| Location: |
Goleta Beachbreaks |
| Weather: |
Overcast |
| Conditions: |
Red Tide Crubmly Crud |
| Swell: |
6.2ft @ 11s @ 300° |
| Surf: |
Knee High |
| Rip Curl Bomb Wetsuit Life: |
119 Sessions |
Comments:
Short 45 minute session by myself in conditions that can best be described as dismal. The weather was socked in overcast, with a slight onshore breeze. The water was cold and was dark brown-red, probably the start of red time forming again this spring. Brings back too many memmories of last summer, with flat conditions, fog and red tide for months on end, not to mention daily sightings of dead seals on the beach. I got a dozen waves or so in the knee high range, at first typically getting shut down behind a crumbly section but towards the end actually milking a few waves to the beach. The only good thing about today was it was the 1 year anniversary of getting my Fish, and I surfed it the same place, and nearly the same conditions as it's
first session.
| Location: |
Goleta Beachbreaks |
| Weather: |
Overcast |
| Conditions: |
Textured and Crumbly |
| Swell: |
7.8ft @ 12s @ 310° |
| Surf: |
Knee to Thigh High |
| Rip Curl Bomb Wetsuit Life: |
118 Sessions |
Comments:
Small, foggy day along the Goleta coast. I probably would not have even gone out except for Bobby Morris was out there making the waves actually look rideable. He'd get up on some small crumbly wave, dig in on a couple of pumps down the line, then explode into some contorted air or tail slide and land in a ball of foam. He was straight off of his loss in the Trestles Surf Bout against Dustin Cuizon who went on to win the contest, and was obviously honing his skills in cruddy conditions. I surfed to the West of him, typically going left on the peaks he'd go right on. It's true, he's no longer surfing a yellow board, but he still has the Glas stickers and his same short blonde haircut along with his mind blowing speed on junky waves like this. This was a pretty fun session considering the crudtastic waves, got a few waves with down the line speed and some backside lip hits.