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Meltdown Lowdown Swell Journal.
Regular national, state based and regional wave diaries. We review each season in detail both editorially and pictorially. We also cover most memorable swell events as they occur. If there was a standout swell in your state we endeavour to document it here.


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SA, Vic and Tas. August 18 – 26, 2010.
Southern states smashed by final winter blast while the east coast is flat. Comprehensive photo edit and meteorological analysis of the southern ocean storm track. More.


August 13, 2010. Black Friday.
The Biggest Swell To Bombard The NSW Coastline So Far This Year! Sydney Big Wave Video Evidence, Photos and Comprehensive Meteorological Analysis. More.


The Tasmanian Devil Nails Brennan. August 11, 2010.
The region picked up the full brunt of the NE swell, peaking at 8 to 12 feet on Wednesday. More.


Black Friday August 13. The biggest swell of the year so far!
Coastalwatch chief forecaster Ben Macartney talks about the swell source and Coastalwatch editor Ben Horvath discusses a bunch of pictures he snapped off quickly this morning. More.


East Coast August 11-12, 2010.
Another fun sized round of ENE swell combined with offshore winds to deliver plenty of perfect peaks. More.


Western Australia. August 3-8, 2010.
The last few days have been exceptional with a couple of tidy back to back swells. More.


NSW August 2-4, 2010. Carnage, then blink and it was gone!
6-8ft woolly Sth swell one day, 2-4ft and clean as a whistle the next. Sure was a welcome blast for NSW surfers! More.


NW Western Australia. July 10 – 14, 2010. Operation Desert Storm.
Campers that survived the crazy weather though were treated to the biggest swell of the year on Saturday July 10. More.


Northern NSW July 10-14, 2010.
Phil Macca and a bunch of frothing groms score some fun waves in northern NSW. Two good vid clips. More.


East Coast. July 13-18, 2010.
More mid size Easterly lines fanned by offshore westerlies in Sydney, whilst NW winds set some unusual options alight in SE Qld and northern NSW. Two exclusive vids! More.


June 21 – 24, 2010. Roads, Desert and Lime Lines
Antman, The Macaulay family and indigenous shredders Joe Haddon, Russ Maloney and dale Richards score in NW Western Australia. Feature includes a slick Tim Bonython clip. More.


Gold Coast/Northern NSW July 9-12, 2010.
The run of winter waves continues. More.


Victoria July 1-9, 2010.
Cold but consistent clean lines deliver during the school holidays. More.


SE Qld/Northern NSW July 3 - 9, 2010.
School Holidays Fun. Two great vid clips featuring Mick, Joel and AI amongst others. More.


East Coast Meltdown June 24-25, 2010.
Another run of East Swell delivers fun waves right up and down the east coast. More.


June 16-21, 2010.
Fun in the Qld winter Sun. More.


June 5-9, 2010. The first week of winter pumped on the East Coast.
Two great vid, clips, chunky caverns and meteorological analysis. More.


May 26 – May 31, 2010. The best of the rest.
The final word on the last magnificent week in May, including in depth meteorological analysis. More.


Standout Sessions: North Narrabeen. Super Sunday May 30, 2010.
Kye Fitgerald discusses 19 highlight images from his home beach – Narrabeen on the best day of the year so far, and Tim Bonython produced a slick exclusive vid clip for us. More.


Friday May 28, 2010 Ours Totally Off Tap
Mark Mathews talks us through the highlight images of the session and Tim Bonython shot an exclusive Coastalwatch vid clip. More.


Super Sunday May 30, 2010.
Coastalwatch Editor Ben Horvath discusses a few highlight images taken on Super Sunday. More.


Sunday May 30, 2010. Cape Solander Slabbing hard!
Must see video of "Ours" including Kobi Graham's gnarly neck breaking wipeout. More.


Bondi Rescue Lifeguard Breaks His Neck At Ours.
Bondi Rescue lifeguard Kobi Graham suffered a hideous wipe out at Cape Solander mid afternoon on Sunday May 30. Kobi took off on a slabbing 6-8ft bomb and kind of nose dived, free falling head first into the reef at “Ours”. More.


May 18-19, 2010. South Australian Desert Wanderers.
Matt Hoy, Craig Anderson, Marti Para and Jughead Join hosts Jeff and Josiah Schmucker in some desert caverns. More.


May 13 – 16, 2010. The first solid 6-8ft plus south swell of the autumn/winter season!
More.

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