Anyone else get some today...?

[Tectonically_Neglected]

Offshore winds here made for glassy conditions. Waves barely made it through the wind but caught a few nice thigh high rides.

Clean is sooo good.

[Ottime]

Last night delivered. A bit smaller again. Still some head high sets, but mostly chest high. Long, with a few hollow sections. Never connected a double barrel, but it was possible. I'm shocked it sounds so much smaller down there, but I'm guessing the cliffs don't pick up the angle too well. Going to take a rest day to relax the back. Hard to do when the surf is this much fun. Surfed in a crow that maxed out at 12 or so last night, but the uber consistency of these tropi swells kept us all getting our waves. Good times.

[jtran10]

Last night delivered. A bit smaller again. Still some head high sets, but mostly chest high. Long, with a few hollow sections. Never connected a double barrel, but it was possible. I'm shocked it sounds so much smaller down there, but I'm guessing the cliffs don't pick up the angle too well. Going to take a rest day to relax the back. Hard to do when the surf is this much fun. Surfed in a crow that maxed out at 12 or so last night, but the uber consistency of these tropi swells kept us all getting our waves. Good times.

Yea, seems like they really need a lot more W in the swell (when it's out of the south) to pick up all the energy. Unfortunately with just a scooter to get around I'm limited in spot selection. I think the LJ reefs are still throwing out head high sets these past couple days, based on what I saw Saturday AM and see on the buoy.

Supposed to be 15-18 at HB tomorrow. Yikes.

[Tectonically_Neglected]

Surfed some decently lined up, hollowish shoulder high this evening. Great fun. Got to stick my head in the wave again too! Woot!

[Ottime]

4.2@14 from 155^ down at harvest this evening. Several outlets claim it will see numbers as high as six feet, and fifteen seconds, at times. NOAA says 8 and 17. Could be art different times. Then subsiding to three feet for the weekend. Weirdo swell is going to light up the few spots that can pull it in as it swings south through the week. For those who can get out, Thursday looks promising. Can'tsurf that day, but maybe can shoot.

Edit. 8.5@14 170^ on the harvest CDIP this morning. Can't wait to see how this thing shows. I can't recall that height on a tropical swell here ever. Let alone southern hemi.

[jtran10]

Was shoulder high at the cliffs last night. Hoping for some more size down here tonight, but not holding my breath. Wedge webcam looking crazy.

[ill-advised strategy]

all the footage showing up today is unreal.

Jonesing me out.

[Piggity]

That malibu vid Keith posted looked pretty damn fun.

Some random shots from yesterday surfing from across the interwebz...

[whitekingsalmon]

yep its been going off,,,,,,,, it almost looks flat in santa cruz.................jaja

[Ottime]

Um, by comparison to that, it is pretty flat. I fully suspect a certain reef south of here and a certain reef north of here were both looking pretty not so flat this morning. So it all depends on where you look. But the Newport area is surely going to get this the best. I'm sure points south of SoCal have also gotten some decent size. Still been plenty of fun this past week.

[supermodel159]

This last week is probably the best week of swell in the last 20 years for the Santa Barbara area, which will continue through the Labor Day weekend.

Wait for it:

[Piggity]

^Just need one barrel like that and I'll be good for a decade

Some more photos, looking at them makes me wanna cry...

[skideeppow]

That barrel was insane. I can not believe how many people are out. I have never surfed in a line up where there are 100's of people.

[Tectonically_Neglected]

I'd probably shart my shorts in huge waves like piggity posted. Want.
Not want. Want, not want... Gotta get a lot better before seriously thinking of that caliber waves. But dreaming... my oh my...

[Ottime]

Those are plenty nice looking

Reports comin from said reef north this morning were very good. Almost pulled us out of the house to shoot, but down days are recovery days. Still got a few from this past week. Still nothing like what SoCal is having. The lighting alone is awesome. Most of our glassy days have been grey.

What I've seen from SB looks very nice. Not sure what will get captured up here. The lane has just been okay. Spots that really work this kind of swell are either rarely ridden, tightly guarded or just a bit off the beaten path. Which is nice. Report said three guys out up north this morning, durin the grey glass hours with waves you did not want to get caught inside of.

[whitekingsalmon]

This last week is probably the best week of swell in the last 20 years for the Santa Barbara area, which will continue through the Labor Day weekend.

Wait for it:

love me some sandspits

[Ski to Be]

^Just need one barrel like that and I'll be good for a decade

Some more photos, looking at them makes me wanna cry...

Wow, As close to perfect as you can get in So Cal

[Long duc dong]

Surfline was calling Wednesday 8-14+ at 56th street!!!

Wednesday I took work off and surfed Blackie's, where it was a bit overhead, much more my speed. This weekend was still good until today, although obviously the size had dropped a lot.

This swell maxed out West Newport and HB. It was just too big. When it gets like that I go to the places that are shadowed.

Piggity, are those shots of Black's? La Jolla Cove?

[neufox47]

I can't believe there are that many surfers in one area capable of handling those huge waves.

[Mr brownstone]

You handle what yer used to. And many just have to get out there and are shitting their pants and trying to keep it under wraps. Just like a handful or more pros that aren't used to venues/waves like chopes.

[jtran10]

Fun weekend down in Baja. Wine tasting, tacos, surf, camping.

Spent Saturday night at La Fonda and went out Sunday AM. Not as good as other times we've camped there, but a few fun ones and no crowds. The major highlight was a pod of dolphins that was in close to the peak I was on and were surfing with me. Scariest moment was paddling further outside and duck diving a big set wave while two 6'ish dolphins were charging right at me. I really thought I was about to get run over.

Sunday drove down to Ensenada for some oysters then to San Miguel to set up camp. Paddled out after a few too many Tecates Sunday PM when the crowd got down to about 8 (from the 15ish it peaked at around 4PM) and caught a couple fun ones. Made friends with the folks at Bar San Miguel after dark and got pizza delivery for dinner for local prices (110 pesos ($9 or so) for a large pepperoni and large ensalada verde). Drank them out of Victoria then went to bed.

Campground was just us and another car of guys from San Clemente down there to fish and kayak. Woke up around 6:45 and did the dawn patrol at San Miguel, solo, with chest high sets. About 30 minutes after I was out a local sponger paddled out, but it wasn't a problem trading waves with just one other guy. Packed up and then headed back north. 1.5 hour wait at the Tecate border which is I think about as long as it ever gets there around 11:30 AM.

Some locals told us the toll road from La Fonda to San Miguel will reopen on 9/15 just in time for winter surf season.

Some "stoke" of small San Miguel Sunday night:

[Mr brownstone]

Sounds lovely jtran

[Ottime]

Waiting for the next round. I was taking the long way to the gym yesterday because the car battery felts a bit tired when I started up the car when I noticed a humpback whale playing just outside the kelp bed. We stopped. It was just chilling and rolling and throwing its side flippers up into the air. No breaching. Just playing. Pretty cool. Friday and this weekend look promising.

[jtran10]

Some fun shoulder-head sets today, but the early high tide, then pretty strong onshore wind by like 10 AM really killed surface conditions today. Checked the high tide spots again around 6PM tonight but didn't feel like paddling back out with the winds chopping it up all day.

Up to Newport (33rd st area) tomorrow to hang with my cousin and get some surfing in.

[Ottime]

So fucking fun today. Best day ever!!!! Well, at least in the last six months for me. Wife and son were at birthday parties over the hill from noon until 8PM. Took care of some work in the morning and got out in the afternoon. Sets were well overhead and hucking. Got myself inside a few crazy pits and made it out of more than a few. Crowded day for the spot, but it never became unmanageable. I love when my favorite left in cali comes to life. Not an epic day with perfect endless pits, but damn fun enough. Spent.