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Low Tide

2013-CAP-02-20

Surf: 12.8 ft at 11.4 s from the NW at 307° Low Tide

After this mornings freezing cold, hard work, face fears-a-thon, mid morning was a fun, waist high longboard session in the warm sun.

Darren and I grabbed lunch and watched a few little longboard lines roll in.

By this time Pleasure Point was looking blown out and crowded, but this little spot was just fine. A little slow, but fine.

Got in plenty of nose riding practice (or face planting practice, whichever is more accurate), some party waves, and sunburn.

Nice afternoon.

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Longboard Waves in Capitola

Capitola-11-27-09

SURF: 2-4 ft knee to shoulder high. This morning’s dawn patrol: Clean, lined-up little walls.

Had a nice little mid day surf down in Capitola. Everywhere else was big, blown out, or just un fun looking today but Capitola has nice, smooth little waves. My favorite kind of waves.

I only got in a few rides. I need to be more assertive navigating crowds. The waves today were very catchable and mellow, but I missed more than a few worrying about whether or not the person near me was going to get the wave and I kept moving out of position to let folks already on the wave get by. I’m to easily pushed off a peak by crowds, something I’ll have to get over so I can get in more waves.