Santa Barbara Area Surf Reports

Location:		Central Coast
Weather:		Sunny with wind picking up
Conditions:		Bumpy
Swell:		2.0ft @ 1s @ 185°
Surf:		Chest High Sets

Comments:

Looked like crud out near the rock, but went away. Worlds best paddled out in the outfall of the power plant which skirts you out thru some a bumpy secton and spits you out into the lineup. I took turns sitting at the southern and northern peaks. The southern peak would get the bigger sets and have the bigger and longer lefts, while the northern peak would have rights and lefts and was less crowded. Without a doubt my best two waves were on the southern peak, screaming fast lefts with an intial duck down and then a few turns, trying to avoid people paddling out stuck in "the hole." In between sets the lineup would completely dis-assemble as people tried to catch stray waves inside or the north. As soon as the set came there were lots of people stuck inside which usually made taking off sketchy. Then right after the set the lineup would be full again, until people lost interest and hunted down stragglers. Patience was key. Caught a super long right in, and although I did nearly nothing on it like bump on a log, kdog did see it from the beach and said it was rad.