New South - Day Two

New south filled in yesterday creating some nice waves. Surfed Roots on the Q-Fish. Set a personal best of 17 waves in one hour but best of all is that I was by myself in plain view. Granted, I'm taking lower quality empty lines over quality with crowds but Roots is fun "beachbreak" over a rock reef. It only gets like this on a real swell at low, low tides. It should be good tomorrow too...hello dawn patrol! ("Waves" data from Storm Surf Buoy Model. "Buoy" data from NWS.)

May 30, 2007 (W) In: 0643 1st Wave: 0647 Out: 0817 Wave count: 23 WT=55 AT=54 Wx: June Gloom Tide: Incoming (0.3' to 1.73') Wind: None to very light Sea Surface: Glassy Buoy: 0700: 4.6 @ 16 SSW 0800: 4.6 @ 13.8 SW 0900: 4.3 @ 16 S Quad Fish - Fins:Future Scimitar 451 (F) 375 Pivot (R) Roots: Rock reef acts like beachbreak Waves: 4.5' @ 14.7 Storm Surf Buoy Model

Memorial Day 2007

Reflecting on those who gave all to enable our freedom and our way of life...may we live worthy lives for their sacrifices.

Cold and foggy
Beaches packed
Nice combo swell
I'm OOS
with a bad back

1:00 PM PDT on 05/28 SWELLS: 8ft @ 10sec from NW 3ft @ 13sec from SW 1ft @ 19sec from South WIND: W@4kts TEMPS: A:60°F W:56.7°F

Mark Twain's SF Season

"The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco" Mark Twain, Will Rogers, H.L. Menken, Melvin Kowfnowski, Alfred E. Newman...take your choice. Even though he never said it, it certainly can seem that way at times. Hi at the Harbor yesterday...53 degrees.

Small windswell giving up some waist to shoulder high lines...some set waves going overhead. Cowells isn't breaking yet...everyone's at 38th. Your secret beachbreak is probably empty.

SWELLS: 5ft @ 8sec from NW 2ft @ 16sec from South WIND: NW@12kts TEMPS: A:52°F W:52°F Foggy, overcast, cold

Late May June Gloom

Just in time for Memorial Day. But that's OK...south never really developed into anything except for what Storm Surf forecast it to be...decent utility class swell. Had four days of fun in small, crowded surf. Now everything seems to have dropped down a bit...and the holiday three-day weekend is here. Lot's more people!

4:00 AM PDT on 05/26 SWELLS: 5ft @ 8sec from NW 2ft @ 12sec from West 1ft @ 14sec from SW Waves: 2.3ft @ 8.2sec AT = 51 WT= 51.6 Foggy, overcast, cold