| Santa Barbara Area Surf Report | |||
| June Overview | 1999 Overview | ||
| Date/Time: | Wednesday, June 23rd, 6:30 am - 8:00 am |
| Location: | Secos / Arroyo Sequit / Leo Carrillo |
| Weather: | Overcast, burning off quickly. No wind. |
| Conditions: | Dead calm, glassy and perfect. |
| Swell: | Small to moderate SSW swell, 2.6-3 ft at 17 s from 190. |
| Surf: | Chest high with head high sets. |
| Comments: |
I wish that I had paddled out earlier, that I had turned
my car's headlights off, and that I had pulled back from
that late drop better so that my board would not have been
drawn onto the rock and smashed. But more than anything I
wish I hadn't seen that couple unclothed over by the showers
as I got out.
But I did, so I got into the water a little late, got a few bombs off the reefs to myself and just missed one enough that my board was given a nice nose ding, just after which I was asked how good my car battery was. And then there was that horrifying shower experience. A quick, satisfying session, but I wish... |