Sunday, August 20, 2006

High and Dry


N WIND 10 TO 15 KT.
WIND WAVES 2 FT.
NW SWELL 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
TONIGHT NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT.
WIND WAVES 2 FT.
NW SWELL 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.

That's applicable for the next week...heading to the Wallowas in Eastern Oregon.

Thus, it was necessary to do a short 3 day surf session prior to departure...from which I have just returned and now face the rigors of packing gear.

Friday surfed the North Coast...got in the water about 7pm...just in time for the waves to smooth out as the wind died...mostly thigh to waist high, but pretty fun...I rarely surf weekends and so was fortunate enough to witness the Friday evening arrival of the weekenders...instead of thinning out, the pack increased until sunset.

Saturday...surfed early off a North-Central Coast cape...again the weekend nature of the session had a decent sized pack on the right by 7am...still there were plenty of waves...nice big peaks that lined up for a backside race down the line.

Sunday, after all the drinking I did on Saturday it's a miracle I even paddled out...but I did. It was quite a bit smaller off the cape...still plenty crowded tough. The beach break to the south was working decently and was a bit bigger...the rights rolled down the beach at about a 45 degree angle...so many waves taken would deposit you well down the beach.

See ya next week...

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