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Pre-storm Grey

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Surf: 3.3 ft at 13.3 s from the W at 269°. High tide.

Today was a little funkier than yesterday, but still fun, still plenty workable.  I got a couple I was pretty happy about and it was fun watching other frield folks make the most of the morning. It’s always tricky when there’s swell forecasted. Some people get antsy wondering why the big waves aren’t here yet. Me, I’m happy to have a nice, glassy-enough morning. Especially considering how sore I am. Man am I out of shape. 4 surf sessions, couple of Pilates workouts, and a couple concerts and I’m beat. My arms were sore, my lats were sore, even my legs were sore.

There’s rain coming. Hopefully I’ll be back to normal by the time it’s over. I’d love a few more mornings like the last few before the big winter swells arrive.

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Pre-storm Blues

2016-lm-10-12

Surf: 3.0 ft at 14.3 s from the WSW at 245°

This morning looked a little closed out and a little uninspiring, but I gave it a shot anyway. I’m glad I did. It was really fun. The waves were small and clean. Lots of friendly folks were out, too. Between my work and my shoulder, I don’t get to see the usual folks nearly as often. It’s nice to hear that everyone’s doing well and catching waves. Well, except for Joel who separated his shoulder. Ouch. Heal up fast and right, man!

 

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Traveler

2016-lm-10-09

Surf: 2.3 ft at 15.4 s from the SW at 234°

More warm, sunny weather! The waves were smaller and the breeze was a little stiffer but it was still pretty fun. Lots of cruising, a little stepping, and tons of glorious sunshine.

After we hopped over to Traveler, Julie Cox’s new shop in Pacifica. It’s rad.

She’s got surf stuff, hiking stuff, clothes, art, and books. She’s hoping to host movies there and is starting a surf club with hot showers and board storage available to members. I think it’s a great idea and I can’t wait to check out her future community events!

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Big Chill Out Saturday

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Surf: 1.3 ft at 16.7 s from the WSW at 238°

Another warm weekend! With the Big Chill Out going on, the beach was pretty packed. The waves were small but plenty fun and the water wasn’t as crowded as you’d expect.

I wore my watch out in the water for the first time. I pretty much surfed the same 100ft stretch of beach so the GPS map was a bit of a blob. The heart rate was interesting, but I’m not sure how accurate. Today was small so it seems like 185 bpm heart rate was a little much. It’s interesting, but I think I’m fine just surfing without all the metrics.

 

 

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Closeouts

2016-lm-09-28

Surf: 2.3 ft at 10.5 s from the SW at 284°

Today started out foggy, then the sun came out. Things were more closed out, but hey, it’s always good to get out.

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Foggy

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Surf: 2.6 ft at 14.3 s from the SW at 221°.

Rolled up to a clear, sunny beach with a fog back hovering off shore. A few waves in, the bank swallowed the beach whole. I’ve missed these foggy mornings. With almost no wind the waves were nice a smooth. A little closed out, but plenty fun anyway.

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Maintenance sesh

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Surf: 3.6 ft at 18.2 s from the SW at 241°

After a long and busy week, I didn’t have time to go hunting for a good place to surf. I had time for a maintenece session. The weather was warm and there were lots of sailboats out, but the waves were pretty sloppy. Still, we made the most of it. Got to say hello to some other morning folks who were out and about on the late shift. Not a bad Saturday.

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Meh

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Surf: 2.0 ft at 11.1 s from the W at 261°

Wednesday was so fun that I’d set my hopes a little too high for Friday. A lower tide, a slightly different swell, and a breeze all had things looking plenty average. Ahh well. I got some exercise and I ran into Julie Ann in the lot and it sounds like it shaped up for her a little as the tidecame back in. 🙂

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Fish

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Surf: 2.0 ft at 15.4 s at 231° SW

This morning’s waves were small and clean, great for some longboard practice. We found a spot working away from the main group and nabbed plenty of fun ones. I worked on my cross step a little and mostly enjoyed the sunshine.

The water was clear enough I could see a school of pretty good sized fish go by. Normally I see small fish like anchovies or sardines, fish in the 6″ range. These guys were a good foot. It was really cool to see them zipping along in the wave I was riding.

I told the fisherman on the beach that I saw a big school, just over there, and he laughed “None of them are biting!”

Meanwhile, up at Ocean Beach, there were much, much bigger fish out and about. This juvenille’s splashing around was caught on the Surfline cam. Pretty cool!

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Labor Day

2016-lm-09-05

Surf: 4.9 ft at 7.7 s from the NW at 305°

I wound up coming down with a cold Friday afternoon and was laid up in bed all weekend. By Monday I was bored and decided to meet up with Chris for a few waves. My shoulder helpd up, I didn’t feel too awful (until after I got home) and I managed to make the most of some crowded, blustery waves. Occassionally the wind would swing around enough that I could surf the rights and they’d stay open loung enough to work on some cross stepping.

Really nice sunny day. So glad to be out in that instead of home in bed!