Just got a call from my housemate that the Mavericks big wave contest is today!
I'm on my way and will report back with pictures.
Can't believe it - they haven't done the contest in about 3 years, so the waves must be BIG.
Printable View
Just got a call from my housemate that the Mavericks big wave contest is today!
I'm on my way and will report back with pictures.
Can't believe it - they haven't done the contest in about 3 years, so the waves must be BIG.
Cool.
Definately get some pics. I was checking out the web cam but have absolutely no perspective as to wave size, but apparently they're big. [/shrugs]
nice WSD...i am insalely jealous of you also right now!
i had a hard time getting a scale on wave height also, then i saw about a 25-30 foot sailboat go by...waves pretty much as tall as the mast it looked like.
http://www.surfline.com/surfline/liv...s=maverickscam
You just can't call time out and paddle back to the beach if you don't like the way things are going!
http://cams02.surfline.com/jpeg/cap38/latest0.jpg
just came back from there. Not nearly as big as I expected, but still fun to watch. I'm guessing waves were about 12-15, though I could be totally wrong. They didn't look very steep - seem to be turning into whitewater fairly quickly. Still scary as hell to see people ride those suckers though!
The place was packed - tons of people watching, and the weather is beautiful.
Pix to follow.
There's a really good documentary out there about the guys who pioneered Mavericks, it's nucking futz.
Werd. Jeff Clark surfed that place for 10 years before he told the world that Nor-Cal has the gnarliest big wave spot in the world. He is nucking futz.Quote:
Originally posted by phUnk
There's a really good documentary out there about the guys who pioneered Mavericks, it's nucking futz.
12-15 ain't that big for a big wave contest. In front of my house in Santa Cruz it was hitting 20-22 feet yesterday. Must have dropped a shit load.
from the cave at la jolla (san diego county)
http://surfinside.com/Pic's%20Link/S.../surfpic10.jpg
http://surfinside.com/Pic's%20Link/S...n/surfpic8.jpg
Tuffy, that looks like Snake Break.
...and I thought it was crowded on the High T when it's on at Alta...:rolleyes:
tuffy are those from this storm?
Fuck me. Double to triple overhead in LJ? You guys think THAT'S crowded, you should see that area on a "normal" day. 20-30 people in the line-up aren't rare anymore. :(
At least this swell kept some of the wannabe's away.
If you could look in the eyes of half those guys they would be saying" i'm fuckin shittin a brick I'm so scared" Looks like easy pickens for some XXXTREME La Jolla Cove :rolleyes:
I guess airin' into the Top is different but it looks da same.
I suffer from T.O.A.D. syndrome when I surf.
On water that is not snow.
Oh and thanks Tuff , I WILL figure out this pic shit soon.