San Mateo - Half Moon Bay

Surf Reports for Half Moon Bay (SMHM)


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Lots of bump but a few fun ones if you could get in the right spot.

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130

Slabby closeouts bout CH-SH. Got an occasional face or fun drop.

It was sunny and not windy at least.

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1060

Overheard upon getting to the lineup: "I told them you'd be out here. But, I told them you'd be on your surfboard. Not that." The sponging teenager replied, "But Mah-awwm, it was barreling. I'd rather get shacked than do a few snaps." Disappointed mom paddled away leaving son to ponder his choices. He seemed content. WH to CH fun waves that gave a little bit of a walled face to zip across and then out before the wash. Lots of kelp to pull off the leash if you went too far. The tide was "Oh yeah, I forgot about those r0cks" low. Fairly glassy surface and the big glowing thing in the sky even poked through.

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363

Firing today at my fav spot. overhead, offshores, hollow barrels, and a friend to share it with. stoked.

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574

Biggest south I've ever seen at this particular spot. Solid overhead plus. Too bad it's washing out and super bumpy. If you aren't working I'd suggest heading further down the 1. I'd suspect some spots are absolutely going off.

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1306

Everything looking small, soft, and a little blown out. Sunny though.

Getting in anyway

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2089

Overcast and breezy. Every once and a while, something would punch through and deliver a drop and quick ride. Not a whole lot happening, but for me, worth the get-wet after a few days out of the water. Could get a little better as the tide comes up a little bit.

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1060
Wednesday 5pm - Half Moon Bay, fair surfing

Pretty fun out there in the one spot that is working. Jammed up crowded, though. WH to CH on the bigger sets. Saw some scandalous drop ins but the vibe stayed pretty good. I kept going back and forth between the scraps and the good stuff and left pretty satisfied. It's probably a Fair-, but I'm going to get crazy and say Fair.

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11

FOUND SURFBOARD ---- Friday evening in Half Moon Bay area. Describe the board to me and you can come by and pick it up. It's in good hands. kit.aloha@gmail.com

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1060

Took the gf to the HMB Drop and Wash to work on some knee highs. Good day for beginners to get a feel for the whole experience. She did pretty good catching belly rides. I had fun on the fish with not much to work with. Every once in awhile, there'd be something to get down the short line. It was terrible, but I had fun anyway. Grabbed some corn on the way home. Now it's time for beer and too much food. Happy 4th everybody!

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1060

After 3 weeks outta the water, I was more than stoked to see some clean waisties to give it a go. Stroked my weak ass into the first wave and after a few pumps kicked out for more of the same. Some shoulder high stuff on the bigger sets. Nice slow take off with no paddle out is a good rehab assignment. W00t!

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2089

Checked a few places to the north and they were a mess. Headed south and saw a few cleanish bumps here. @t and I were the only ones out when holy cow, a few SH clean sets came through. Then a long pause, then a few more. Steep drops, quick bowly sections over shallow water. Real fun. Given the dismal scenes earlier on the drive, this exceeded expectations.

No time for post-pastry.

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193

howling sideshore winds. inconsistent WH - SH waves. surfable and whaddaya know... fun!

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