great surfing conditions at San Francisco - Ocean Beach

@vonstanger - seriously your pics continue to be amazing. big props. What kind of camera and lens? Your flickr pics don't have that data.

Oh man, that top pic is beautiful! Drool.

Looks like the dude's about to get closed out though. :)

After that barrel! I wouldn't mind getting closed out.....the second wave is huge as well! two thumbs up if that guy made it.

That bottom pic is ridonculous. Wow, that's a beast. I would have to say that's about the biggest wave I've ever seen ridden at OB. What is that...a 20+foot face?

amazing surfer and amazing pics! i can feel the cold too. gray slabs.

wow

gosh darnded it. Big balls on those guys. HEAVY

Also if Mr #2 reads this, I'm buying you whatever you want to drink at the Rip if we ever meet up.
SRSLY. You gotta teach me to go like that. ROARRRRRRRRRRRRRR

holy wall, batman! #2. Thanks for putting these pics on sr. I love seeing these best-ofs. I think it's ok to link to your flickr stream for the newcomers too.

Speaking of pics, Crypto, love your new "preppy" profile pic.

haha thx. My pic is WEAKSAUCE compared to these hellmen. Still shocked and awed. Blown away.

@vonstanger - do you remember if the guy in pic #2 made it?

incredibly sick. looks like even if #2 makes the drop he's going to get closed out, but still totally awesome.

the beautiful thing on #2 is it looks like he's trying to back door the left. Can't imagine he made that...

props to both surfers and the photog. #2 is f-ing. grande.

Sick photos!!

I looked at it a couple times though it was *SS COLD. Those who surfed today; you're a bigger man than I.

Those are some fkn BOMBS!!!

@sticker look at the face tho, it's so steep I think he could generate enough speed and get away from the jaws. @vonstanger has to chime in with if he made it or not. My bet is yes :) You'll owe me a chicken dinner (LOL JK) if @vongstanger says he made it :)

that second photo is OBSCENE!!! pure, unadultered, cold weather OB surf porn. look at those balls on display!!

Is it possible to be married with kids and do that? Someone tell me it is.

Well I think that Chilean dude in the Eddie yesterday has a wiggle worm on the way....
But honestly, I don't think it's unprecedented.

That looks pretty heavy, right on. I think today was a day where California surfers were able to measure themselves against the sea. And realize we are pretty darn insignificant.