Santa Barbara Area Surf Report

September Overview | 1995 Overview


Date/Time:
Saturday, Sept. 23rd, 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Location:
Indicator/Rivermouth, Rincon, CA
Weather:
Sunny and warm. Some haze.
Conditions:
Fair to poor. Swell combo and low tide junk and ripples.
Swell:
Combination of S, SW, and WNW groundswells. Sets from waist to occasional shoulder high. Southern swells dominating with few set waves really lining up. Better elsewhere no doubt.
Comments:
Hard time sleeping last night with all the swell hype. Visions of late drops and broken boards and alien abductions (X-Files spillover) in the lineup.

The new board has excellent drive even in the mush and the rocker is well tuned to the late entry. Even pulled me out of a spill over the tail, popped me up to my feet leaving me incredulous.

Shape was much better in the rivermouth, as well as the crowds. Left and right peaks with workable walls and lots of cutbacks. Not bad but it was probably better to break the habit and go elsewhere.


Santa Barbara Surfing -- Last updated 6/12/96.