Thermonuclear Wednesday Surf & Culture Report



Lost Boys & Co...

Why Crescent City?  Good question Paver.  Crescent City because Morgan and Christian have a cool pad up there that they rent out as a vacation rental.  We snagged it on a week that they had no guests to do a surf trip, build some furniture and recon the area for future trips.  They certainly do have good surf, but the cold is a real issue.  Definitely for me a summer destination...

10 miles visibility under partly cloudy skies.  Winds were side to offshore by 3 to 5kts.  The sea surface was textured.  The air temperature was 58.8 and the water is trying at 61.9.  High tide was at 10:28am +4.1' and low tide will be at 3:21pm +1.5'.  We have a SSW swell out of 196 at 4.6' and it was all that and a bit more on the outsides!  Fun day in the South Bay!

Getting ready to hit the surf (#1) it's Jah, Mr. Christian and the Professor (Looking like 10lbs of Linguiça in a 5lb bag).  We surfed this day at South Beach which featured long rolling waves that pretty much held up as they bent along the beach.

This spot (#2) is called Pebble Beach and we're sure that part of the year it has lots of pebbles.  Same kind of long, rolling wave, but it can be mainly a left or right depending on where you line up in the little bay.  In most of the beaches you find those "sea stacks" that consist of harder material than the surrounding strata and have eroded away from the beach.  Many have trees and vegetation and some are convenient spots for lighthouses.

LoLa (#3) on a hike along the top of the beach cliff.  Lots of spots to hike down to the water and once you're on the beach many of the spots were broad and sandy, perfect for walking or running...

Heading up to Idaho for the long weekend!  We'll be back on Monday to finish up our NorCal report!
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"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it"
The Professor!!





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