Autumnal Equinox Thursday Surf & Culture Report
Lost Boys & Co...
Here we have panoramic shots from the first day of Fall. Yes, today is the Autumnal Equinox! A little late, probably because summer was so freeze-ass cold that it had to thaw out to be Fall. From L. to R.: #1. Knob Hill, Secrets (Shhh!) and S. Topaz with PV looming in the background. #2. Topaz on and at the rocks. #3. Sappharua, 615, Ruby, Pearl and the great confusion that is the Pier.
Supposed to be nice for the next few days! Sun came up with it's ass on fire and ready to warm the chilly morning. Visibility was 15 miles, with a bit of marine haze lightly blanketing the bay. Winds were calm and the sea surface was smooth to glassy. The air temp was 55.9° and the water was 64.4°. High tide was at 9:42am +5.4' and low tide will follow at 3:58pm +0.7'. The 46221 buoy is reading a 3.3' swell out of 265° W. We thought it was about 3' to 4' with some nice little peelers. Sappharua had a few waves, but you had to be patient. Topaz was a little more consistent and the crew was out taking all the juice they could squeeze out of the close breaking smackers. We looked at the satellite photos of the eastern Pacific and it looks like the arm of the storm they had in the Gulf of Alaska, is going to swing down. Now, if there are waves associated with that disturbance, they should continue toward us, while the high pressure to our east, keeps out the clouds! That sounds pretty damned perfect, doesn't it! Yeah, we must be reading this all wrong....
Finally, we want to welcome Vincent Imbriale to the list. Vince is a Topaz/Sapphire regular and he's been ripping both spots for quite a while. We also want to congratulate him and his new bride Bella! They went to Hawaii, ostensibly for Vince's business and tied the knot while they were there. If that's not the perfect place to get married, we don't know where is...
"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it..."
The Professor!!
Here we have panoramic shots from the first day of Fall. Yes, today is the Autumnal Equinox! A little late, probably because summer was so freeze-ass cold that it had to thaw out to be Fall. From L. to R.: #1. Knob Hill, Secrets (Shhh!) and S. Topaz with PV looming in the background. #2. Topaz on and at the rocks. #3. Sappharua, 615, Ruby, Pearl and the great confusion that is the Pier.
Supposed to be nice for the next few days! Sun came up with it's ass on fire and ready to warm the chilly morning. Visibility was 15 miles, with a bit of marine haze lightly blanketing the bay. Winds were calm and the sea surface was smooth to glassy. The air temp was 55.9° and the water was 64.4°. High tide was at 9:42am +5.4' and low tide will follow at 3:58pm +0.7'. The 46221 buoy is reading a 3.3' swell out of 265° W. We thought it was about 3' to 4' with some nice little peelers. Sappharua had a few waves, but you had to be patient. Topaz was a little more consistent and the crew was out taking all the juice they could squeeze out of the close breaking smackers. We looked at the satellite photos of the eastern Pacific and it looks like the arm of the storm they had in the Gulf of Alaska, is going to swing down. Now, if there are waves associated with that disturbance, they should continue toward us, while the high pressure to our east, keeps out the clouds! That sounds pretty damned perfect, doesn't it! Yeah, we must be reading this all wrong....
Finally, we want to welcome Vincent Imbriale to the list. Vince is a Topaz/Sapphire regular and he's been ripping both spots for quite a while. We also want to congratulate him and his new bride Bella! They went to Hawaii, ostensibly for Vince's business and tied the knot while they were there. If that's not the perfect place to get married, we don't know where is...
"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it..."
The Professor!!
