Tag: linda mar

Surf: 7.6 ft at 14.8 s from W at 279° Outgoing tide. Offshore wind.

Wheeeeeee. Fun first hour!

I’ve been struggling to get into waves for a while now and this particular spot pits me against soft waves and a tightly packed crowd. Today I paddled out and got every wave I paddled for right off the bat. Some of them from a little farther out than usual. So great to get a nice, long, good sized wave or two on my little board. That actually felt pretty competent and I got a little hull swish in the mix despite going heelside.

After a bit the crowd came up, tide went down, and things went back to same ole same ole. So stoked on those first waves anyway. 🙂

Surf: 7.2 ft at 12.1 s from NW at 305° Outgoing tide.

Still closed out, still a mix of whomp and mush, but I’m finally surfing my crummy home waves a little better.

Waist (occasionally chest) high at the left hand break. Got some fun little cruising rides and missed far fewer waves than I have been the last few sessions. That was a big relief. I’ve been getting so frustrated missing wave after wave.

After a while, I moved north and went for some closeouts. I’ve been closeout shy for a few months. It was actually kind of nice (in a totally backwards way) to get a few whomping chest high closeouts without wincing.

The lineup could still use a sandbar to smooth out the rough edges, but overall, not bad.

Photo by Darren.

Surf: Closed out. Largeish. 6.2 ft at 10.8 s from WNW at 283°. Lowish tide, incoming.

I’ve found good days at Santa Cruz are often followed by messy, terrible days at Linda Mar.

The whole beach was one whomping closeout. Chris broke his leash on the first wave. I was super uncomfortable paddling into anything and paddled out…where I continued to be uncomfortable paddling into anything.

Ugh. I managed to pick off two and back out of a dozen. Had to belly in after not getting anything for a while. I left the beach super bummed.

Surf: 3.9 ft at 10.8 s from WNW at 288°. Incoming tide.

I’m sooo out of practice for closeouts. Given that closeouts are often the only thing Linda Mar has to offer, I’m usually fine to throw myself into them for a while. It’s a game of chicken with gravity that sometimes has hilarious results.

This summer was pretty mellow so I didn’t spend the whole thing groveling in the wash like I normally do. As a result, I’m skittish. I don’t want to paddle for a wave about to slam shut.

After passing on wave after wave, I finally got a few little corners to ride including a really fun ankle slapper of a wave in for the day. Guess closeout jumping is something else I’ll need to work on.

Surf: 3.6 ft at 8.3 s from WNW at 299°

Sometimes it feels like all there is to surf is junky windswell. Fought quite a bit to get into anything, but still made the most of it.

Looked like there was a class about to paddle out, turned out to be a memorial. If anyone’s interested, the family is taking donations for Baykeeper.

Surf: 6.9 ft at 12.1 s from WNW at 298° Offshore blustery winds

Waist high and blustery with low water visibility and high crowds. Struggled quite a bit, but got something. Sitting on the inside is a challenge, especially at this particular spot. I feel like I’m infront of a firing squad and spend more time getting out of the way than surfing. It is an interesting perspective tho. I can see what people are up to a little easier. Watched a dude with a go pro drop in on everyone, absolutely everyone. Wow. Nice to have a warm wind.

Surf: 7.9 ft at 12.1 s from WNW at 287°

Yay cold water! Yay carpooling!

My car spent my mexico trip camping out in a safe place while I was off getting melted in the sun.

While the waves were just okay at best, it was really nice to be back in cold water. Sure 90° water SOUNDS nice, but in the hot Mexico sun, it’s brutal. 55° water is just what I needed to recover.

Surf: 4.3 ft at 10.0 s from NW at 317°

Little better than yesterday, but still mixed up. Nice weather.