7/30

Time:
Location:
Tide:3
Direction: 228
Size: 1-3
Board:
Water Temp:
Wind Conditions:

Comments:
Surfed


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7/29 AM

Time: 7
Location: Law
Tide: 2.5
Direction: 225
Size: 1-3
Board: Wedding board with original fins
Water Temp: 64
Wind Conditions: None noticed

Comments:
Not many people out. Not too many good rides, but I did get a couple of surprise waves that were bigger than I expected.

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7/28 AM

Time: 7
Location: Tower 18, Kennebeck
Tide: 2?
Direction: 220?
Size: 1-3
Board: Pill
Water Temp: 70?
Wind Conditions: Texture

Comments:
No one else out, other than beach walkers and a family of four who were all reading books. Got some fun rides, but mostly just quick closeouts.

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7/27 PM

Time: 7
Location: TP North
Tide: 3
Direction: 220?
Size: 1-3
Board: Pill
Water Temp: 74?
Wind Conditions: Texture

Comments:
Big change since yesterday, still a few waves to be had though. There was a bit of a rip and current pushing north that caused some sloppy closeouts. Most rides were super quick.

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7/26 AM

Time:
Location:
Tide:
Direction: 218
Size: 2-4, 6'
Board:
Water Temp:
Wind Conditions:

Comments:
Surfed

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7/25 Lunch

Time: 12:20
Location: Boneyards
Tide: 5?
Direction: 218
Size: 3-5, sets to 8
Board: Pill
Water Temp: 74?
Wind Conditions: Texture

Comments:
Crowded, but still some are to work with. It was a long walk to the break and I the surf was hitting the cliff at one point. You had to walk out in the crashing surf. If you looked just right, it was like you were the first person to surf the area. It took awhile to get comfortable. The sets were big and looked like they were tearing off limbs, but you just need to make the big drop. It would rush out with a lot of speed, and then mush out. Although, I had extremely long rides for the pill. At one point, I was on the nose as much as I could be. I was supposed to meet Adam, but he was a no-show.

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7/24 PM

Time: 5
Location: North TP
Tide: +4?
Direction: 231
Size: 2-4, building throughout the day
Board: Pill
Water Temp: 74?
Wind Conditions: texture

Comments:
Had to go in to work on my day off for a bit. Hit TP on the way home and ran into Alison and Alison on the way back to the car. Good, fun stuff today. Tide was a bit high and it was mushy, but rare form for the pines. It was a bit crowded, but the waves were there too be taken. Fun drops, some mushed out and it was best to stay away from the inside where it got violent.


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7/24 AM

Time: 5
Location: North TP
Tide: +4?
Direction: 231
Size: 2-4, building throughout the day
Board: Double Eagle
Water Temp: 74?
Wind Conditions: texture

Comments:
Haven't been out on the eagle in a while. It was really fun today. Bigger than normal for this time of year and the steep south wasn't too steep. I grabbed several fun, long rides. I was throwing the board around well consisdering.



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7/23 AM

Time:
Location:
Tide:
Direction: 231
Size: 2-4, building throughout the day
Board:
Water Temp:
Wind Conditions:

Comments:
Surfed

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7/22 AM

Time: 7
Location: Tower 18
Tide: 1?
Direction: 230?
Size: 1-3
Board: Pill
Water Temp: 70
Wind Conditions: Glassy

Comments:
Unexpected lefts today. Not a lot of them, but when I pulled the first one it was great. A pretty short session as things are getting busy at work and I wanted to be on time. The rights were ok to closeout, but the lefts were great when they lined up.

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Swell Direction | Size & Water Temp | Tide | Forcast

7/21 AM

Time: 7
Location: Tower 18
Tide: 1.5?
Direction: 230?
Size: 1-3
Board: Pill
Water Temp: 70
Wind Conditions: Glassy

Comments:
I can't recall specifics, but I know it was fun stuff and I was late to because of it.


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7/20 AM

Time: 7
Location: Old Work - PB Dr
Tide: +2?
Direction: 223
Size: 1-3
Board: Pill
Water Temp: 70
Wind Conditions: Glassy

Comments:
Really fun this AM. Hit several nice shaped, hollow waves. Sure, they were mushy but not bad at all for summer. I stepped on something squishy on one of the last waves, but didn't get stung. It was a good reminder of what's out there.

I didn't feel like going back to work today, but it wasn't too bad.

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Swell Direction | Size & Water Temp | Tide | Forcast

7/19 AM

Time: 8 ish
Location: Tower 18
Tide: +2?
Direction: 223
Size: 1-3
Board: Pill
Water Temp: 70
Wind Conditions: glassy to light texture

Comments:
First day back in the water after going to the wedding in Seattle. Feels good to be back in the ocean. I hit the pool up a few times on the trip, and I forgot how much the chlorine stings the eyes. Fun stuff today and good times. I was the only one on my peak most of the time. I did slip once trying to push into a pop up, but luckily avoided slamming back down.

Rather than doing a second session today, Alison brought an inner tube style raft and I swam out with my fins to the swim zone. We had fun on this overly hot day. We were probably floating around for about an hour. Then we sat in our chairs for a while and read (Alison slept). For dinner, we walked down with Shelby to Cass St Bakery for the last meal of our vacation. It was good to have Shelby walking strongly after he recent front paw issue.


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7/15 AM

Time: 6
Location: Tower 19
Tide: 2
Direction: 226
Size: 1-3
Board: Pill
Water Temp: supposed to be 70
Wind Conditions: glassy

Comments:
Nothing was looking too good, but I headed out near Pismo anyway. Ended up scoring some really run rides. Peaks would just jump out and produced great form. Not incredible consistent, but when they came in it was good stuff. Didn't stay out too long as I was getting a friction burn/rash around my belly button.

The test results came back for Alison's mom and she has a rare form of cancer called Esthesioneuroblastoma.



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7/14 Lunch and then PM

Time: 12 and then 7 PM
Location: TP North
Tide: 1 @ 8
Direction: 233
Size: 1-3
Board: Pill
Water Temp: 70?
Wind Conditions: texture

Comments:
Snuck out during lunch today for about 30 minutes. A little too mushy, too much tide, but still fun. Took 20 minutes to get there and about 10 to get back. Then I headed back out after work for some really fun ones near the estuary. Not many people out, but a family of spongers that were having a good time.

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7/13 PM

Time: 7:30
Location: Torrey Pines North, near the estuary
Tide: 3?
Direction: 231
Size:1-3
Board: Pill
Water Temp: 65
Wind Conditions: texture

Comments:
Nice sunset, until it hit the marine layer line. But then the sun did drop below that to become visible again. Got a few quick rides, then found a good peak and got some better rides. I even stayed out longer than I thought I would.

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Swell Direction | Size & Water Temp | Tide | Forcast

7/12 AM

Time: 10
Location: South TP
Tide: 3?
Direction: 230?
Size: 1-3
Board: Pill
Water Temp: 65
Wind Conditions: Glassy most of the day

Comments:
Great day at TP today. Again, went to the section where there's a big round scoop missing out of the top of the cliff. Just south of where the hawks were hanging out. I did three mini sessions and sat and read between each. There was only one other surfer and a family on boggie boards were occasionally out. On one wave had to ride between the family in a pretty narrow gap. A little girl asked me if surfing was fun. I told her that it was almost as fun as sponging. These speed dialer fins work great on this board too. I was able to get in front of waves when I was behind. I got a few bay barrels, but I could make it out of them.

Finished the 'Glitter Dome' and picked Alison up from the airport today.


Sources:
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7/11 PM

Time: 5
Location: Pump House
Tide: 3?
Direction: 230?
Size: 1-3
Board: Pill
Water Temp: 65
Wind Conditions: some texture

Comments:
Crowded, but I was able to find a spot and grab some fun rides. Went to happy hour at the Catty after this session. Adam and Courtney are in escrow on the place the wanted in 92007.

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7/11 AM

Time: 10
Location: South TP
Tide: +2 and rising
Direction: 220
Size: 1-3
Board: Pill as quad
Water Temp: 65
Wind Conditions: glassy to texture

Comments:
Set the pill up with the speed dialer fins. Got some fun rides, but not the best shape. Took a few breaks to read, and then got back in as I got too hot. It wasn't crowded which made this a fun day at the beach.

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7/10 PM

Time: 3:30
Location: Pump House
Tide: 3 and falling?
Direction: 222
Size: 1-3
Board: Wedding board
Water Temp: 64
Wind Conditions: texture

Comments:
More fun than this AM, but a lot of waiting of the outside sets. It was pretty crowded, but no one was stealing waves.

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Swell Direction | Size & Water Temp | Tide | Forcast

7/10 AM

Time: 10:30
Location: Turmo
Tide: 2?
Direction: 222?
Size: 1-3
Board: Double Eagle
Water Temp: 64
Wind Conditions: One of the Skip Frye ridding brothers was walking behind me on the way out and he commented how good it looked, but that the wind was on it.

Comments:
Went straight out from the ramp, nothing. Paddled to the pump house, not south enough. South was too crowded for my taste, so I went way north. I sat outside, still nothing. At this point I think my arms were sunburned. I finally did find a few rides and my last ride was the best.

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7/9 AM

Time: 8
Location: South TP
Tide: 2?
Direction: 220?
Size: 1-3
Board: Double Eagle
Water Temp: 64
Wind Conditions:

Comments:
Dropped Alison off for her flight around 5:30 AM and checked out the surf on the way home. Not much was happening and the tide was low. After breakfast I drove the long way and checked out La Jolla Shores, which was packed with paddle boarders and still no surf. I ended up at TP South. Pulled off a couple of good rides and called it a day. I was the only one out for a while and then a sponger was in to the north. later, a shortborder was in.

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7/8 AM

Time: 8
Location: LJ Shores
Tide: +1?
Direction: 220
Size: 1-3
Board: Double Eagle
Water Temp: 63
Wind Conditions: texture

Comments:
Brought a bigger board this time... There was the same surf camp setting up today. One of the councilors was dressed like Pocahontas. Grabbed a few fun glides. Not too much out there, but there was a guy on a pill getting some great rides.

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7/7 AM

Time: 8
Location: LJ Shores
Tide: 1.5 @ 8
Direction: 220
Size: 2-3
Board: Wedding board
Water Temp: 64?
Wind Conditions: texture

Comments:
Sat to the far south of the crowd. Not a lot coming in, but got a few rides. Had to share with a bunch of new SUPs.

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7/5 PM

Time: 2
Location: Tower 27
Tide: 2?
Direction: 222?
Size: 2-3
Board: Wedding Board
Water Temp: 63
Wind Conditions: windy

Comments:
Went down with Alison and met up with Charley, Kelly, Jen and some other folks. Not the best conditions with brown rips and closeouts, but some fun ones to be had.



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7/4 PM

Time: 3 -5
Location: Pump House
Tide: 2
Direction: 222
Size: 2-3
Board: Old Quad
Water Temp:
Wind Conditions: windy from the north

Comments:
Went down to the beach with Alison. Surfed a bit, read a bit and surfed again. Trunks and rash guard made for short session. Water is still unseasonably cold. So with the booze on the beach, the scene was very mellow - at least at this area. It did look more packed past the pier.


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7/4 AM

Time: 6
Location: Turmo, Pump House
Tide: 1
Direction: 233?
Size: 2-3, 4'
Board: Wedding Board
Water Temp: 62?
Wind Conditions: None noticed

Comments:
I was in the water by 6. Earliest ever I think. It wasn't even that crowded. Ended up over close to Law at the end. Fun stuff, but short session. Happy 4th!

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7/3 AM

Time: 8
Location: TP South
Tide: 3.5
Direction: 229
Size: 2-3, 4'
Board: Wedding board
Water Temp: 57 TO 64
Wind Conditions: more texture than expected

Comments:
I drove by Turmo, which was barely breaking and crowded. So I went home and had breakfast. Then I packed up and headed to TP before work. Not crowded in the south at all, more bodies up north. Water was not nearly as cold as in PB the last few days. Got some fun ones and ended up in the sand several times. Forgot my lunch today, so I took Michela to Roberto's off of Carmel Valley. Traffic was bad though and we tried to cut around, but that didn't work out. Now I'm at work and fading - need coffee.

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7/2 AM

Time: 6:45
Location: Law
Tide: 3?
Direction: 232
Size: 2-3
Board: Wedding Board
Water Temp: 62?
Wind Conditions: None, to glassy

Comments:
Some fun stuff, but again bigger stuff was closing out.

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7/1 AM

Time: 6:30
Location: South side of PB Pier
Tide: 3
Direction:
Size: 2-3
Board: Wedding board
Water Temp: 62?
Wind Conditions: None noticed

Comments:
Ok, but the bigger sets were closing out.

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