Cowaramup Bombora | |
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Cowie Bombie, Cow Bombie | |
Location | offshore of Gracetown, Western Australia |
Coordinates | 33°51′20.57″S 114°58′4.51″E / 33.8557139°S 114.9679194°E (approximate) |
Part of | Indian Ocean |
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Cowaramup Bombora (also known as Cowie Bombie or simply Cow Bombie) is a big wave open-ocean surf break found on the south-west coast of Western Australia. It is located 2 km (1.2 mi) offshore west of Gracetown which is near the town of Margaret River, world-renowned for its surf, and is 265 km (165 mi) south of the capital city Perth. [1] [2]
The break first came to the world’s attention in 2007, when local Damon Eastaugh won the Big Wave Award after riding a wave estimated to be more than 15 m (50 ft). [3]
It doesn't break often, requiring huge swells from the Southern Ocean, [4] but these can produce very large waves often in excess of 12 m (40 ft) [5] with some contending for the biggest wave in Australia at over 18 m (60 ft). [6] [7] [8]
Its name comes from Cowaramup, the name of the small local townsite, and bombora, an Indigenous Australian term for an area of large sea waves breaking over a shallow area.
The break was featured in the 2013 documentary series Storm Surfers 3D which described it as "on its day, the tallest wave in Australia", [9] where Tom Carroll survived a near-death wipeout while surfing with Ross Clarke-Jones. [10] It also featured in the 2011 documentary film Fighting Fear. [11] [12]
In 2011, Western Australian surfer Damien Warr won the Oakley Biggest Wave award for his ride on Cow Bombie. [13] In February 2015, Jarryd Foster, won the Oakley Biggest Wave award for his ride on Cow Bombie. [14] [15] Mick Corbett was also a 2015 finalist for the same award with his Cow Bombie ride. [16] [17]
On 26 June 2015, Australian surfer Felicity Palmateer became the first woman to surf Cow Bombie. [7] [18] [19]
On 2 March 2016, the Oakley Big Wave Awards 2015-2016 were announced, with two of the three major awards coming from Cow Bombie: Zac Haynes won Biggest Paddle-In, and Justin Holland won Biggest Wave in Australian Waters, finishing 2nd and 3rd respectively for Ride Of The Year. All three contenders for Biggest Wave were at Cow Bombie. [20]
Cowaramup Bombora | |
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Cowie Bombie, Cow Bombie | |
Location | offshore of Gracetown, Western Australia |
Coordinates | 33°51′20.57″S 114°58′4.51″E / 33.8557139°S 114.9679194°E (approximate) |
Part of | Indian Ocean |
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Cowaramup Bombora (also known as Cowie Bombie or simply Cow Bombie) is a big wave open-ocean surf break found on the south-west coast of Western Australia. It is located 2 km (1.2 mi) offshore west of Gracetown which is near the town of Margaret River, world-renowned for its surf, and is 265 km (165 mi) south of the capital city Perth. [1] [2]
The break first came to the world’s attention in 2007, when local Damon Eastaugh won the Big Wave Award after riding a wave estimated to be more than 15 m (50 ft). [3]
It doesn't break often, requiring huge swells from the Southern Ocean, [4] but these can produce very large waves often in excess of 12 m (40 ft) [5] with some contending for the biggest wave in Australia at over 18 m (60 ft). [6] [7] [8]
Its name comes from Cowaramup, the name of the small local townsite, and bombora, an Indigenous Australian term for an area of large sea waves breaking over a shallow area.
The break was featured in the 2013 documentary series Storm Surfers 3D which described it as "on its day, the tallest wave in Australia", [9] where Tom Carroll survived a near-death wipeout while surfing with Ross Clarke-Jones. [10] It also featured in the 2011 documentary film Fighting Fear. [11] [12]
In 2011, Western Australian surfer Damien Warr won the Oakley Biggest Wave award for his ride on Cow Bombie. [13] In February 2015, Jarryd Foster, won the Oakley Biggest Wave award for his ride on Cow Bombie. [14] [15] Mick Corbett was also a 2015 finalist for the same award with his Cow Bombie ride. [16] [17]
On 26 June 2015, Australian surfer Felicity Palmateer became the first woman to surf Cow Bombie. [7] [18] [19]
On 2 March 2016, the Oakley Big Wave Awards 2015-2016 were announced, with two of the three major awards coming from Cow Bombie: Zac Haynes won Biggest Paddle-In, and Justin Holland won Biggest Wave in Australian Waters, finishing 2nd and 3rd respectively for Ride Of The Year. All three contenders for Biggest Wave were at Cow Bombie. [20]