Last night my wife and I went to see the last tour showing for Thomas Campbell‘s new surf film The Present. (Thanks for coming along, baby.) You’ll recognize Campbell by his other sweet surf movies “The Seedling” and “Sprout.” (The Present is released through Woodshed Films who are responsible not only for Campbell’s films, but…
According to Surfline.com, there is a big event brewing over the next few days. We should be seeing some serious surf in the coming week, possibly on the order or 6-7 feet. Whenever something big rolls through, I like to be sure to get out regularly several days before hand, just to make sure I’m…
We finally got out to El Porto on a Friday today! Though we were down by a Swayze – we were sans Josh. Still Aaron and I braved the ocean without The Chicken Dancer. As El Porto can often decieve, the waves looked pretty mediocre from the parking lot. Once we were out in the…
Went for an afternoon surf session today with Donnie at 56th Street in Newport Beach. When we got there around 1pm, the tide was low. The waves coming off the last jetty were super hollow and tantalizing. And the water was amazingly glassy, especially for an afternoon session. The trick to the waves today was…
Josh and I paddled out for a session at Sunset this morning. Conditions were pretty much a reset of yesterday, except it was a lot more crowded. Pretty calm, clean, slightly textured 2s and 3s with bigger sets rolling through every 15 or 20 minutes. The waves were a bit more consistent today, and on…
Peter and I paddled out at Sunset blvd this am around 7. It was a barely negative low tide (-.4 ft ) which is usually great for Sunset. The waves were mostly slow rolling 2s and 3s, sometimes less. Bigger sets would come through every 20 minutes or so and they were a lot of…
I tried to recreate all the magical conditions of yesterdays glorlious surf session, with one change (my board). I rode my bike down to the north side of the Huntingon Pier at the same time, but alas…I should have been there yesterday. (Actually I was, read all about it.) This time though had brought my…
Surfline called this morning as 2-3 with occasional 4s. I don’t know if I just hit the swell and tides just right, but dudes, let me tell you – it was awesome out there. The sets were 3 to 4s easy with the sweepers of the sets in the easy head-high-plus range. Dudes and ladies…
I bought a used longboard about a month ago, and I’ve been trying to break it in. I really like the way it paddles and trims in the waves. I have a blast just cruising on it. One thing that surprises me is how easy it is to turn, and I’ve got to credit that…
Aaron invited me to join him and Peter for some Sunday morning surfing at Sunset Blvd. I’d never been to this break before (new breaks are always exciting!) so I jumped at the offer. I’m not sure if this spot has a nickname or not, but it is the break where PCH meets Sunset Blvd….