Entry 346 - Catching Up on the Last Month 6

Gonna be guessing for the next couple on entries. I think my blog has run its course.

Weather: Warm, Sunny

Conditions: Waist High, Glassy, Breezy, Fun

Waves Caught: 12

Sea Life: Nothing
Sea Temp: 71 deg

Entry 345 - Catching Up on the Last Month 5

Gonna be guessing for the next couple on entries. I think my blog has run its course.

Weather: Warm, Cloudy

Conditions: Waist High, Glassy, Breezy, Fun

Waves Caught: 12

Sea Life: Nothing
Sea Temp: 71 deg

Entry 343 - Catching Up on the Last Month 3

Gonna be guessing for the next couple on entries. I think my blog has run its course.

Weather: Warm, Sunny

Conditions: Waist High, Glassy, Breezy, Fun

Waves Caught: 12

Sea Life: Nothing
Sea Temp: 71 deg

Entry 338 - Glassy Before Hurricane Darby

A nice glassy dawn patrol session at the Breakwall this morning before Hurricane Darby wrecks it for the weekend.

Weather: 78 deg, Sunny

Conditions: Waist High, Glassy, Breezy, Fun

Waves Caught: 10

Sea Life: Lots of Fish
Sea Temp: 82 deg

Entry 337 - Hurricane on the Way

Surf session third day in a row. A little less bumpy than the 1st session and a lot more size. Caught a few rights today but nothing much else to say besides "I'm in Maui surfing!"

Weather: 78 deg, Sunny

Conditions: Waist High, Bumpy, Breezy, Fun

Waves Caught: 12

Sea Life: Lots of Fish
Sea Temp: 82 deg

Entry 336 - Dawn Patrol in Maui

I figured out years ago that it's best to rent a board around 10AM and keep it for 24hrs. That way you can get 2 session in for the price of one. That's exactly what I did too. Woke up early this morning and headed out for dawn patrol. It was a lot more glassy than yesterday and the sets were a little bigger as well. There's a hurricane on the way too - might have a lot to do with that.

Weather: 78 deg, Sunny

Conditions: Waist High, Glassy, Breezy, Fun

Waves Caught: 10

Sea Life: Lots of Fish
Sea Temp: 82 deg

Entry 335 - 1st Session in Maui

Well, first session in Maui at the Breakwater and it was everything I expected it always has been - warm water, consistent sets, and beautiful scenery. Pretty much all lefts - 90% of the time. No rights for me today. Started using Glassy Pro too since SurfExplorer is just too inconsistent.

Weather: 78 deg, Sunny

Conditions: Waist High, Bumpy, Breezy, Fun

Waves Caught: 10

Sea Life: Lots of Fish
Sea Temp: 82 deg

Entry 327 - Day 5 (Perfect Work Week)

Made it a perfect work week!! Paddled out this morning for a quick session that was a little flat but enjoyed every minute of it. Caught a couple of rights and lefts. I'm really getting the hang of the Redline now! Overall, just enjoyed basking in the glow of making it out every day during the week!

Weather: 64 deg, Partly Cloudy

Conditions: Chest to Head High, Bumpy, Steep, Fun

Waves Caught: 6

Sea Life: Dolphin (2)
Sea Temp: 69 deg

Entry 294 - Sinuses

Been another few weeks since I've been out partly because the high surf and El Nino coming in from the north making it just unrideable at El Porto and also because it turned out that I had a chronic sinus infection since November. I'm blaming it on the move and all the dust that got stirred up. It was a gorgeous day today and I really had some fun rides. 

Weather: 54 deg, Sunny

Conditions: Glassy, Fun, Waist to Shoulder High

Waves Caught: 10+

Sea Life: Nothing
Sea Temp: 58 deg

Entry 291 - It's Cold!

Yay!!! Got out this morning to nice long lines that I could ride forever. Looked small on the cams but you just had to wait for the sets to come in and it was a blast. Really had a good time. Got really cold though with all the northern swell. The offshore wind makes it worse. Hope to get out more over the next few weeks.

Weather: 50 deg, Sunny

Conditions: Glassy, Fun, Waist to Shoulder High

Waves Caught: 6

Sea Life: Nothing
Sea Temp: 65 deg

Entry 287 - Cold Water is Back

Cold water is back in force now. Too bad - was really enjoying the El Nino water. No much swell today. Surf coming from the west with a light breeze. Fun in the lineup and caught a bunch of nice rights. Thus begins the winter months!

Weather: 64 deg, Sunny

Conditions: Glassy, Cold Breeze, Fun, Waist to Chest High, Closey-Outey

Waves Caught: 8

Sea Life: Nothing
Sea Temp: 67 deg

SurfExplorer is still down! Gonna have to switch to a new service.

Entry 281 - Relaxing Ocober

Nice glassy session today with knee to thigh high surf. Good to get out on a Monday before work. Keep me centered for the week. I can't believe it's October and I'm still in my trunks! In previous years I'd be in my wetsuit and the water would be approaching 65 deg. Man, I'm lucky. Caught all kinds of nice surf today and headed into the office to start the week.

Weather: 67 deg, Sunny

Conditions: Glassy, Fun, Knee to Thigh High

Waves Caught: 6+

Sea Life: Nothing
Sea Temp: 73 deg

SurfExplorer has been down - WTF!

Entry 280 - So Close!

Manhattan Beach had some sort of run going on today and I guess with the surf being so crappy this past week everyone and their brother needed to get out this morning. El Porto parking lot was packed at 7am so I had to park at the corner lot and go for a walk.

Surf was really fun this morning with some good shape every once in a while but mostly walled up stuff and long waits. I ended up catching 2 unforgettable rights, the second of which broken right at my head! If I had only ducked down a little bit it would have been a barrel!!! Maybe next time.

Weather: 64 deg, Sunny

Conditions: Glassy, Walled Up, Waist to Shoulder High, Crowded

Waves Caught: 6+

Sea Life: Nothing
Sea Temp: 73 deg

SurfExplorer has been down - WTF!

Entry 273 - Start of Next Swell

Been a long week of small surf and lots of work. Finally got out for a short session to make it a great way to end the week. With the next swell rolling it it turned out to be a lot of fun! Caught a bunch of good rides and another unforgettable right that I had enough time to play around with on the face. No, wasn't ripping it but rode up a down the face a bit. Strong lateral current made for a good workout too!

Weather: 74 deg, Cloudy

Conditions: Glassy, Clear, Dumpy, Waist to Shoulder High, Crowded, Fun

Waves Caught: 7+

Sea Life: Nothing
Sea Temp: 73 deg

Entry 271 - Swell Is Here

Well, the swell came in and it was very dumpy and walled up at Porto since the sand bars have all pretty much washed away and the bottom is smooth. Fun though. Been months since I've surfed in a good swell. Only got out for 30 min though which proved to be enough since everyone was looking for me when I got out.

Weather: 75 deg, Sunny

Conditions: Glassy, Clear, Walled Up, Waist to Shoulder High, Fun

Waves Caught: 6

Sea Life: Nothing
Sea Temp: 73 deg

Entry 268 - Another Decade

Another decade under my belt and what a better way to start a new one than with a great surf session! The surf was only waist high at best but the shape was great and the crowd was really fun. Lots of rights and only the occasional left made it even better for me. I wish every session could be as good as this one... if not better.

Weather: 68 deg, Partly Cloudy

Conditions: Bumpy, Clear, Knee to Waist High, Good Shape, Fun

Waves Caught: 16

Sea Life: Nothing
Sea Temp: 73 deg

Entry 263 - Work Break

Work is just no fun anymore - at least right now. I feel like it's a waste of my time lately and I haven't seen the fruits of my labors. I guess that's why I loved my surf session this morning. Warm water, fun waves, good crowd. I wish I could have surfed all day today but the wind started to pick up and as the tide started to come up and fill in, everything slowed down. Got into work... felt like I was talking to a brick wall... went to the coffee shop and did a little work from there. Glad the week is over!

Weather: 71 deg, Clear

Conditions: Glassy, Clear, Knee to Waist High, Dumpy, Fun, Crowded

Waves Caught: 10

Sea Life: Nothing
Sea Temp: 71 deg

Entry 259 - Waikiki Day 1

First surf session in Waikiki! Been here for 2 days but a pretty decent southern swell kept me from tempting fate - new break, even if it is Waikiki. Paddle out was long but pretty easy and not as far as I had expected. Caught both a left and a right and then 2 that brought me straight in. Long rides which I wasn't used to coming from Porto! Nice warm water too! I could definitely get used to the surf at Waikiki even if the place is a little like Vegas.

Weather: 81 deg, Sunny

Conditions: Bumpy, Knee to Shoulder High, Fun

Waves Caught: 4

Sea Life: Nothing
Sea Temp: 82 deg

Entry 258 - Last 2015 Maui Surf Session

My last surf session in Maui for 2015 and it turned out to be nice and quiet. Got in for dawn patrol before the schools started showing up and although there were only about 6 or 7 good sets in the hour I was out there, I had a great time. Most memorable ride was a nice waist high set that took me close to the rocks of the jetty. Next post will be of my surf experience in Waikiki!

Weather: 81 deg, Sunny

Conditions: Glassy, Weak, Waist High

Waves Caught: 4

Sea Life: Tropical Fish, Seal (1)
Sea Temp: 82 deg

Entry 235 - Stormy

Been stormy and bumpy all week long at Porto and with the extra low tide, I just couldn't get motivated. Tried to head out yesterday before work but the wind was making it cold too. I thought it was spring! Chose MB Pier today for a change figuring the shape would be a little better and I got lucky. Parking lot was closed though for the annual pier-to-pier walk. Caught 2 nice waves and the rest were just too bumpy and weak. As usual, nice to get in the water!

Weather: 52 deg, Cloudy

Conditions: Waist to Chest High, Cold, Bumpy, Weak

Waves Caught: 9

Sea Life: Nothing
Sea Temp: 61 deg