A Few Moments of South County Surfing

Salt Creek. Strands. Beachbreaks. The occasional rock reef. Crowds. Seperation. Sponsored talent. Unknown shredders. Fish. Shortboards. SUPs. Barrels. Launch ramps. Lefts. Rights. Groms. Oldies. Punks. Hippies. It's very much a different world from surfing Newport and Huntington, sometimes for better, other times for worse. But the water looks cleaner and usually the crowds are fewer. Maybe it's the having to walk down a hill thing that keeps more at bay. Thank goodness for people being lazy.

There Be Waves In Those Waters

Been talk for a while now about the coming set of swells. They were said to be coming in three and would be rolling through back-to-back-to-back. The third (the one somewhat documented below) is beginning to show and is expected to generate waves in the the stunning-size-range, so much so that The Eddie big-wave event at Waimea Bay on Oahu may run tomorrow (Thursday). If you have a few extra minutes, head for the coast and see if you can catch or view a few. Below is the view looking south toward Strands from the lifeguard tower near the point at Salt Creek.

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