3.24.13 - Boneyards

Paddled out at 6:15 am, solo. Tide was pushing to a 5.3' high at 8:00 am. Conditions were glassy, with slight north winds. Torrey Pines Outer Buoy was reporting Significant Wave Height of data. I started out at swamis but it was only okay. I paddled up to boneyards, and it was much better and less crowded. Towards the peak of high tide it became really inconsistent, but in general it was pretty fun. Waves were chest high plus. Water was chilly. Wore my 4/3 and hood. Board ridden: 5'11" Xanadu Pig 2.

3.23.13 - Boneyards

Paddled out at 7:00 am, Chris M. and Joel S. Tide was pushing to a 5.1' high at 7:21 am. Conditions were clean, with 6 knot E winds. Torrey Pines Outer Buoy was reporting Significant Wave Height of 4.2' from 214° at 16s. Surf was pretty fun today. The first half was pretty slow with the tide, but the second half was much more fun. We all caught some fun rides. Waves were 4-5'+. Water was around 58° wore 4/3 and hood. Board ridden: 5'11" Xanadu Pig 2.

3.21.13 - Blacks

Paddled out at 6:35 am, with Chris M. Tide was coming off of a 4.4' high at 5:43 am. Conditions were groomed, with slight SSE winds winds. Torrey Pines Outer Buoy was reporting Significant Wave Height of 3.4' from 272° at 7s. From the beach it looked pretty mediocre, but the waves were much better than they looked. Waves were waist high+. Water was chilly, had dropped a degree or two. Board ridden: 5'11" Xanadu Pig 2.

3.19.13 - Blacks

Paddled out at 6:30 am, with Chris M. Tide was dropping to a 1.1' low at 11:06 am. Conditions were clean, with no winds. Torrey Pines Outer Buoy was reporting Significant Wave Height of 2.8' from 285° at 7s. Surf had dropped from Sunday. There were some fun ones coming through. It ended up being better than it had looked when I was walking up the beach. Waves were waist to chest high. Water was a tad colder than Sunday. Wore booties, hood, and 4/3. Board ridden: 5'11" Xanadu Pig 2.

3.17.13 - Blacks

Paddled out at 7:50 am, with Chris m. Tide was a 1.0' low at 8:03 am. Conditions were clean, with slight south winds winds. Torrey Pines Outer Buoy was reporting Significant Wave Height of 3.8' from 284°at 6s. It was a pretty fun day at blacks. Waves were a fun size, with occasional bigger A frame sets rolling through. A good mixture of lefts and rights, with some long ones to be had periodically. Waves were chest high+. Water was a touch warmer. no booties or hood today. Still wore the 4/3. Board ridden: 5'11" Xanadu Pig 2 (first time with EA Tech Flex fins).

3.16.13 - Swami's

Paddled out at 7:15 am, with Joel S. Tide was a 0.7' low at 7:02 am. Conditions were clean, with slight south winds. Torrey Pines Outer Buoy was reporting Significant Wave Height of 2.9' from 244° at 16s. It was small, and somewhat inconsistent, but still had fun on the long board today. Got a few really long rights with Joel going left. Waves were waist high. Water was cold. Board ridden: 9'0" Bruce Jones.

3.14.13 - 18th St. Del Mar

Paddled out at 6:40, with Chris M. Tide was coming off of a 0.1' low at 5:31 am. Conditions were glassy, with no winds. Torrey Pines Outer Buoy was reporting Significant Wave Height of 2.2' from 240° at 14s. Surf was meager today. Waves were barely knee high. Water was cold. Board ridden: 5'11" Xanadu Pig 2, no leash.

3.10.13 - Pill Box - Solana Beach

Paddled out at 1:30 pm, with Chris M. Tide was dropping to a -0.9 at 3:22pm. Conditions were relatively clean, with slight onshore winds. Torrey Pines Outer Buoy was reporting Significant Wave Height of 3.5' from 228° at 15s. Chris and I checked out Boneyards, Cardiff, Table Tops, before deciding to hit Pill Box. Our expectations weren't to high, but it was more fun that I expected. There were some fun lefts and rights coming through. Waves were chest high. Water was moderately warmer, first time in a while without booties. Board ridden: 5'11" Xanadu Pig 2.

3.3.13 - Boneyards

Paddled out at 6:30 am, solo. Tide was dropping to a 0.6' low at 7:31am. Conditions were clean, with no winds. Torrey Pines Outer Buoy was reporting Significant Wave Height of 3.2' from 246° at 15s. Surf was not as good as I thought it was going to be. I think it was due to the low tide, and inconsistent swell. I only caught a couple of decent waves. Waves were chest high. Water was cold. Board ridden: 5'11" Xanadu Pig 2.

 

3.2.13 - Blacks

Paddled out at 6:30 am, solo. Tide was a .5' low at 6:14am. Conditions were clean, with no winds. Torrey Pines Outer Buoy was reporting Significant Wave Height of 3.1' from 274° at 11s. Waves were pretty fun today, with the combo SW and NW swells - this was causing some pretty classic blacks a-frame peaks. It was somewhat inconsistent, and pretty crowded, so it was pretty challenging to get a lot of waves. Waves were chest to head high with occasional pluses. Water was cold. Wore my 4/3, booties, and hood. Board ridden: 5'11" Xanadu Pig 2.