Saturday, January 3, 2026

The Sunday Paddles: Surfing by the Tollgate Islands

“Keep an eye on the weather” Doug said as we parted at Snapper Island. We had been surfing on the Clyde River bar. The conditions were better than you might expect for a primarily NE swell, and a high and rising tide, but, if you got the waves right, the runs were long.




Robbie and I headed out to the Tollgate Islands. By the time we got there, a big black cloud bank had spread out all the way to the Tollgates. Robbie and I paddled through the gap and rapidly back to shore. A half kilometre out we could hear thunder rumbling. I got home just as the storm moved in.



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