Turn On It, Tune Out, Drop In

NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT...BACKING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON.
LOCAL MORNING GUSTS TO 25 KT.
WIND WAVES 4 FT.
NW SWELL 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
TONIGHT N WIND 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
W SWELL 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
BUILDING TO NW 5 FT AT 8 SECOND AFTER MIDNIGHT.

Pretty sad when the ground swell is smaller than the local wind swell.
Although it supposed to be back soon enough...5 foot beat 2 foot.

I'm off to Waldo Lake for the weekend...
Fortunately, I was able to squeeze in 3 days of surf before I go...

Yesterday, the north wind was howling on the north coast...
Holding up closing out lefts for little waist high reelers...
The board went airborne of its own accord on more than one occassion...
Headed south in hopes of a second session...
Still pretty windswept at 6pm...
Looked like it might clean up...
But other obligations put me on the road...

About Waldo Lake: No waves...but...

Lying high on the western slopes of the Oregon Cascades, Waldo Lake is one of the largest natural lakes in Oregon (9.8 square miles with a maximum depth of 427 feet). Waldo is one of the purest lakes in the world. It has no permanent inlet to bring nutrients into the lake for plant growth. The lack of plant life contributes to its purity. You can see to depths of 120 feet on a calm day.

~from the Willamette National Forest website