Turn On It, Tune Out, Drop In: Some Days

Saturday, May 12, 2007

Posted by Wave Farmer at 9:14 AM

NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 6 FT. NW SWELL 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS.

Some days you're better off couch surfing...

yesterday was one of those days...

either the waves were blown flat by a stiff and persistent north wind...

or wrapping into a protected cove...

miniscule and weak beyond belief...

I watched 24 people in the water yesterday at a popular north coast cove...

I can't call it surfing...

and while there was some paddling...

it wasn't really necessary since it was waist deep at best...

the occassional wave that did come through...

broke about shin to knee high...

and quickly disappated under the howling northerlies even in there...

the lucky(?) longboarder got an occassional 3 to 4 second left...

while hapless, and perhaps clueless, shortboarders got nothing...

after watching about a half hour...

I admitted the futility of even considering wallowing in that weak sauce...

and headed up the trail...

passing scores of trucker hatted...

surf logo t-shirt wearing...

soft top bearing...

masses headed down to "get some"...

Gazelle said...: Thursday was just like that, too. But at least it was sunny...; 12:22 PM