WNW Arrives Right on Schedule

Sometimes it happens like this but today's WNW swell, forecast well in advance, arrived and no one decided to surf. The spots were almost deserted for this morning's clear sunrised, head high, offshore breezing screamers that blazed over the reefs at Gdubs.

Conditions flowed forth from a flawless clear sky sunrise, to rain in the line-up, to partial clearing as the high rain clouds drifted south. Visibility went from 20 miles, to a few miles in contrast so even, and the sea so glassy, it was almost impossible to measure the waves as the sky melted into the sea.

I paddled through and past the two guys sitting at Sarge's and onto Gdubs where the waves were clearly bigger, faster and more frequent. I expected a half or dozen people, there were three. My first wave was a steep peaking jetstream that gave up three nice sections before I kicked out almost back at Sarge's. It turned out to be my wave of the day.

Andy joined me after a while, followed by Dave on his SUP. Andy introduced Kyle who was in town with a photog shooting stuff for Clay Feeter's new SUP/Sail mag. Kyle wandered off back to Sarge's and the three of us surfed plenty waves at Gdubs. Jamie paddled out early on and picked up a load of good rides at one of his favorite reefs that he surfs so well.

As the day wore on and the tide drained the waves got smaller and the rides shorter. I decided to end my session with a paddle to Pt. Prow to see what was up there. Not much. I got one across the pocket beach and after a long wait decided to call it a day. Another incredibly beautiful day in OMO.

March 14, 2008 (F)
In: 0727
Out: 1000
AT= 42 - 51 degrees
WT= 52.9 degrees at the farshore buoy
Wx: See above
Tide: 1.56 Falling to -0.09 rising
Wind: N at 1 to 6 mph to calm to light SW
Sea Surface: Light bump with light to moderate wind mottling to dead glassy back to mottled
Buoy: NWS
0600: 7.5 feet @ 17.4 Seconds W
0700: 6.9 feet @ 16 Seconds WNW
0800: 7.5 feet @ 16 Seconds W
0900: 6.9 feet @ 16 Seconds WNW
1000: 6.9 feet @ 16 Seconds WNW
1100: 6.2 feet @ 16 Seconds WNW
10'4" Angulo SUP with Infinity paddle
Rock reefs
Waves: 6 feet at 17 seconds (Nearshore buoy approx. ave.) Storm Surf Buoy Model