Area Surf

If it were January, a 2-4 foot, semi-glassy, crowded day at LM would probably not merit a blog post…but it is June, waves are scarce and wind is plentiful. So I actually had a fun time today. The fog peeled back just in time for my arrival and the wind stayed light. The water was [...]

So Northern California experienced a great winter season with consistent swell, favorable weather, and relatively little wind. Then came mid-January with the wind and nasty weather that has continued on through mid-May. It has been rough to find good surfing conditions. Many have had to hop on an airplane and catch surf elsewhere. Yesterday showed [...]

Report is similar to many of the other reports lately. This was from just before 7am this morning. Here it is by the numbers: 32: number of miles driven to/from the beach 15 – 20: miles per hour of the wind blowing directly on shore, even at 7 am 4: number of cars in the [...]

Was sent these videos from the weekend surf that hit Northern California. It was awesome weather and clean head high waves depending on the beach. It is nice to see how good it can be when its back to rain and storms. Check out the videos: NorCal weekend surf video #1: Good take off and [...]

It has been a long, windy, rainy and somewhat dismal spring, but yesterday was absolutely gorgeous and I heard great reports, so I was sure to get up early (for me) this morning. I was at Pacifica Pier by about 8:30 and it was worth the effort. Beautiful clean head high peaks and not much [...]

The last day of January was a lot better than the two weeks which came before. Yesterday was OK, overhead for sure but not a lot of shape, and a light but persistent southwest wind which combined with the bounce to make it fun but far from outstanding. But today the wind was offshore, the [...]

Drove back up the coast from delivering a number of AREA Surf items to two Dailey Method gyms down in Palo Alto and I decided to use the opportunity to take a peek at the jetty. The swell was actually decent and it was clean and there was no wind. The crowd was only about [...]

The day started with us packed up for a trip down the Santa Cruz. We were thinking about hitting a spot on the way down or making to to Pleasure Point or Oneil’s. The kicker was the we hit Pacifica and it was sunny out with no wind and fun clean sets coming in. After [...]

I just got back and my hands are still a little numb from the water but it was worth the trip to the beach. I surfed at Linda Mar. Started out in front of Toilets and drifted my way up towards the Crespi Tree. It was pretty damn good I have to say. I would [...]

As the East Coast continues to get pounded by winter storms and snow, it was an awesome and clear day in Northern California. Got to the beach around 9am and got out around 11:30. It was not the waves keeping me in the water but just that it was such a nice day out there. [...]