Cyclone Bianca

This morning with Cyclone Bianca heading towards the coast, we were warned to avoid coastal areas, where there would be large swell, strong winds and local flooding. So naturally this encouraged us to visit the beach for a swim. We found thousands of people had the same idea, especially surfers and bodyboarders and even some old-timers stand-up paddle surfing. Every few minutes, enormous sets of waves came through, wiping out dozens of people each time. Later we heard that 50 people were rescued from this very beach.