Low tide lines

Not enough water, not enough swell but plenty of people. Clean surface conditions, slight swirling eddy breezes and thigh to maybe waist high "things". Essentially flat with occasional flatness on the outside. 15 spring breakers out there floundering about, pearling into the sandbar and coming up laughing. Which just goes to prove that old adage; "you can always have fun surfing".

Have a good one
Aloha
Gary


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Hmmm...

Not much out there this morning. Glassy conditions with some lined up waist high shore break dumpers. 3 people out. Most of the south swell is gone and the WNW is not really happening at 15th street. So, even though there is the rare closed out southern set, I'm going to call it "flat". A good day for skim boards and sand castles.

Have a good one
Aloha
Gary


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Incoming tide...

Glassy conditions, thigh to waist high, larger sets. Fair shape with most of the action on the inside sandbar. Looks like the longer period SSW is fading away and being replaced with some short period wind swell. Nice looking water but the surf is weak and inconsistent. So, I hope you were able to surf earlier in the week; it's going to get smaller the rest of the week. But who knows, you might get lucky.

Have a good one
Aloha
Gary


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It's dark...

Well, it's twilight actually. Glassy conditions, smaller than yesterday, about waist to chest with fair shape and 10 guys out. Some doubling up and long lulls but there are some peaks here and there. So there's waves just too many people in the line up for what there is.

Have a good one
Aloha
Gary


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Smaller

Swell has dropped off a lot. Clean conditions. There is still some swell and because of its southerly direction, it's in consistent. Waist to shoulder high, somewhat larger on the sets. Fair shape, lefts south of the reef and some rights on the north. The reef is kinda bogged down due to the tide. Overall kinda rolly, standing up on the inside with some occasional set waves.

Have a good one
Aloha
Gary


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Well, at least it's Friday...

Lumpy surface conditions, short period west swell mixing in with some longer period westerly and high tide. Chest to shoulder and well overhead on the sets. Poor to abysmal shape. Lots and lots of white water, 4 people out; in constant motion trying to stay lined up and dodging the closed out sets. It's 7:30 in the morning yet it's looking and acting like its 2:30 in the afternoon. Messy and disorganized.

Have a good one
Aloha
Gary


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Wind is on it

Some remaining long period south swell mixed in with some short period WNW stuff. SE breeze has put some texture on the water and isn't helping with the shape. Knee to waist high with long waits between sets. Showing on the outside but backing off quickly to push on to the inside where it flops over as shore break. But if your patient and in the right spot there is a nice looking left coming off the south side of the reef; ask Pete, he just snagged a nice one. 3 people out.

Have a good one
Aloha
Gary


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South swell

Some slow, fat southerly lines showing this morning. Waist to maybe shoulder high on the sets. Fair shape but you have to be right on the peak. Inconsistent (as you would expect), showing early but not breaking till the middle inside; good surface conditions.

Have a good one
Aloha
Gary


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Peaky

But small. Glassy conditions with waist to chest high surf. Peaks popping up all over the place; fairly weak with not much energy till they hit the inside track. Largest south of the reef though a bit walled up there. Not a day to sit outside looking for that set wave but if your equipment and attitude are right you just might be able to snag a few corners.

Have a good one
Aloha
Gary


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Coming up

A bit more swell and surf this morning. It's sloppy and confused; shoulder to head high. An occasional corner here and there but mostly sectiony and closed out. Too much west and not enough south to break it up. Slight offshore breezes and good surface conditions.
Tide is on it's way out to a 1.1 low around 9:30. 2 people out.


Have a good one
Aloha
Gary

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I can see! I can see!

Fog has lifted just enough to be able to see the line up. Waist to shoulder high low tide junk. Poor shape; inside track only. 10 guys out. Light NW breeze kicking in but it has not messed with the surface conditions. If the wind stays down things might get better with the higher tide around 9:30 or 10:00. Until then...


Have a good one
Aloha
Gary


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Running out of ways

To describe this thick, unrelenting fog. Not much of a visual this morning but judging from the sounds, there's not too much going on. The tide is low (but coming up) and the shore break is tiny and I can't see the line up to tell how many ( if any) people are out. But I'm guessing not many.

The fog's going to stick around for as long as the inland heat spell lasts so settle in and embrace it.

Have a good one
Aloha
Gary


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Still foggy

It's difficult to see much this morning but I can see two people walking out to the line up. That's right, walking. It's still low tide and the surf is small, so I guess it's not that unusual. I can't see anything past the shore break but if the surf reflects the buoy readings, then it's really small. Almost flat. And so it goes.

Have a good one
Aloha
Gary


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A bit of fog

Glassy and foggy. Knee to waist with some chest high sets looming up out of the fog. Rising tide has dampened the swell energy so we are looking at some fairly slow and mushy surf this morning. Plus the swell doesn't have that much energy to begin with. The fog is ebbing and flowing so one minute it's clear enough to see the waves and the next it's a total white out. 2 people out. I'm going to the gym.

Have a good one
Aloha
Gary


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It's a Monday, Monday, Monday, Monday

Clean surface conditions, rising tide. Still some west swell on the water but the southerly stuff has dropped off considerably so it's not as peaky and the shape has deteriorated as well. Waist to chest high on the sets; soft but unpredictable with some snappy faces and sections setting up on the inside. Which is where most of the action is this morning since the sets are lined up and mostly closing out.

BTW, it is my considered opinion that the first week of daylight savings time...sucks.

Have a good one
Aloha
Gary


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Raging

Storm surf this morning; lots of it. Chest to shoulder crazy stuff. All directions, all periods, all clashing in a spectacular show of raw energy and power. No one out or even looking (except me). The rain has stopped and to the west the sky is clear; north and east; not so much. Not a surf day.

Forecast to be good conditions for the formation of water spouts so stay alert and grab some photos if you see some.


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Beautiful but fickle

Smooth, glassy conditions with some razor lipped shoulder to head high waves. Beautiful they may be but shapely they are not. Mostly walled up top to bottom close outs. Occasional shoulders here and there but you really have to work for it. The ocean and sky are blending together as one seamless entity, making it difficult to pick up the incoming sets on the horizon. There are about 10 people out trying to squeeze out a ride on the inside reform/shorebreak. The guys on the outside lineup are patiently waiting. And waiting. And waiting.

Have a good one
Aloha
Gary


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Abandon all hope...

Waist to shoulder west swell with poor shape and poor conditions. Chunky, choppy and crummy surf this morning. Wind out of the west, falling tide. No one out. Oh, and the cold has returned. How's that for you hump day?


Have a good one
Aloha
Gary


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Humpty Dumpty

Much cleaner conditions. Weak, dribbley waist to chest high surf mostly just dumping on the inside sandbar. Falling tide. Poor to fair shape; light breeze out of the northeast. 3 guys out. Not much going on at 15th street this morning.


Have a good one
Aloha
Gary


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Afternoon in the morning

It's looking a little hung over this morning. There's no wind but we have mid-day conditions on the water. All lumped up with lots of surface chop. Shoulder to head high junk dumping on the inside sandbar just past the reef. Poor shape overall with the occasional corner offering short rides. Dropping tide and overcast skies. 5 people out; 2 on the reef, 3 to the south. To the north it's just simply walled up and closing out from the lifeguard tower to about 20th street. The rip is running from in front of the Powerhouse south to just past the ramp.

Have a good one
Aloha
Gary


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Looks almost tropical

Clean, moderate offshores, chest to shoulder to head high. Poor+ shape; long, walled up and closed out. Needs about 90" more time for the tide to fill in. Then we might have something going on. About 15 guys out jockeying for position. Cause if your not RIGHT THERE you are going to either get pitched, thumped on the head or stuck on the inside. But like I said, more tide should help out.

Have a good one
Aloha
Gary


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