Santa Barbara Area Surf Reports

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Yet another fun surf day in Santa Barbara. Warm sunny skies and warm clear water are good reasons why surfing here is so great. Another reason is the great shape. By contrast to the giant closeouts I've experienced along Central Coast beach breaks, Santa Barbara contains some of the most fun point breaks ever. Although Deveraux is often snubbed as a slow longboarder wave filled with stu's, it continues to be a great place to surf for me.

With the giant tidal swings still in effect I tried to hit it up in between the high and the low. It wasn't too crowded out their a dozen or so strung from the block house out to the point. The tide was getting low enough for the rock ledge to start sucking up and so the waves at the very outside were quite often not the best choices. Rather the next section often led to the longest and funnest wave. My first wave was the best wave, one of those waves that is so good you half just want to get out cause you know it ain't going to get any better, and you half paddle back out expecting the same exact thing again.

Some sets were close to head high. Over at sands the shape looked good too, saw some fast A frames close to head high also and some talented aerial attemptors. This was supposed to be the flatest day of the week. Sweet.