave sets

[@yakazulukayakfishing9473]

Nice one Los!! definitely correct, when you are committed don't stop paddling

[@yakfishfun8441]

Yep many times the first big waves of a set have nailed me coming in 😂

[@michaelcarter615]

Always enjoy your vids Laurie, informative and educational. Thanks for posting this up.

[@yakfishfun8441]

Cheers Mike, there would have been more fishing but the fish didn’t read the script 😂

[@lindsaybraganza9797]

Like a boss. Thanks for sharing very helpful I’m absolutely clueless in the surf 👊🏽

[@yakfishfun8441]

Cheers mate, the small waves catch me out because I loose concentration 😂

[@johnmasters6872]

I note your paddle leash was still attached as you made your run in. I forgot to detach mine about 18 years ago in heavy wave patterns. I was suddenly capsized by a smaller wave in the sets. The paddle leash locked over my left forearm, chest and right shoulder anchoring me upside down to the kayak and also held in by a spray skirt. I was under water for just over one minute and losing consciousness. I recall bringing my legs up then pushing them down violently. Somehow, this snapped the paddle leash and l ejected down to the sea floor to escape. The cardinal rule is, always detach your paddle leash in surf.

[@yakfishfun8441]

Great point, sounds horrific. I’ve designed my own paddle leash, it’s shorter and attaches to the paddle with velcro, making it easy to release 👍

[@michaelulukau3252]

Another great video, Laurie!

[@yakfishfun8441]

Cheers Mike, I need to come up your way for a fish 🤔

[@cheekypukeko]

Your experience reading & navigating the ocean shines through here. Theory helps, but nothing beats time on the water! Cheers bro.

[@cheekypukeko]

"Commit, pick the right line and go hard"! Great life advice too bro. Cher

[@yakfishfun8441]

Nga mihi Winny, my mantra has always been work hard, play hard 😂 I’m so close to giving surfing a crack after watching your awesome vids 👍

[@KingsWithAndy]

Great lil vid for sharing your wisdom thanks Loz. Reminds me to stop being a chicken and get out to some spots with swell to open up the fishing options.

[@yakfishfun8441]

Great skill to have but you never get 100% comfortable with it 👍

[@poppetrurazvan3900]

Hi. Please try North East of Canada or so. Thousands of miles of coast with no sharks. Canada anyhow. All the luck in this world!

[@mjw789234]

I've been wearing my wetsuit and catching the waves in. I still usually end up in the water, need to practice going side on as they break.

[@yakfishfun8441]

Mate I’ve paddled once in my wetsuit, the chaffing under my arms was painful. Your yak would be fast in the surf, be way different than my Reload

[@mjw789234]

@@yakfishfun8441 I wear the bottom half of my two piece suit and it's comfy but yea the top would do that

[@yakfishfun8441]

Makes sense, not sure if my old man’s bladder would handle a wetsuit 😬

[@mjw789234]

@@yakfishfun8441 My one has a flap thing for that

[@user-oq8tz7zl6y]

Great tips, thx Laurie. I've got to start looking for sets and counting waves. Is the magic number always 7 (7 big waves followed by 7 smaller ones) or does it depend upon the interval between waves as well (14 secs in your video)? In other words, is it just coincidental that 7 is half of 14, so there would be 7 big waves followed by 7 smaller ones even if the interval between waves is 10 secs instead of 14 secs?

[@yakfishfun8441]

Geoff the 14 seconds being a multiple of 7 was just a coincidence. Wave sets come in sets of seven with the last few waves being the biggest. Observing is the only way to tell if what you’re watching is a large set. The period between waves is important because it gives you more times to gap it between sets but long period waves have more power. Another key thing to observe at launching is the direction the waves break (left or right) and use that information to angle your return to the beach. Don’t take the straight route 🐢

[@user-oq8tz7zl6y]

Thx Laurie. I was good going back in at WC on Sunday following Rex in. 🤣

[@yakfishfun8441]

Did he turtle? 😂

[@user-oq8tz7zl6y]

Negative. Rex demonstrated a textbook landing. 😀