Cowaramup Bombora
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 kilometres offshore west of Gracetown which is near the town of Margaret River, world-renowned for its surf, and is 265 km south of the capital city Perth.[2][3]
The break first came to the world’s attention back in 2007, when local Damon Eastaugh won the Big Wave Award after riding a wave estimated to be more than 50 feet.[4]
It doesn't break often, requiring huge swells from the Southern Ocean,[5] but these can produce very large waves often in excess of 40 ft[6] with some contending for the biggest wave in Australia at over 60 ft.[7][8][9]
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. Cow Bombie is also the name of an award-winning Shiraz grown locally in Margaret River and named after the break.[10]
The break was featured in the 2013 documentary series Storm Surfers 3D which described it as "on its day, the tallest wave in Australia",[11] where Tom Carroll survived a near-death wipeout while surfing with Ross Clarke-Jones.[12] It also featured in the 2011 documentary film Fighting Fear.[13][14]
In 2011, Western Australian surfer Damien Warr won the Oakley Biggest Wave award for his ride on Cow Bombie.[15] In February 2015 Jarryd Foster, 27, won the Oakley Biggest Wave award for his ride on Cow Bombie.[16][17] Mick Corbett was also a 2015 finalist for the same award with his Cow Bombie ride.[18][19]
On 26 June 2015, Australian surfer Felicity Palmateer, 22, became the first woman to surf Cow Bombie.[8][20][21]
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.[22]
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