Ever been reading the surf report and seen the swell being referred to as a windswell or a groundswell and not really known what that meant? Me too. I looked it up. Think of local, surface action … [Read more...]
Over the Falls
October 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
After posting about pearling, we had a few questions about going over the falls. Going over the falls, is kind of the opposite of pearling. Rather than diggin the nose into the base of the wave, … [Read more...]
Pearling
October 21, 2009 By 2 Comments
Pearling is when the nose of the surfboard digs into the water usually resulting in getting up-ended and flipped into the spin cycle. This can happen while surfing, but tends to be most common with … [Read more...]
Express Elevators at Venice…Going Down
June 30, 2009 By 2 Comments
I got up for some swell this am. Things were looking good in the forecast. But when I got to Venice it was Close Out Central. 2 - 4 ft waves dumping on the beach, churning up all kinds of … [Read more...]
Stinkbutt
June 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
What is Stinkbutt? This may go by other names in different areas, but I've always known it as stinkbutt. (Let me know if you've heard of different terms for this.) Stinkbutt is when a surfer is … [Read more...]
Sectiony
June 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
What is sectiony? In a perfect world all waves would peel beautifully from one end of the wave to the other in one smooth, continuous motion - one curl per wave. But as we all know, this is not an … [Read more...]
Shadowed Swell
June 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment
What is a shadowed swell? Unbeknownst to a lot of Souther California surfers, many of the great swells we get originate near Alaska and Antarctica. They don't necesarily come from the poles per se, … [Read more...]
