Is Skeleton Bay Disappearing? | The death of a world class wave foretold

Skeleton Bay was discovered not so long ago, by surf standards, and quickly became known as the best barreling sand-bottomed wave in the world. Every year it seems Craig Anderson or Koa Smith or Benji Brand or some other goofy wonder gets the best barrel of all-time or wins some kind of GoPro thing. But perhaps ol’ Donkey Bay is disappearing as fast as it appeared? Back in 2012 Swellnet researched where the wave came from and perhaps where the sand could be shifting to. Although there have been plenty of A+ days since 2012 that doesn’t mean they were wrong.

The only good thing that comes of this is the fact that this means that with waves disappearing means that new ones are appearing, meaning that the search for the perfect wave is never over.

 

“Skeleton Bay, the world’s most perfect and thought provoking sand-bottom left hand point break may not exist in twenty years time. It’s a bold statement to make so let’s qualify it: Skeleton Bay as the surfing world knows it – that is, a kilometres-long, thick-lipped, freight-train barrel – may not exist in twenty years. Although if coastal processes continue as they have there is a very real chance the bay may not exist at all.”

 

Read Skeleton Bay: The Death of a Wave Foretold on Swellnet