Summary
Life rocks and never stops. Legit robot costume...beautiful offshore winds... decent (little) waves. What more could one ask for? Perhaps for an absolutely stunning day in every way imaginable? Put simply the spirit is in the air---the sunset certainly an inspiration of/for/by Halloween. The contrast of the sun's chaotic orange hues streaking across the sky's ominous deep, curvy, shadowy clouds. Consensus with Mia was that surfing tonight >>> free candy.
Waves
Early on before the tides swooped in the waves had some decent size and power to them. A little bit mushy, but hollow, clean, and beautiful. Not ridiculous, but certainly fun. 2-3 ft generally, 4ft sets to start off. Once high tide came Surfrider walled up like no other. County Line was consistent 3-4ft with 5ft+sets (fun!)
Crowds
People? There were three people at 2nd/3rd at 7:00, the most at any time in the session was 5. Crowds what? More people surfing County at night (which isn't many) than that...
Weather
Talk about a beautiful sunrise. Pretty chilly, but the offshore winds were certainly pleasant. The storm is floating around, not raining but certainly close. The sky looking pretty gloomy, but offshores holding up throughout the day.
Forecast
Looking forward to the storm that's supposedly hitting this weekend. Solid West swell hitting Sunday, Monday, into Tuesday for County Line / north. We'll see, but Shoulder + for sure. My expectations have dimmed after surfing this morning. I think there's going to be a lot of storm chop, but you never know!
Eventful Stuff
I saw a fin in the water. That's never fun. Halloween in West Hollywood at Santa Monica Blvd...enough said.
Summary:
Surfrider 2/3, Malibu
6'1" Al Merrick White Dove
7:00-10:00
1-3ft, 4+ft sets 17sec
Offshore wind & glassy
3/5 overall
County Line, Ventura
6'1" Al Merrick White Dove
5:00PM-6:30AM
3-4ft faces with bigger sets, ~17sec
Light offshore
3/5 overall
Friday, October 31, 2008
Halloween fun
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County Line,
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friends,
mad high tide,
Malibu,
Socal,
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2 comments:
Hi Alex,
I read your blog regularly because I get google alerts on my dad. (I'm Heidi Merrick, daughter of Al.) Your wave assessments always put me in a good mood -I live in Silverlake and love thinking about things like Countyline. Where is the Merrick side of your family from?
xo Heidi
Heidi,
It's wonderful to hear that my hopefully upbeat perspective brings some good vibes to some folks down here in LA!
My family moved to California(San Francisco Bay Area) from New Jersey in the late 60's. Most all of the Merrick side of the family still lives on the east coast scattered about.
-Alex
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