tracksmag.com.au - A first look at the re-engineered waves at St Francis Bay
Rock groynes and beach nourishment is helping reshape the areas surf potential.
When surfers hear the name Cape St Francis, their minds immediately turn to the zippering coils made famous by Bruce Brown’s ‘The Endless Summer’. A part of the bay was re-named ‘Bruce Beauties’ in the wake of the film and it remains one of the most celebrated sections in surf movie history. However, since that footage was taken in the early 60s the waves in the region have been in steady decline. A new project is currently underway to revive them.
The Long Term Coastal Protection Scheme, a precise combo of rock groynes and beach nourishment, aims to reset the Bay’s sandbanks and reshape its surf potential. As that work begins, Down The Line have captured some of the first results of the construction of one rock groyne which has led to a reeling left forming.