11.23.12 - Boneyards

Paddled out at around 2:00pm, solo. Tide was pushing to a 4.1' high at 6:22pm. Conditions were somewhat choppy, with slight onshore winds. Torrey Pines Outer Buoy was reporting Significant Wave Height of 3.9' from 274° at 12-14s. Surf was pretty mediocre. It was much mushier that it looked from the parking lot. I caught a couple of decent rights, and one pretty good left. Other than that not much to speak of. Waves were chest high. Water was warm in my 3/2 full suit. Board ridden: 5'10" KG Twinzer Fish.

11.22.12 - Boneyards (Thanksgiving)

Paddled out at 5:45, solo. Tide was a 5.05' high at 5:01am. Conditions were glassy, with off-shore winds. Torrey Pines Outer Buoy was reporting Significant Wave Height of 6.1' from 279° at 12-14s. Paddled out at Swami's but I knew it was going to get crowded fast, so I paddled over to the Boneyard. Waves were solid head high with occassional overhead sets rolling through. It was a little mushy due to the high tide, but fun nonetheless. Water was comfortable in my 3/2 full. Board ridden: 5'10 KG Twinzer.

11.20.12 - Blacks

Paddled out at 6:50 am, solo. Tide was dropping to a 2.33' low at 8:58 am. Conditions were somewhat crossed up, with no winds. Torrey Pines Outer Buoy was reporting Significant Wave Height of 3.3' from 253° at 12-14s. There were still some waves today. However it was a little funky. There were some corners, but a lot of the waves were either closed out or backing off. Waves were chest high. Water was comfortable in my 3/2 full suit. Board ridden: 5'8" Xanadu Pig 2.

11.18.12 - Blacks

Paddled out at 5:45am, solo. Tide was a 2.5' low at 5:44am. Conditions were clean, with no winds. Torrey Pines Outer Buoy was reporting Significant Wave Height of 3.3' from 206-278°. Surf was pretty clean today. Relatively crowded and somewhat inconsistent. There were some fun corners coming through, but there were a lot of close outs as well. Waves were chest high with occassional plusses. Water was I was a little chilly today in my short sleeve full suit. Board ridden: 5'8" Xanadu Pig 2.

11.15.12 - Blacks

Paddled out at 5:55am, solo. Ended up having it to myself until 6:45 when a couple other guys paddled out. Tide was pushing from a 1.57' low at 2:52am to a 6.86' high at 9:03am. Conditions were clean, with slight offshore winds. Torrey Pines Outer Buoy was reporting Significant Wave Height of 2.1' from 278° at 10s. Surf was surprsingly fun today. Perhaps because my expectations were set so low. I mostly surfed towards north peak. There were two seals hanging out on the inside, and they would periodically come closer to me when I was paddling back out... a little creepy. Waves were mostly waist high, with an occassional chest high one rolling through. Water was a little cooler, but still comfortable in my short sleeve full suit. Board ridden: 5'10" KG Twinzer fish.

11.6.12 - Blacks

Paddled out at 5:45am, solo. Chris M. paddled out closer to 6:45.. Tide was barely moving from a 3.61 high at 3:33am to a 3.05 low at 8:22am. Conditions were clean, with no winds. Torrey Pines Outer Buoy was reporting Significant Wave Height of 2.7' from 284° at ~16s. There were some clean, fun, waves to be had. Most of the bigger sets were closed out, but there were some good corners to catch. Waves were waist to head high, with occassional pluses. Water was still hanging around 65°. Was confortable in my short sleave full. Board ridden: 5'10" KG Twinzer fish.

11.02.12 - Blacks

Paddled out at 6:35am, solo, but Chris M joined me close to 7am. Tide was pushing from a 2.17' low at 4:11am. Conditions were clean, with slight NE winds. Torrey Pines Outer Buoy was reporting Significant Wave Height of 3.0' from 275° at 14s. Waves were pretty walled out, due to the predominant west swell, but there were some fun corners to catch, and there were some guys getting some nice barrels. Waves were 3-5 with an occasional +. Water was still in the mid 60's, so I was comfy in my short sleeve full. Board ridden: 5'10" KG Twinzer Fish.