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Friday spot check: Tourmaline
Posted on January 29, 2010
A calm morning at Tourmaline with a 7.4′ high tide (and kelp!) swamping the beach. As usual, you can spot at least a few longboarders out here even if waves are scarce. Click pics to enlarge. Click here to see the entire Friday Spot Check series.
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Friday spot check: lull between storms
Posted on January 22, 2010
Shots taken between 8:30-9:30am. Click images for “like you’re there” size. Click here to see the entire Friday Spot Check series.
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Friday spot check: Grandview
Posted on January 8, 2010
This week I took a short drive up the coast to Grandview St. in Leucadia to see if the predicted WNW swell was coming in. The main swell isn’t due until tomorrow, so it was a bit early for bigger waves though it did seem like something was brewing. The tide was going out so […]
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Friday spot check: Ocean Beach
Posted on January 1, 2010
It was a pleasant New Year’s Day for the morning patrol at Ocean Beach. I started shooting at about 8:30am between the little jetties. There was one unfortunate kick-out contact at about 4:09 after which a few words were exchanged, but everyone seemed mellow and happy to be catching waves. Click here to see the […]
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Friday spot check: Del Mar
Posted on December 18, 2009
For this Friday’s morning visit I selected Del Mar at the foot of Del Mar Heights Road. The sets were mostly about waist high with a few shoulder-highs. Fair form. The waves are forecast to stick around until tomorrow and then back off for awhile. Instead of using my camcorder, I’m seeing how well the […]
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Friday spot check: Windansea
Posted on December 4, 2009
A sunny cool 48 degree morning. With luck this is the weekend before the real rains begin. Not many ridable waves because of the high tide. For some reason I always seem to find high tides on my Friday checks. Click here to see the entire Friday Spot Check series.
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Friday spot check: Sunset Cliffs
Posted on November 27, 2009
On this Black Friday I’m just shopping for waves at the cliffs. The top of Hill Street gives a nice view to the east and west, so I grabbed a few early morning shots before hitting the cliffs. There was a cold stiff offshore breeze which gave the surfers a little trouble catching waves but […]
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Friday spot check: La Jolla Shores
Posted on November 20, 2009
It was a chilly 50 degrees as the sun came up at the shores. High tide, sets mostly waist/shoulder, with a few head highs. Nearby, a crew prepared to serve lunch, refreshments, and medical assistance for participants in the Susan G. Komen for the Cure 3 Day Walk for breast cancer. They began at Del […]
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Friday spot check: Swami’s
Posted on November 13, 2009
I have a load of pictures for you this Friday. Arrived about 7:15am. Cloudy, high tide, choppy windswell knee-to-waist high, onshore breeze from the southwest. Good for kayaking, but a couple of longboards out too. Forecast says the swell should build into tomorrow. Also grabbed a few shots from Pipes, about 1/2 mile south of […]
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Friday spot check: Ocean Beach, Point Loma
Posted on November 6, 2009
There was no surf to speak of this morning though they’re predicting it will build later today and tomorrow. So just a little sightseeing. The Army Corps of Engineers is repairing the OB jetty and replacing its light beacon due to storm damage over the years. They’ll also dredge the channel into Mission Bay. The […]
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