E's Surf Report: bummin' in the bay area

A few teasing glimpses of the south swell juice at OB this morning.. but.. not too much sweetness coming through. It looks like most of the coast, both north and south of OB/Pacifica is windless and sunny.. but our local breaks suffered from a painful case of morning sickness today.. I surfed VFers with Christian and Welle and a few others. Just mostly junky nastiness. I'm sure that Jake and Ian are scoring deep, invigorating, glassy pits down in santa cruz. Biatches! I did find a few racy rights amidst the topsy-turvy junky mayhem and managed a few turns. I also got gruesomely pitched over the falls on this suckout left.. got held down and when i finally came up my hair was all in my mouth and i couldn't get a breath.. then back down for a second wave. Sometimes long-hair can be a disadvantage.. but other times.. like full skull-rocking head-banging heavy-metal rampaging.. long hair rules! There was also a speedy north-flowing rip in the lineup that necessitated constant paddling to stay at the one sandbar with surfable waves.

all and all it was a painfully crappy session. Every 7 minutes or so 3 or 4 groundswell waves would cruise through and break/crumble/jumble with no form or shape..

If this swell holds into tomorrow i might have to make a santa cruz run either before or after work..

ahhh... slurrrf!

eightwest posted this report last night..

"Headed down to SC today, first time in a while. Scored some pretty damn fun waves out at Steamers. The south was hitting well there, sets being head high+, and pretty consistent. hit it from noon till 3:30, fun the whole time. The slot was the spot to sit (minus the gnar crowd) today. some waves were connecting to the 2nd peak - not too many. Little Barrel sections, doin' it. The 2nd peak micro bowl was pretty fun too. Not nearly as big as outside, but shralpable fo sho. Plenty of good ones for everybody.
Sunny Day, sea surface smooth, Good times.
all surfed out now, and ready for a good nap.

On the way down. A. Nuevo had a few waves - 4 dudes out, looked fun, thinkin it'll be the same tomorrow (maybe a bit smaller)

Anyway, get on it down there fellas, if you can -- you'll return home with a fatty grin. "

Seymour Sassafrass posted these kind words of wisdom last night...
"thanks for the shoutout buddy! my cheeks are a bit rosy still! it's hard sometimes to be humbled because i have been watching the water and its riders for such a long time. each time i jump in the water i think that i'm going to automatically be the surfer i've always wanted to be. i guess the naive optimist in me forgets about the key elements to becoming really good at anything: patience, perserverance and the confidence to know that true mastery isn't earned in a heartbeat. oh, and soon i'll be standing up, baby! yeah! (just before i take a huge pounding and forgeting the difference between my head and my feet!) i look forward to jumping in the water with you again e.
cheers to you and your eternal smile!

seymour "wetter than last week" sassafrass"

soo.. Welle, Anastasia, Beth and the rest of the small but mighty posse of Bay area wahine chargers.. you might have another scrappy little determined lady-charger in your midsts soon!

Matt sent me this killah pic of the Jersey-bomber himself.. Tom!! charging his local spot.
tom

Malibu wahine Kassia
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