Anyone else get some today...?

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Originally Posted by BirdRock

No one today? I know it's Thanksgiving but there's supposed to be a swell. I'm landlocked in Palm Springs. Hoping someone got some today....

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got me some in cow hampshire this am. head high drops at the rocks with just a few friends out. gorgeous morning. 28 degree air with 50 degree water and bluebird with 6mph offshores.

we were all stoked to be out while our women were baking pies and shit. drove home in my suit and was greeted by my lady with a fully prepared breakfast and hot coffee. she surfs enough to "get it". all i could ever hope for.:)

should have some REALLY good surf by early mid week that should last a week or more.

happy turkey day, y'all.

rog

Chest high and mediocre in Newport today, but still surfable. Looks like some stuff in the forecast, if I don't hit Mammoth. Should be head high this weekend.

After several weekends of 12 hours study days, for an actuary exam, last weekend was pretty flat. Why is is always that way?

This weekend should make up for last weekend, hopefully.

I did a little recon at 0900, but there was way too much wind up here. Drove south around noon, looking for one of three places to hold on south wind. By then, wind had swung around to northwest, just enough to make the biggest kook spot on the peninsula rideable. A few head high waves to duck under, then back up to the apartment by 5, turkey out by 7. No family bullshit this year. Could not have asked for a better tday. Looks like some juice for Saturday, and winds becoming favorable Sunday.

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Originally Posted by BirdRock

No one today? I know it's Thanksgiving but there's supposed to be a swell. I'm landlocked in Palm Springs. Hoping someone got some today....

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Head high and glassy yesterday. Super high tide in morning so surfed from 11am until 1pm, oily glass for most of the session. Good vibe in the lineup too

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Originally Posted by BS720

I did a little recon at 0900, but there was way too much wind up here. Drove south around noon, looking for one of three places to hold on south wind. By then, wind had swung around to northwest, just enough to make the biggest kook spot on the peninsula rideable. A few head high waves to duck under, then back up to the apartment by 5, turkey out by 7. No family bullshit this year. Could not have asked for a better tday. Looks like some juice for Saturday, and winds becoming favorable Sunday.

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I thought Lindamar took a south wind.

Wed morning looked good on the charts. But I was packing the car. Report from Moss was quite good. Been decent down there. Monday evening was fun, if a bit jumbled. Overhead beach break is always *fun*. I'm home some time Sunday. If those easterlies look to hold up all day, I might propose an early departure.

Yeah, that was one of the three I checked. But, by then, wind was coming from the NW, so it was blown out.

another gorgeous day of waves with light offshores. smaller than yesterday, but better lined up. surfed the rocks alone on the shorty, then hit a high tide beach break on my way to work. perfect weather. what will tomorrow bring?

rog

Head high and glassy most of the day. Think I surfed with 3-4 guys throughout my 2 hour sesh, can't complain.

Learned a few things past few days. My consistency is lacking and my knee injury is definitely crimpin my stylie. The transfer from belly to feet is tricky. Few poor mental decisions on my part too. Trying to floating it off the top on the inside section and coming unglued when landing, that was a poor decision. The sudden foot slippage upon landing was when I rethought that one, more wax or better comb job? no harm though

Fun thanksgiving day in Cardiff! The swell is peaking and a new one is one the way!

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edit: that's a picture of me surfing, btw.

the wall did not disappoint this a.m. perfectly formed thigh/waist with, per usual, light offshores.

maybe 4-6 guys out for the whole 2 mile stretch. the leashless rocket is a wonder board.

these beautiful, free from crowds saturdays are spoiling me.

this coming latish week could be really fun, but will be checking it in the a.m. just in case. lots of just in case surfing going on here in nh.

nice pic tate.

rog

Glad to be back. Surfed late yesterday and again this morning. Missed most of the swell but looks like this week should be fun. Bringing board to work tomorrow and hitting the reefs for late lunch.

$100 westuit on Steap and Cheap right now for those in need of a cheap suit. I don't know much about Hyperflex and front zips aren't for everyone but the price is right, so thought I should post it.

"Hyperflex Wetsuits Amp Aerodome 3/2mm Front-Zip Full Suit " http://www.steepandcheap.com

Lots of odd sizes and different colors to choose from, surprised to see they have any LS available for us short fat guys.

I've seen that one before and debate buying it. Never handled a Hyperflex, but am cautious of internet only brands. Decent price if a decent suit.

This week has some promise. Not of epicness, but at least regular swell. Last night was a few feet overhead on the outside of a mile. Not too many out, and spread out at that. Was a fun session. As was Sunday a my favorite ledge. There were 9 out. They all came in as I suited up. 7 were done, and one had gotten spooked, but his buddy wanted to paddle back out. Lucky me. Head high, clean and thumpy. And plenty of sea life chillin' letting me know the landlord had not been around recently.

About to head out the door when the wife shows up.

From earlier in the month:
http://stk.tetongravity.com/forums/a...9&d=1322630819

http://stk.tetongravity.com/forums/a...0&d=1322630858

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/a...1&d=1322630914

more pics here.

Dig #2. I'm not a huge fan of orange wetsuits but it actually makes this pic better since he's in the shade.

If any bigger guys looking for a wetsuit, $87 for an xcel. Only XLs left but 72% off is ridiculous. My old xcel was a decent suit

http://www.departmentofgoods.com/xce...-fullsuit-mens

My Thanksgiving looked like this:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7147/6...044aff11_b.jpg

Happy Thanks Giving. That looks like a spot up here.

Looks like it was empty up and down the coast on Thanksgiving. Sorry for the quality of photo, cell phone pic from about 225 yards away. Sets were about 3-4ft bigger and lining up nicely
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Trestles on Monday, 3-5ft, inconsistent but glassy, clean and uncrowded.
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Somewhere else in SC yesterday, WELL overhead, no one out and very consistent.
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Originally Posted by Ottime

Happy Thanks Giving. That looks like a spot up here.

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Central Coast, but south of you.

Had a Tuesday night surf session with my long time buddy that moved to switzerland. Haven't seen him in over a year and we paddled out to this. I was kinda bummed due to it looking closed out but kept a positive attitude while we were suiting up on the cliff. We both managed to pick off many many corners and catch a jaw dropping sunset, one of those 'much better than it looks' kinda sessions. Good friends help create that vibe

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one of those day where you pull up and nearly freak out cuz you can't pull the suit on fast enough cuz it looks so damn perfect out there. been pretty common this fall, but today was extra special. perfectly clean chest high with power and just a few guys out. super clean and lined up corderoy.

tomorrow and the 2/3 following should be about the same.

nice stoke from the other coast!

rog

today nh, unreal. clean conditions that allowed you to do pretty much anything you wanted.

tomorrow should be yet another repeat, woot!

rog

Funny, I thought the same thing when I looked at that pic. The only thinf that really distinguishes it is that the rocks are lower near the end of the point. I've never seen that spot break like that. Can't ever figure out the swell, and I've camped nearby more than once!

Today was looking good at the beach, but a friend of mine really wanted to go to SC. Ended up getting a few rides at the lane. Noticed cars everywhere on 1, even at spots I didn't know existed. Tomorrow should be on, minus the crowds. Time to rise early!

Not worthy of starting a new thread so sorry for the hijack but it's a solid deal so had to mention it somewhere.

Dakine World traveler bag, up to 4 boards - 8'0"/9'2"/10" available on the Clymb for $115-120.

late day post sunset non-light = not sharp, but still stoke. the past few days were decent.

once out of town, the lineup is less crowded, the wave more warbled and the views $$$$$
http://stk.tetongravity.com/forums/a...3&d=1323113923

of course when swell is on, and the inside section can look like this, the crowds are not too thin
http://stk.tetongravity.com/forums/a...2&d=1323113923

Damn that 2nd photo would be sooooo fun. It has been a month since I was in the water. My timing lately absolutely sucks. To add insult to injury, I had to bail on my Mammoth trip for the weekend due to lack of snow. Please God, some surf please.

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Originally Posted by liv2ski

To add insult to injury, I had to bail on my Mammoth trip for the weekend due to lack of snow. Please God, some surf please.

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I came here to post something similar today but you beat me to it.

Please someone dial up some surf for So Cal or at least a few solid storms so I can get to Mammy.

This is partially my fault fellas, I knew I should have opted for acl surgery this season. I thought I would miss too much surf/snow time, guess that backfired

5.5@17 pure. no wind. and the few guys out at the ledge i was surfing headed in after an hour. i kind of wished i was not solo. some waits and lulls. but solid swell when they came in. i was thinking on the drive home how we just never got days like this in n.e. ever.

good stuff. nothing huge, but a few pucker sets. and wipe outs were brutal.

^^ Sounds like my sunset session just now at local reef. Group of 4 guys split 20 minutes after I got in which was nice. Only 3-4 of us left until dark. Caught a few and got stuck inside once which was not fun when a set rolled through.

Ready for early session tomorrow.

S bird? Wasn't really hitting up here at the beaches yet w/ the low tide, so I skipped it

sweet, did a nice lower back bounce on the inner sandbar today. My entire right side is numb, again sweet

dude. bummer. heal quick. ice and stuff. at least the next few weeks look grim.

i wish i took some pics today. solid stuff. a bit more crowded. paddle out to eight. finally dropped to three. well overhead and quite hollow. a very good day for my favorite ledge break.

A bummer on the sand bar describes it perfectly. Didn't ice but that works out good because the opposite side is sore today, i would have iced the wrong side yesterday


Sounds like your session was significantly better than mine. I'm bad about pics, not sure how people do it. I rarely take photos and the photos I usually post aren't even the sets. I'm usually too amped to get suited up to sit around and wait for a set to roll in. I'm too hungry post session to sit around and snap shots. Also leaving camera's in my car is hard for me to do due to the break-ins, usually just use my cell phone. I'm trying to get better about and applaud the guys that get the shots and score the surf, best of both worlds.


edit: thank god my wifes a physical therapist, she just called and said there is an opening this afternoon. Looks like I'll skip the acl rehab today and do the back rehab. lmao, I'm a farking walking injury

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S bird? Wasn't really hitting up here at the beaches yet w/ the low tide, so I skipped it

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Just south of there at Calumet park. Hannimonds, Hermo's, Cindy's, Sewerlines are all right there and as a result the crowd will spread out a bit compared to one peak at S. Bird.

Bummer on the back injury. Heal quick.

Yeah. Did not shot much of this past swell, as I used most all of my free time to surf. Friday afternoon, I took a West Cliff stroll with the little bug, and snapped a few shots at a certain spot that has a very tight take off zone and a very competitive crowd. The new swell was just starting to show in the water, and the buoy was 5.5@20. Mind you, this spot faces about 150^ and the swell was from 305^

http://stk.tetongravity.com/forums/a...6&d=1323838164


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^photos not working for me, shows up as a ?

Nice BR, between S. bird and PB point is one of the few stretches of SD that I have not surfed.

funny. ive got the pic. not loving the new image attachment widget.

ill try another method later. what about other folks. im on safari.

odd, I'm using safari too. To further diagnose it I also checked on my iphone with the forum app and also on a ipad, all show as question marks. Not sure what's up, maybe it's just me. Agreement about the new photo attachment functionality, that was a downgrade during the recent upgrade

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Originally Posted by Ottime

Yeah. Did not shot much of this past swell, as I used most all of my free time to surf. Friday afternoon, I took a West Cliff stroll with the little bug, and snapped a few shots at a certain spot that has a very tight take off zone and a very competitive crowd. The new swell was just starting to show in the water, and the buoy was 5.5@20. Mind you, this spot faces about 150^ and the swell was from 305^

http://stk.tetongravity.com/forums/a...2&d=1323789694

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This post has a photo at the end, right? This is where I get a ? at the end and I assume it's a photo that I can't see