Wednesday, December 3, 2008

The fun waves continue!

Summary
I'll take it. WOW clean conditions, great little waves. If the tides were lower and the swell were building instead of fading, the surf would be more consistent and absolutely amazing. In short: the forecasts were wrong about today.
Waves
Once again surprisingly inconsistent, but still super fun. When there was no one else out the 4-5ft set waves from the point were super fun and would connect all the way to the beach. Nice slabs to work with, tons of cutbacks and wraparounds. Once it got crowded we moved over to the beach break which was a bit more consistent.
Crowds
Surfing at County Line's point without any other people (else who I came with) there? Really? I'll take that any day. More people came as the morning progressed, and the point was "crowded" with maybe 15 people there.
Weather
Supposedly it was supposed to be foggy. False. Beautiful warm morning, offshores, and genuinely pleasant.
Forecast
Looking pretty good for the rest of the week! Hopefully have one or two days of C-Street this weekend (before studying!) but it should be consistently chest high. Still too soon for the going-home Norcal forecast, but if past trends are any indication, next weekend is going to be head high, offshores, clean, and a perfect way to start winter vacation!
Eventful Stuff
Other than perhaps two of the most fun waves I have had at County in recent memory? One wave was a super defined, clean 5ft slab which had the opportunity for more cutbacks than I have had on any wave in at least a month. How many you may ask? So many that I stopped counting once I used up my fingers. Also, once it started really feeling the reef a nice little hollow pocket opened up, the speed I had after the cutback was perfect and it covered me up for three or four seconds. But no, not the end, it continued. That one wave made the day worth it---and it was pretty much the first wave I really went for.

Summary:
County Line, Ventura County
5'10" Southpoint
6:30-9:00
2-4ft w/ + sets (biggest is shoulder+), 14 sec
Offshore
3+/5 (more consistent size/lower tides))
Steve and Billy

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