Santa Barbara Area Surf Reports

Location:	Gaviota Coast
Weather:	Partly Overcast
Conditions:	2 fast sections, 1 slow one
Swell:	8.5ft @ 11s @ 260°
Surf:	Head High
Rip Curl Bomb Wetsuit Life:	12 Sessions in Replacement Suit.

Comments:

Session two for the day, this time a trek up to the Gaviota Coast with IanI. Waves not as large as anticipated, but certainly long and workable. Long lulls but the sets were just as long. We both caught many waves from the outside takeoff spot all the way in. It was an exhausting session from all of the waves we got. Mid sized crowd from my experience with the place, friendly and experienced. Was riding the 6'3" which worked well on the steep and fast sections but the slow section in the middle took some working.

Sometimes some bigger sets came in, perhaps a little overhead. They shifted to the left naturally and were good for shaking the lineup up and keeping people on there toes. Towards the end it got real inconsistent and we both were wondering as we left if the swell was building or not as predicted.