Coogee beach at sunset with some very rough surf in Coogee, Sydney, NSW

Coogee beach at sunset with some very rough surf in Coogee, Sydney, NSW in July 2017

The blowhole blowing in Bicheno, Tasmania

The blowhole blowing in Bicheno, Tasmania in May 2013

A man by the blowhole in Bicheno, Tasmania

A man by the blowhole in Bicheno, Tasmania in May 2013

The blowhole in Bicheno, Tasmania

The blowhole in Bicheno, Tasmania in May 2013

Beware big waves

A caution sign on the causeway to Griffiths Island at Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia in June 2011. I like the beware of waves overtopping warning

Blue waves

Waves at the 12 Apostles on the Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia in June 2011

Windswept waves on a foggy morning

Waves at the 12 Apostles on the Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia on a foggy and windswept day in June 2011

Huge wave breaking

Huge wave breaking at the Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia in June 2011

Bay of Islands

Looking out towards the Bay of Islands on the Great Ocean Road, Victoria in June 2011. The seas were mountainous, rolling in all the way from Antartica!

Wedding Cake Island

Big waves and a boat at Wedding cake Island off Coogee Beach, Sydney in July 2010

Smashing surf

A surf rescue boat and a huge swell at Tamarama in Sydney in November 2009

Nhulunbuy sunrise pt. 4

A stunning sunrise at Nhulunbuy on the Gove Peninsula in Northern Australia in May 2008

Sunrise at Broulee pt. 2

A series of photos of a beautiful sunrise at Broulee on the New South Wales south coast, Australia, in July 2008.

Wave break

A big wave breaking near Coogee beach in Sydney in June 2008.

Foam

Foamy water at Giles Bath, Coogee beach after a big wave has struck. Photo taken in June 2008.

Sydney surf

Wild surf at Coogee Beach in Sydney in June 2008.

Giant waves at Coogee Beach, Sydney

These photos are of giant waves and very rough surf taken at Coogee beach in Sydney in June 2006. Impressive stuff.

Storm waves at Coogee Beach in Sydney

Huge waves and swells at Giles Bath on the northern side of Coogee Beach in Sydney in June 2008. It is hard to get a perspective on just how big the waves were, but trust me, they were massive! I was standing about 8 meters above where the waves were breaking. In the background is Wedding cake Island. The photo below, taken in June 2007, gives some perspective on how big the rocks are and how big the waves really are. Look closely or click on the image and you can see a boy crouching behind one of the rocks as the waves hit.