Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
More Small Waves on the Great Lakes
Conditions: 1.5-2.5ft. Peaky beach breaks with occasional hollow and/or peeling waves. Swell period: 4 seconds or less! 20 knot winds blowing all night really got the lake moving. Waves were still under 3ft but had much more energy than yesterday. Faster waves gave me some smoother rides, but wow the short wave interval was exhausting! [...]
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Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
Surfing the Unsalted Sea
Conditions: 1-2ft waves. Low energy, but with some nice peaks, occasional 2.5ft standouts and some peeling waves. I’m back in the midwest for my cousin’s wedding, my high school reunion, and my grandmother’s birthday. It’s nice to have some downtime. We’ve been kayaking on the lake, it’s been good to catch up with friends and [...]
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Saturday, February 7th, 2009
Ice Surf in Indiana
About 10-15 miles from where my folks live, these guys are out braving some of the coldest looking surf I’ve ever seen. Check out the full story at: http://surf.transworld.net/2009/01/28/indiana-iceberg-session/?show=gallery I love seeing folks out there grabbing waves in my home waters, no matter how cold! For more great lakes love: http://greatlakessurfer.com/
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Sunday, December 21st, 2008
No surfing this Holiday
For anyone wondering if I plan to surf while I’m home…that’s a big no. Sure the waves are peeling nicely with some good peaks, but I haven’t learned to turn sharp enough to dodge ice. I don’t think my wetsuit is rated to -3 F with -30 F windchill, either. The water is 33 F. [...]
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Thursday, October 9th, 2008
Surfing on the Great Lakes
I’m back in the Midwest visiting my folks. They recently moved from the house I grew up in to a new house about a half mile from the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. If you’ve ever seen Step Into Liquid there’s a great scene about the die hard midwesterners surfing in Sheboygan. Today’s fairly clean although [...]
