Not really a shaping question - have enjoyed lurking. I’ll be visiting california over the next few days and want to get some surf time in. Wed afternoon through Sunday. Checking on line, it looks like I’ll just missed a nice swell. What’s my best chance to score. Anything? San Diego to Santa Barbara is about the radius I can travel. Sorry for the off topic post - but hey, it’s surf related. Thanks.
Not really a shaping question - have enjoyed lurking.>>> I’ll be visiting california over the next few days and want to get some > surf time in. Wed afternoon through Sunday. Checking on line, it looks > like I’ll just missed a nice swell. What’s my best chance to score. > Anything? San Diego to Santa Barbara is about the radius I can travel.>>> Sorry for the off topic post - but hey, it’s surf related.>>> Thanks. I drove from L.A. north to Ventura County along the Malibu coast Tuesday evening and it was pretty flat. I’d target Huntington Beach on south. You’ll get warmer water, too. Don’t know what the forecast is though. Nels
I drove from L.A. north to Ventura County along the Malibu coast Tuesday > evening and it was pretty flat. I’d target Huntington Beach on south. > You’ll get warmer water, too. Don’t know what the forecast is though.>>> Nels …we should have another south.Herb…try Bolsa Chica just north of Huntington.
It’s been really flat in south San Diego for a few days (although last weekend was not too bad). Supposed to pick up a bit on Friday but no guarantees. You should be able to longboard just about anywhere but if you have a shortboard you might have to hunt around. Check Black’s beach if you have the time and are in that neck of the woods.
Not really a shaping question - have enjoyed lurking.>>> I’ll be visiting california over the next few days and want to get some > surf time in. Wed afternoon through Sunday. Checking on line, it looks > like I’ll just missed a nice swell. What’s my best chance to score. > Anything? San Diego to Santa Barbara is about the radius I can travel.>>> Sorry for the off topic post - but hey, it’s surf related.>>> Thanks. check out www.swelldirection.com , eric vanderplaas does a pretty decent forecast w/huntington beach being his home break. the website features forecasts for santa barbara to baja and is free to boot!..
Not really a shaping question - have enjoyed lurking.>>> I’ll be visiting california over the next few days and want to get some > surf time in. Wed afternoon through Sunday. Checking on line, it looks > like I’ll just missed a nice swell. What’s my best chance to score. > Anything? San Diego to Santa Barbara is about the radius I can travel.>>> Sorry for the off topic post - but hey, it’s surf related.>>> Thanks. I’d stay south of county(ventura)line.Hasn’t been jack shit north of there, plus the water has really cooled down again.Not a real fun summer “experience”
Black’s Beach was a good suggestion, but not if the swell has too much south in it. I recommend exploring the reefs of La Jolla. It stays a little glassier there, and the waves are usually better, and never close out. Or you can go to Trestles in San Clemente (actually, it’s in San Diego, but who’s counting). Trestles is always bigger, glassier, and the shape is unreal, but the crowds are huge and your board should be too if you plan on catching anything. I live in Carlsbad, and here (plus Oceanside) has a lot of uncrowded surf, and it’s usually bigger than the rest of the county in the summer, but it’s usually very onshore and often closed out. And then there’s Boneyards, just north of Swamis. Hardly anyone surfs there, but sometimes it is on both summer and winter. The thing about North County San Diego is that there is no localism. You might get snaked, but I doubt it. In all my years of surfing and traveling, home (North County) has the friendliest and most polite surfers around. Officially, North County is from Oceanside to Solana Beach. Del Mar to the Sloughs is San Diego. And, of course, Trestles, Church’s, and Old Man’s are also technically in San Diego, but for the sake of reality they are considered San Clemente. If you need any help, give me an email and we’ll paddle out. I surf Tamarack everyday in Carlsbad no matter how the surf is. It doesn’t close out. I shorboard when it’s chest high or larger, and longboard the little stuff.
Black’s Beach was a good suggestion, but not if the swell has too much > south in it. I recommend exploring the reefs of La Jolla. It stays a > little glassier there, and the waves are usually better, and never close > out. Or you can go to Trestles in San Clemente (actually, it’s in San > Diego, but who’s counting). Trestles is always bigger, glassier, and the > shape is unreal, but the crowds are huge and your board should be too if > you plan on catching anything. I live in Carlsbad, and here (plus > Oceanside) has a lot of uncrowded surf, and it’s usually bigger than the > rest of the county in the summer, but it’s usually very onshore and often > closed out. And then there’s Boneyards, just north of Swamis. Hardly > anyone surfs there, but sometimes it is on both summer and winter. The > thing about North County San Diego is that there is no localism. You might > get snaked, but I doubt it. In all my years of surfing and traveling, home > (North County) has the friendliest and most polite surfers around. > Officially, North County is from Oceanside to Solana Beach. Del Mar to the > Sloughs is San Diego. And, of course, Trestles, Church’s, and Old Man’s > are also technically in San Diego, but for the sake of reality they are > considered San Clemente. If you need any help, give me an email and we’ll > paddle out. I surf Tamarack everyday in Carlsbad no matter how the surf > is. It doesn’t close out. I shorboard when it’s chest high or larger, and > longboard the little stuff. Mike, you`re a good soul. Your generousity reminds me of long ago. Would that there were more like you in this world. May God richly bless you. Bill
Thanks all. I found a few waves and hit all day at San O’ and also explored and surfed the trails further south (wasn’t expecting a nude beach!). Anyway thanks to all for the tips. May try Lower Trestles tommorow. Panchaos has da kine fish tacos! flow
Not really a shaping question - have enjoyed lurking.>>> I’ll be visiting california over the next few days and want to get some > surf time in. Wed afternoon through Sunday. Checking on line, it looks > like I’ll just missed a nice swell. What’s my best chance to score. > Anything? San Diego to Santa Barbara is about the radius I can travel.>>> Sorry for the off topic post - but hey, it’s surf related.>>> Thanks. ****************************************************************** Not sure how long you’re in town, but looks like Sunday(8/11) and Monday(8/12) will be the days. Forecast calls for some nice sized SW and SSW to be hitting then (overhead sets a real possibility). With no significant wind swell, beach brakes may be big, but walled out. If your near SD, your best bet may be reef breaks at south facing beaches (like in Cardiff).
Thanks all. I found a few waves and hit all day at San O’ and also > explored and surfed the trails further south (wasn’t expecting a nude > beach!). Anyway thanks to all for the tips. May try Lower Trestles > tommorow.>>> Panchaos has da kine fish tacos!>>> flow I am glad you are getting some fun surf!It’s been pretty bleak around here and today doesn’t look any better,in fact, worse.Some crazy wind thing happenin’.Anyway, enjoy your stay and the surf!
Not sure how long you’re in town, but looks like Sunday(8/11) and > Monday(8/12) will be the days. Forecast calls for some nice sized SW and > SSW to be hitting then (overhead sets a real possibility). With no > significant wind swell, beach brakes may be big, but walled out. If your > near SD, your best bet may be reef breaks at south facing beaches (like in > Cardiff). The Ranch…oooooooh yeah!