12/7/12 - Blacks

Paddled out this foggy drizzly morning with Russ around 6:30am.  Waves were really fun on the waist to chest high range with them being a little mushy but some good clean bowly lines as well.  The crowd was minimal as well at first with the WNW swell angle spreading everyone out as well.  Stayed in front of the Hoi Chi for the majority of the session.  TP buoy showing more energy today at 2-2.5ft, 278 degrees, 10secs with combined sea height at 4.7 feet.   Slight NE wind at 3mph.  About 15 minutes after paddling out a guys paddled up to me to ask me if I saw "that" and mentioned that he thought he saw a large animal out there thinking it was a small whale (hopefully) but did see dolphins about a half an hour later so that is always a good sign.  Paul joined in on the action as well.  Good times.

12/6/12 - Blacks

Paddled out this morning at 6:30am.  Waves pretty mushy for the most part in the waist high range but there were a couple of fun ones coming through and there was hardly anyone out so that is always nice.  Winds were offshore at about 5 mph and it was a bit overcast.  Stayed out until 8am and then came in.

12/4/12 - Blacks

Surfed this morning shortly after 6am.  Waves were in the waist high range and pretty mushy today.  Paddled out solo for the first hour and then Russ joined later on.  The conditions seemed to get a little bit better with the slow rising tide but not much.  Hardly and wind and relatively warm as well.  Had a seal pop up right next   to me on the inside.  TP buoy showing declining swell at 1.7 -2.3 ft, 11secs, 277 degrees, combined sea height at 3ft.

12/3/12 - Blacks

Paddled out solo this morning before work and headed down from the GP.  Waves were really clean and fun in the head high range with really long long rides coming through.  They were a bit mushy but there were definitely some decent stand up sections with some of the waves trying to barrel.  Stayed in front of the Hoi Chi Men trail with only a few head out.  Hardly any wind on it either.  Tide was coming up slight from the 3ft low and TP buoy showing 3.1-3.9ft, 285 degrees, 12 seconds and combined sea height.

11/21/12 - Blacks

A lot more fun today with waves in the waist to shoulder high range again but much better faces to the wave with some nice racey sections.  Lefts seemed to form better.  Stayed on north peak in front of the Ho Chi with Russ with Paul joining us later.  Strong rip current just south of the trail.

11/20/12 - Blacks

Headed down this morning from the Ho Chi Men trail right after B went down.  There were a couple fun ones but overall kind of another mushy morning sessions with tide swapping things out.  Waves were in the waist to shoulder range.  Got out around 8 for the slick walk up the trail after the light rains.

11/18/12 - Blacks

Pulled up to a crowded glider port parking lot this morning to meet Russ at around 6:30am.  There were a couple of fun ones but not that many with the waves in the waist high range but mostly mushy with a few of them lining up here and there.  Stayed on north peak for most of day.  There was a rainbow straight out for the first 15 minutes with slight showers rolling through for a bit.  Light to no wind.  TP buoy showing 2.3-2.9 ft, combined 3.3ft, 260-278 degrees.

11/17/12 - Blacks

Went down this morning from the Ho Chi Men trail.  Not much for surf today with the waves being really inconsistant, closed out, and knee to waist high range.  Only stayed out for about 20 minutes before calling it quits.

11/8/12 - Blacks

Headed down this rainy morning from Farms Rd.  Waves were mostly in the waist high range with a bit of storm funk to it but definitely a few fun ones at first.  It looked like it was going to get better with the 5mph offshore winds and some of the waves opening up, but then the tide kept dropping and then it pretty much went flat.  Hardly anyone in the lineup today with Russ joining the session a little later.

11/5/12 - Blacks

Waves were in the chest high range with some decent size but mostly close outs with the swell direction in the 270 range.  Surfed with Paul and Russ and gradually paddled up to north peak to avoid the thickening crowded on main peak.  Cut out kind of early and headed back up the glider port to grab coffee and call it a day.

11/4/12 - Blacks

Walked down from Ho Chi Men again today but what a difference it was today.  Waves where basically flat and should have known with the very few amount of cars parked at the top.  Stayed out for maybe 30 minutes before getting out there and heading home.  

11/3/12 - Blacks

Headed down this morning from the Ho Chi Men with B.  Waves were pretty fun in the waist high range and were an interesting because they looked good as far as shape but were also kind of soggy at the same time.  A lot of familiar faces in the line up today and stayed next to the trail for the most part.  The dolphins were putting on quite the show and were really frisky with a few of the jumping way out of the water.  One even seemed to be trying to do some tricks in the air.  Water was decently warm and called it a day around 9 for a trip to Peets for some coffee with Russ.

10/31/12 - Blacks

Headed down this morning from Farms Rd and was out around 7am.  Not much out there today with waves in the knee to waist high range and were pretty soggy with the rising tide.   Caught a couple of fun ones before the tide completely killed it around 8am.  Wore the 4/3 today for the first time to stay warm since yesterday I was freezing. Overall a pretty uneventful day.  Swell was almost directly out of the west which would explain the close outs as well.

10/30/12 - Blacks

Headed down this chilly morning from Farms Rd and made it out shortly after 6:30am.  Waves were decent right when I paddled out and were in the waist high range and had a really good left but not many other ones with the encroaching tide.  Decent shape and very little wind.  With the moon being close to full and the fog splitting down the middle to the moon made for a really picturesque scene.  When Paul and I were getting ready to paddle out a decent sized rock broke off of the cliff and banged to the ground.  Swell was primarily out of the west from 267 degrees showing 1.6-2ft.

10/20/12 - Blacks

Walked down from Farms this drizzly wet morning.  Waves mostly crap with barley waist high sets and close outs.  Caught maybe two that were alright but other than that not much to speak of.  Clouds lingering and slight increase in the south winds to 5mph during the session.  Tons of seaweed on the inside as well.  Most of the swell coming mainly close from West @ 270 and shorter period stuff.  The swell picture taken below is from 1:30pm today and is already indicating a bit more southernly direction to it.  Possibility of some wind swell tomorrow but we will see.

10/17/12 - Blacks

Headed down this morning a little bit later than usual but was out in the water by 6:40.  Waves picked up in size and were mainly in the head high range to maybe a bit overhead on sets.  Winds were also offshore making for some hollow sections.  Note to self for future sessions - don't try and ride a 5'8" made for groveling on a day that has power otherwise you will find yourself sliding out on bottom turns and also having to air drop into to sets.  Besides the undergunage there were some really fun lefts rolling though and crowds not too bad on N peak which is where I tried to stay today.  The conditions started changing quite a bit with the south starting to show and the swampy high tide.

TP buoy information shown below with combined at 4.2ft, 226-285 degrees, 13.8 seconds

10/17	17:06:00	3.9	2.3	13.8	253	2.2	10.4	280	1.2	17.1	226	2.6 -3.2	13.8
10/17	16:06:00	4.2	2.3	13.9	249	2.4	10.4	280	1.4	17.2	216	2.6 -3.2	13.9
10/17	15:06:00	4.2	2.3	13.8	247	2.4	10.4	280	1.2	17.3	210	2.5 -3.1	13.8
10/17	14:06:00	4.4	2.6	13.8	259	2.6	10.4	285	1.3	17.2	226	2.9 -3.6	13.8
10/17	13:06:00	4.2	2.6	14.0	248	1.7	17.2	211	2.6	10.4	281	3.0 -3.7	14.0

10/15/12 - Blacks

Headed down with Russ this morning at about 6:30 and paddled out on north peak.  Waves were a lot more fun today in the waist to shoulder high range with clear water and conditions to match.  The tidal surge to almost 7ft definitely started affect the conditions.  Caught a few pretty fun ones with not many people out and stayed near ho chi men for the entire day.   TP buoy showing 2.4-3.4ft, 212-219, 18 seconds but the La Jolla surf showing more west in there as well as you can see below.  Winds were next to nothing.

10/14/12 - Blacks

Headed out this morning around 6 from the GP.  The water conditions were a bit sickly today after the recent rains with tons of sea weed and debris.  Waves were in the waist to shoulder high but were mostly closed out with a few corners here and there.  Paul joined up just as I was about to call it quits so decided to stay a while longer to see if things improved.  Tide swamped it out so it never really pulled together.  Water temperature dropped down to 64 degrees and getting cold in the morning.  It's started to feel like Fall.

10/11/12 - Blacks

Headed down today from Farms Rd shortly after 6 this morning.  The sky was looking ominous with the incoming storm but seemed to split around Blacks with thick clouds coming in north and south with a clear sky down the middle.  Some cool looking rainbows on the north side with a double forming as well.  Waves were in the waist high range and clean with the 5-10 mph SE offshore winds but the angle was just too west so most waves would just close out.  Paul joined the session and I paddled over to N peak to hang for a few before deciding to bail early.  TP buoy showing interesting readings today with primary at 3.1-3.8ft, 206-269 degrees, 17 secs, combined 2.8.  With this buoy really far out it is definitely picking up the steep south.

10/9/12 - Blacks

Met up with B for the walk down this morning for a super fun day.  First thing I noticed when pulling up to the lot was the winds were blowing nicely offshore at about 5 mph.  Waves were really fun today with mostly waist to chest high sets but breaking really nice with barrels.  For the majority of the session I stayed down on main peak since all the loc dogs chasing the waves up to north peak.  Since a good majority of the energy out of the NW there were a lot of rights and it made it look like it was always just a little bit better north of where ever you decided to sit.  Saw Danny and Russ get some really nice barrels from afar and some of the waves looked like we were in Indo.  Water and air temps nice and warm with just overall pretty epic conditions. TP buoy showing 1.7-2.1ft with a wide range of angle from 215-284 (major contributor to waves today) and combined sea height of 3.8ft.  Tide was slowly dropping from a 3.7ft high upon arrival.