E's Surf Report: south swell showing at OB.. offshore at lindy

It's currently 4.7ft 17sec at the SF buoy! South swell in da house. Too bad the local SW wind isn't cooperating. VFers looks junky and unapproachable.. not big or anything.. just ugly.. Down at Sloat and Second-lot-Sloat the south swell is definitively showing. Clearly defined head-high lines marched in from a southerly direction and did their best to peel and provide tasty lefts. The fun-loving, gentle south swell was like some super hero from the Hall of Justice being thwarted by the cackling, mischievous super-villain Southwest wind from the Legion of Doom.. Sooo.. onward to Pathetica.. over the hill and you could see clearly the south wind acting more favorably to the sea-surface in our favorite little red-necky coastal burg. Rockaway flat but enjoying a glass-like sea-surface.. Over that last hill into the enchancted valley of Schmlindy!! and.. offshore winds.. a few dribbler waves on offer.. 4 or 5 somewhat distinct peaks offering mostly mellow shoulder high peelers. Some fantastic longoarding going down on one of the northern-most peaks.. guys doing drop-knee bottom turns then walking to the nose... riding all the way into the sand on their 10-foot monster logs. I have to admit that the water seemed pretty clean too!! cleaner than OB on friday or saturday.. but.. who knows if the visable cloudiness and "dirtiness" so often seen at OB and lindy is actually land-based-waste or rather oceanic/organic process'? Anyway.. surfed with Marco for a bit and also saw S.S. sharkbait in the lot. It's a PERFECT day for beginners out at lindy.. i mean.. it really doesn't get much better if you're only surfed a handful of times and are looking to get wet.. that might change with the 1:30 1ft low tide?? dunno..

Saturday ushered in some of the best waves seen in the bay area in months and months... and months!! Lerm and i pulled up to VFers around 8:30 to the sight of flawless, perfect head-high glassy A-frames breaking and peeling all over the place. The dismal, grey skies seemed to keep people away from the beach so it wasn't even that crowded.. The surface like a huge miniscus.. just utter, total glass. No paddle-out issues, as waves broke on the first sandbar in 3 or 4 feet of water. Steep, sometimes-barrelling waves strode in and offered up unbelievable ramps and playthings and smooth faces. Ya want to try a few lip-bashes, go ahead!! rather just trim and enjoy the fresh serenity of nature's undulating energy outlet.. no problem. Tuck into a few small barrels.. then rage out, bottom turn and pivot up into the pocket for a power-snap.. go for it.. airs, floaters, chillin.. soo good!!! I got one nice in-and-out barrel (mouth of barrel at least) and managed to stuff myself into a throaty, gurgling one too before getting eaten up.. but i enjoyed the brief, momentary vision of being encapsulated in that oh-so-heavenly-chamber..

the niceness brunch was super fun too.. thanks everybody for coming out!!! great to meet and kick-it with ss sharkbait, eightwest, noah, J, bagel, seymore sassafrass, rebekah, Tom, bojon, Robme, Lerm, Kaiser, Christian, Cloude and others that i'm surely forgetting in my hazy monday morning post-lindy afterglow.. Thanks to Robme and Meg for hosting and hookin' up the tasty bagels and Palenta and fruit bowl and coffee.. Thanks to E and Lerm for bringing to donuts!! yeah!!

kewl..

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