Thursday Offshore Surf Report

Chest high sets + offshoe winds = fun surf! Mix in some exceptionally beautiful weather, and I can't think of a better way to spend my lunch hour. It felt great to get back in the water again after taking voer a week off due to rain, winds, and a trip to Disneyland. I'm planning on heading out tomorrow morning for a dawn patrol session, and hoping that the conditions hold!

Good Friday Surf Report

Well, another week and another set of storm clouds has passed over North San Diego county, dumping just enough rain to totally muck up the water for the next 72 hours or so. Well hell, at least it is a beautiful day out, and those clouds are gone from the horizon for the time being.

Thankfully, there isn't much swell in the water today, and it doesn't look like the situation will improve muc until Monday, when I'll be back in the H2O again! For those of you more adventurous and daring, the afternoons and evening over Easter weekend may see some wind swell, so you might get lucky.

Happy Easter, and see you all next week!

Thursday Afternoon Surf Report

I have surfed the last four days in a row, and am slowly getting back into shape after the weeks of no surf due to rain, run-off, etc. The week started out with some fairly good sized surf, with set wave heights in the head high range. As the week progressed, a rare pulse of swell activity visited us from the southwest, doing wonders for the beach breaks here in Encinitas. Tuesday and Wednesday saw some of the nicest, peeling waves at the beach since last summer, and combined with the amazing weather we had, brought out a few more surfers than average.

Today, the swell has dropped significantly and looks like it will continue to do so until the weekend, when there is a good chance that San Diego will be visited by rain again. This is unfortunate as it also looks like another nice southwest pulse will be coming in on Sunday and Monday, so I'll cross my fingers for no rain.

Big Day at Swamis

We've had some very large surf over the last few days, with the peak appearing later Wednesday afternoon and through most of Thursday. So, on Thursday I took some time off out of the water to take pictures of those lucky enough to be in the water and enjoying the magical rights at Swamis. Here are my pictures:

This woman was absolutely killing it out there:

One kneelo was in the lineup that I saw:

The set waves had nice open faces on them at first:

And as the wave made its way inside, this is what happened:

The area to the North was a bit more fickle, but a few nice rides showed their faces:

Nice bottom turn, followed by a sweet carve off the top of the wave:

It was definitely a good day for waves:

However, from the following picture you can tell than just about everyone and their mother were out there:

Tuesday Surf Report

Took my single fin out today on my lunch break surf for a change of pace, and hopefully a change of luck as well. Bingo! The waves were around chest high, with sets rolling in around shoulder to head high. Took off on a couple nice rides, and loved the carving feel of the board. Near the end of lunch, a huge cleanup set rolled through and gave my sinuses a thorough rinsing. Best lunch break surf session in a while!

The next few days, a large swell should be hitting our beaches, so take some time and enjoy the show. I hope to snap a few pictures if the swell hype doesn't kill it before it arrives.

The Crackers

Perhaps one of the more anticipated events in the art world for 2005 was when “The Gates” arrived in New York City's Central Park. However, there are other, lesser known artists who have been inspired by this project, and yet lack the recognition of the big names in the art world. “The Crackers” is one such project - enjoy!

This Place Sucks

No, I'm not talking about this place (although due to a lack of updates on my part, it has sort of sucked lately). Instead, I'm talking about this humorous movie sent to me by one of my many intrepid internet humor seekers. The audio is taken from several choice scenes from Office Space, whereas the video is taken from the old Justice League of America cartoons. So just sit back, watch the movie, and relax!