It's no secret the colder months regularly provide the best conditions for surfing along the East Coast, but how did the waves stack up along the Mid Coast this past winter?
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"There's definitely been waves the whole time," Boomerang Beach Boardriders' president Adam Salt said.
"There was always something on the go."
Mr Salt said the club didn't have to reschedule any of its monthly competitions, which indicated it was a fairly consistent season, but he also said the wave quality wasn't always fantastic.
"It was alright," he said.
"There were a few good days here and there.
"There's been a few good swells but some of them didn't live up to the hype."
Apart from some of the big swells predicted for the East Coast not delivering, Mr Salt said the sand banks in the Pacific Palms' area weren't as good as they could've been.
"It probably wasn't the best year," he said.
"They came and went. Any time it looked like there was any kind of consistency a swell would come along and wash them away."
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Old Bar-based surf coach Vincent Primel, who spent almost every day through July and August training surfers on the beaches between Old Bar and Pacific Palms, agreed it was a consistent but at times unremarkable winter.
"It wasn't the best but there were waves every day," he said.
"It was good from a training point-of-view."
Saltwater Boardriders Incorporated president Kai Stanley thought it was a good season, especially as far as the club's monthly contests were concerned.
"We held every comp on the scheduled Sunday," he said.
"With every comp held on beach breaks in three to four foot clean conditions for most of the day."
He added that the sand banks and winds were fairly reliable, which, combined with the consistent run of swell, helped break up the crowds around the Old Bar area.
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