Wednesday, December 28, 2005 @ 9:00 AM
On The Front Line
| Location: | Montecito Coast |
| Weather: | Cloudy to Gale Force Winds |
| Conditions: | Bumpy to Blown To Bits |
| Swell: | 13.1ft @ 17s @ 300° |
| Surf: | Chest to Shoulder |
| Rip Curl Bomb Wetsuit Life: | 19 Sessions in Replacement Suit. |
What use is a 13ft long period swell if it's blown to bits by a stiff overnight SE wind? That it was we found this morning, although a pretty empty lineup. IanI said it was clear and windy at his house on the Westside, but down here it was cloudy w/o as much wind. However after a half hour or so, the front passed us, the clouds left but the wind came. It got ugly. The two dozen surfers out there soon all left within just 15 minutes until it was just a 4 of us out there trying to survive in Victory at Sea.
Not a good session.