Two Bryde’s whales have been filmed riding waves with surfers at a popular beach near Byron Bay.
The whales, which weigh 12 to 20 tonnes each, were joined by a pod of dolphins in hunting a large school of bait fish while surfers caught waves above them. But eventually, the whales decided to catch some waves for themselves, using the momentum to propel them into the school of fish.
Mick Hannah got to spend a lot more time than usual in his natal Cairns. Living in Colorado for many years and racing the world cup circuit, Mick hadn’t spend a winter in Australia in a very long time. Being forced to stay there, he decided to explore and discover the jungle of Northern Queensland and find some sweet lines to ride.
22-year-old Nathan Monchet got “stuck” at Lance’s Right with just a few other surfers for 3 months during Indonesia’s lockdown . This film details his experiences.
Most interesting among them is how numb to perfect waves Nathan became. So much so that he left a session in which he nabbed 10 barrels in 20 minutes because he was “bored”.