Saturday, May 29th, 2010
Small Wave Holiday
Surf: 1-3ft. Inconsistent but clean. Warm sun, low winds, blue water. Sunny and warm down in SC. Small waves, relatively small crowd given it’s a holiday, and lots of kelp. I got one very dramatic over the nose of the board pitch when I came to a dead stop mid wave on a big clump [...]
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Saturday, April 10th, 2010
Storming in Santa Cruz
Checked 38th Ave Blown out, cold, choppy and unsurfable. The Hook was breaking, but still windy as all heck. After cruising around a while, we decided on Cowells. It was looking small, inconsistent, sheltered from the wind a little. Nothing inspiring but we thought hey, at least it’s small and mellow right? Surf: 1-6ft, inconsistent, [...]
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Sunday, March 28th, 2010
38th Ave Longboards
SURF: 2-4 ft, knee to chest high. Clean, light/moderate west crosswind. Sunny, warm, nice peeling waves. Light crowd. Otters. Gear: 9’4 Stewart A good day in Santa Cruz feels like a vacation. Warm, blue water, sunshine, point/reef breaking waves groomed by the kelp forest. Most surf spots near the city are beach breaks or rocky [...]
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Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
Surfing in Santa Cruz
Conditions: 2-4 ft. + – knee to shoulder high and fair+ conditions. Gear: 8’6″ NSP Epoxy. After a year+ living in San Fran, I still hadn’t managed to get down to Santa Cruz. This weekend a nice, mellow swell and some warm weather came in so I figured it was time to try out a [...]
