{"id":679,"date":"2010-04-10T11:51:41","date_gmt":"2010-04-10T18:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.traceythompson.com\/surfing\/?p=679"},"modified":"2010-04-13T12:05:17","modified_gmt":"2010-04-13T19:05:17","slug":"storming-in-santa-cruz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.traceythompson.com\/surfing\/2010\/04\/storming-in-santa-cruz\/","title":{"rendered":"Storming in Santa Cruz"},"content":{"rendered":"

Checked 38th Ave
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Blown out, cold, choppy and unsurfable. <\/p>\n

The Hook was breaking, but still windy as all heck.
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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?
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Surf: 1-6ft, inconsistent, stomping, mellow, choppy, clean….basically schizophrenic surf. <\/p>\n

Looking from the cliff it seemed small, barely breaking. In the time it took us to change and paddle out, conditions had shifted to skattered waist high peaks with shoulder + sets. It was confusing, difficult to read, cold and grouchy. Shoulders would jack up, then die, then reform in seconds making most of the wave catching guesswork and luck.<\/p>\n

It was like Cowells took a vacation and Linda Mar stood in for it, but was angry about having to do so.<\/p>\n

Aaron and I both managed to work some good rides out of it. It was split between clean faces and meandering rights, unsure if the wave wanted you to ride it or not. <\/p>\n

Just after low tide, it started to become more organized, Waist to shoulder high peeling waves. Around 4 it started to look like a hung over version of usual Cowells, but by then we were exhausted and ready for some post surf Bear Claws. yum.
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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, … <\/p>\n

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