Best Surfs of 1999
by Herb Silio
  1. Point Loma, 12/21-12/22/99
    A fitting place to get my last few for the year, the decade, the millenium. Out going tide, light offshores, healthy kelp bed keeping the newly arrived swell just right. Surfed the left over boils until the lower tide let my favorite wave show its face, the right at the face of the cliff. What a session.

  2. Miami Beach, 9/?/99
    Hurricane Floyd showed its ugly face and blew a kiss at us. Waking up an offshore reef that had been resting for too long. Winds were hard offshore. Waves were well overhead. Crowd non-existant. The lefts were peeling fast and long, well worth the trouble with the offshore and the rip.

  3. Punta de Mita, Nayarit, Mexico, 8/22/99
    Beautiful coast, beautiful waves. Near solo session. Winds were perfect all day. Waves a little overhead peeling right with bowling sections. And to top it off (desperation surfing at its best) a four star wet bar over looking the point with plenty of Modelo Negras chilled and waiting.
Thanks for allowing me to reflect on how good this year really has been!

Santa Barbara Surfing -- Last updated 1/3/2000.