Santa Barbara Area Surf Reports

Location:	Sands
Weather:	Sun - Rain - Sun
Conditions:	Some Texture Yet No Complaints
Swell:	10.9ft @ 17s @ 305°
Surf:	Waist High+
Rip Curl Bomb Wetsuit Life:	54 Sessions in Replacement Suit.

Comments:

Rained sometime after midnight, yet the day was looking clear and wind free. Some big clouds were forming over the hills and the resident wind expert said surfing would be on hold, big wind coming soon. Kyle and I went anyway, and tried to beat the wind. Riding the cruisers from the end of IV to Sands was half the fun. Half of the riding was in mud puddles, and I was covered in mud from the spray. Bike was coated with mud, the tires were getting sideways in the clay filled soil. No wipeouts. The surf looked good, and no wind was on it yet. Shape wasn't perfect, some cheese on it and a bit shuffled but no complaints. Surfed at Stu's and right off the bat Kyle picked off a nice set.

Got a lot of fun waves. There was a reeling left that was working for awhile. Long, fast and nice shape, my best wave was one of these lefts. Right were nice and workable but many times closed out. Got more crowded, our left seemed to not be working, and even the right were taking was getting squatted on by the crowd. A big cloud started to move from the West, and was just off of Platform Holley. It was a cell that bringing rain in the channel. 15 minutes later the skies opened and it just poured on us for about 10-15 minutes. Then it stopped and soon the sun came out. Ride home just as fun, getting sideways in the mud.