surf report 2007

Jimbo · Post by **Jimbo** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 7:50 pm

No worries Ska - got Orange St with Jimputz this am. He had better wave karma than I but I still got some great ones. Really a fun session.

gene west · Post by **gene west** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 9:21 pm

south swell in April....so weird.....scored great waves all week, Newbs,hospitals,jetty,rock,Mushrooms, hogans,little point, water getting warmer,almost time to shed this full suit....

K-man · Post by **K-man** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:29 pm

Surf report was pretty much on the money

.2-4,bigger sets.Combo swells gave it some decent push.The left was happening...Had to hang out with the bait ball,but got my share.Some bros came down from PA and shared a few.
Santa cruz?Some size I'd figure.Checked the Steamers cam,looked a bit chunky...Ya'all get some?[surf...

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cheers.

matt cunningham · Post by **matt cunningham** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 10:34 am

Camped in South Carlsbad with the midgets and friends last three days. i thought of my three hundred closest friends at the end of the road as I surfed 6-8 foot peaks solo (Eat your heart out orange kneeboarder/randy) at a reef for three hours......

Surfed with a buddy there yesterday who said to call Jack B. the old one (something from college eh Mr. Count?).

Anybody up for Calafia Wed? I will be there, drop me a p.m or give me call.
Randy????????

Ratton

Bob Gove · Post by **Bob Gove** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 12:15 pm

Too bad you missed Black's-8-10' faces, a couple of doh waves, under 15 out on the whole beach. Check the photos I just posted.

Beeline2.0 · Post by **Beeline2.0** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 3:08 pm

alfredo zavala · Post by **alfredo zavala** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 10:07 pm

WOW
LOOKS LIKE EVERYONE SCORED EXCEPT ME!!
I HAD A LOAD OF FAMILY HERE SO HAD TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
WAS DOWN AT THE BEACH WITH MY CREW AND WAS AGONY SEEING THE SURF PRETTY GOOD AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GET OUT!!
THIS MORNING PASTOR GAVE A GOOD MESSAGE ON HUMILITY - BEING STOKED FOR OTHERS EVEN WHEN YOU'RE NOT GETTING IT - ENVYING NOT.
I'M HAVING A HARD TIME OF IT!!
WINDS BEEN COMING UP REALLY STRONG UP HERE IN THE PM'S SO I HAVEN'T GOT ANY SURF IN 2 WEEKS. BUT I'M STOKED SO MANY OF YOU HAVE - SO I'M REJOICING WITH THOSE WHO REJOICE! Y'ALL SHOULD READ MARKS' SHORT STORY OF THE INCREDIBLE DAY HE HAD!!
I'M HOPING TO GET SOME OF THE SOUTH @ MY FAVORITE SPOT UP HERE THIS COMING WEEK. I HOPE IT PANS OUT, ITS A SUMMER SPOT. CAN ONLY MAKE IT AFTER WORK SO HOPING FOR THE WIND TO CALM DOWN BUT THE REPORTS AREN'T LOOKING TOO FAVORABLE.THATS SPRING ON THE CENTRAL COAST.
IT WAS GREAT TO HANG WITH MY 89 YR OLD POP,WINE TASTING IN MY GLORIOUS BACK YARD, AND SO WORTH THE TIME OUT OF THE WATER.
HAPPY EASTER. . . HE IS RISEN
FREDOZ

P. S.
NAPA IS A CAR PARTS STORE - PASO ROBLES IS WINE COUNTRY!
DRINK PASO WINES - 'DA BEST!

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 3:24 pm

Santa Cruz was big today! 10', 19 sec. swell, mix of NW and SW. Phil Curtis, Dion and myself at big Swift Street. Don't know how big the faces were on the sets, but definitely DOH. Glassy, glassy, glassy for much of the morning. The takeoff was all the way in front of Stockton Avenue, then firing across the main Swift reef, which was in full racetrack mode. Only a handful of guys out, so the vibe was encouraging. I survived my best freefall of the winter on one set early on; now my confidence was high. My last wave, however, was the second wave of a thick set way out the back. Phil missed in and called me to go (you don't say no to Phil!). I felt in just the right spot, too. It turned into a freefall I had no way of landing and the worst wipeout of the winter (you know the kind: first you fall deep into the pit, then feel yourself sucked back up into heart of the beast, then slammed down over the falls, hard, the kind where you figure the reef must be shallow there because of the violence of the slam. Then the hold down continues much longer than you're comfortable withi, and the leash gets wrapped around your ankles making it impossible to kick to the surface. After sputtering to the top, gasping for air and seeing that your board is in one piece, you turn around to get further worked by four more waves just grinding up on the reef behind the first one, each one wanting to rip your arms off. Somehow no injuries, no snapped leash (brand new!) and no dents in my body. Grateful.

But pretty cool to have the worst wipeout of the season in mid-April!

El Nino · Post by **El Nino** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 4:01 pm

Late drop at Stockton?? I think I was there for one of those once.. this time must have been about triple the size though.. (?) Glad to hear you got some good ones and made it in with no scrapes! If Santa Cruz was that big and glassy, how much bigger (and better?) do you think it was up north??

K-man · Post by **K-man** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 4:16 pm

Fun up here yesterday.This place is protected from NW winds,but..the swells have to hump around p.reyes ,and then hump around ducksbury reef,by that time they've lost most of the size.
SE winds most of the day,outgoing tide[estuary]didn't help.
All that changed around 5pm.Glassed off and broke till dark.Solid head +sets,nice long lefts.The crowd

When all else fails everyone comes here..

Today the swell dropped,and the wind is whipping sideshore,One more check about 6...who knows!

cheers

JohnS · Post by **JohnS** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 8:19 pm

cs · Post by cs » Wed Apr 11, 2007 9:47 pm

I'm feeling a bit sick, so I may not be at work long tomorrow... This is the open water forecast. Inshore will be much smaller. Head high maybe at the regular spots, and the fun stuff will only last a couple of hours. Hopefully, I'll score one of the rare good sessions. Once the wind turns NW, we'll get an hour or two of offshore goodness, then it'll be gone, heading off to Canada. Still pretty chilly up here but worth the drive if I can grab a wave or two, and like the old country song says, "I got a heater in my truck...". If enough people think happy thoughts, maybe the forecast will hold.

WEST HALF

.OVERNIGHT...NE WIND TO 30 KT. A FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KT. A
CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 8 TO 11 FT.
.THU...NE WIND TO 30 KT BACKING N LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. A FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS
TO 35 KT EARLY. A CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES BUILDING TO 11 TO 15 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT...THEN BACKING NW LATE. A CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
WAVES SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 5 TO 15 KT. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 5 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO W LESS THAN 10 KT. A
CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. A
CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WAVES CALM TO 2
FT.
.SUN...N WIND 5 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO NW LESS THAN 10 KT. WAVES
1 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING N LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. WAVES
CALM TO 2 FT.

southpeakbrad · Post by **southpeakbrad** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:14 pm

Scott, nice description of a bad wipeout. I can picture the waves you're talking about. Wished I could've seen it!! Glad you missed the reef this time

Bob · Post by **Bob** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 7:53 am

Is this the best April, ever?!!?

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