Newport Beach 1/15

After spending the afternoon in Santa Barbara, I drove down to Newport Beach to hang out with my Dad and Sue. The waves were small but Newport can still be fast with waist high waves. I paddled out at 2:30PM and surfed North side of 36th St. jetty. The left was working well with the sandbars and there were actually some longer rides for Newport out there. I surfed for 45 minutes by myself before Larry and his friend Chris came out and a few other guys I didn't know. Larry was on a long board and started to get all the waves. I still managed to catch some fun ones after the crowd came out. I love surfing Newport. You have to really be quick down the line and efficient with carrying your speed down the line to get a turn in.

Ventura - C Street (1/14)

I drove down to SB to surf. I missed the big swell by a week but there was supposed to be a little WNW coming in on Saturday. John Haan and I checked Rincon at first light and the swell didn't look like it was hitting yet. We decided to check C Street because it gets less blockage from point conception and would have a little more size. We decided to paddle out at C St and it was really crowded. There were probably 6 knee boarders in the lineup and tons of long boarders. I didn't get to many waves, but it was still fun. When we got out the off shore winds were so cold. John Haan couldn't open his key holder. We stood for 5 minutes trying to get the key before it finally opened.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas from Santa Barbara. This is my Mom's neighbor's house that would make Clark Griswold proud. Me with my Grandma and Grandpa.

Ventura - Emma Wood

This is one of those times when you don't go out and then regret it the next day. I pulled up to Emma Wood with my sister to check the surf. Emma Wood breaks better on a high tide and there was a little swell in the water. There were 5 guys out when I pulled up and I saw one of the Coffin brothers get a good barrel the first set that came through. The sets consisted of 2 waves and were about 25 minutes apart. The left were not working but the rights looked good. The longer I watched, the more guys went out, and the waves got worse. I should have just paddled out right when I got there.

Ventura - Pierpont/Dredge

I was able to meet up with John Haan and Nick Hartley before Christmas and get some waves at Pierpont/Dredge. The winds were offshore and the swell was mixing from the NW and SW. The size was much bigger than C Street, Emma Wood, or Rincon. Most of the sets were walled because the sand was not cooperating. You can see the size from the picture where I straightened out.

Ventura - C Street

On my way from San Diego to Fresno, I made a stop in Ventura and hung out with John Haan and Nick Hartley. We surfed C Street and the swell wasn't working. There were lines coming in but it was really weak when it broke. We surfed up by Pipes and Charles came out with us. The picture makes it look better than it was.

Ocean Beach, San Diego

My swim team had a swim meet down in San Diego and I decided to take my board and meet up with my friend Tim for a few sessions in between my prelims and finals each day. The first day we surfed small closed out Ocean Beach. The second day there was a little more swell but it was still closed out at Ocean Beach. The OB Jetty was really crowded so we decided to drive down to sunset cliffs and it was really slow. I snapped some photos at Sunset and then went back to OB Jetty and went with the crowd.