Friday, March 25, 2016




Crummy, crumbly thigh to waist high surf. Poor shape and form; morning sickness on the water. Just a breath of an offshore; not enough to help. There is the occasional set that offers up a nice corner here and there but you gotta wait for it. And be in the right spot. A slightly below average surf day for Del Mar. Incoming tide pushing up to a 4.6 high at 11am. Max ebb begins at 2:30 racing out to a 0.8 foot low at 5pm. About 11 people out.

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Have a good one
Aloha
Gary

Thursday, March 24, 2016




Waist to chest high surf with some shoulder high sets. A bit smaller overall than yesterday but the quality remains unchanged; crummy. The inside is a seething cauldron of massive rips, mindless mashup of whitewater and endless chop. Once outside you will encounter long lined up closed out walls. Light offshore breeze with some light surface bump. Incoming tide tops out at 5.0 feet around 11am then ebbs to a 0.4 low around 5pm. About 12 people out.

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Have a good one
Aloha
Gary

Wednesday, March 23, 2016




Confused and sloppy. Shoulder to head high surf (some + sets)this morning. A mishmash of swell periods are bumping into each other and the result isn't pretty. Poor shape with closed out sets and doubled up in between stuff. No wind but some leftover lump from yesterday's blow. Biggest north and south of reef. Strong southerly currents. Incoming tide is about 2 hours off it's 5.2 foot peak with a 0.1 foot low showing up around 4:15pm. No one out.

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Have a good one
Aloha
Gary

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Hepatitis Stew...







Post storm surf in the 8-10 foot range. Heaving, large short, medium and long period surf pushing through some very choppy waters. About 90 minutes from a 6.5 foot high tide and the surge is climbing halfway up the ramp. No shape, no form. Just raw ocean power on display. Air temp in the mid 40's with a frigid east wind. Add poor water quality due to runoff, mix well and you get "not a surf day". Tide will turn around at noon, draining to a -1.1 low at 3pm. No one out.

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Have a good one
Aloha
Gary