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great surfing conditions at San Francisco - Ocean Beach

Ira Glass — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:41:52 -0800

Cameras, tripods even BMW SUVs.

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great surfing conditions at San Francisco - Ocean Beach

Ira Glass — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:49:49 -0800

Waves were "good", but at least in the late morning where I was at the crowd was terrible, hence the "fair-". Beautiful day with lots of HH+ barreling waves (and quite a few closeouts) but also 6 people paddling for every wave, tons of drop ins, and people taking off way too deep and ditching boards. I will post a public report here tomorrow about how great the waves are. I will once again be suppressed by how "terrible" the crowds are. I think I'll try posting pictures of how great the waves are and see if that cuts the crowds down?

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"THIS CAN'T GO ON!"

Ira Glass — Wed, 18 May 2011 17:48:58 -0700

fair surfing conditions at San Mateo - Linda Mar

Ira Glass — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:11:08 -0800

This morning we will put emphasis on the word "texture". It is indeed textured, smaller than yesterday and I am currently looking for those workable inside corners we hear so much about.
I will head into the parking lot and collect some accounts of the surf conditions. I always find these first-person accounts our culture's most important and thought-provoking.

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fair surfing conditions at San Francisco - Ocean Beach

Ira Glass — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 09:00:23 -0800

Looks super fun in the middle. See you out there.

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poor surfing conditions at San Francisco - Ocean Beach

Ira Glass — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:38:09 -0800

In the car at the ###### parking lot with Alani. It's quite dark and cold now. It feels more like Baltimore than California tonight. The winds seem to have turned a bit more north in the last hour.

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great surfing conditions at San Mateo - Linda Mar

Ira Glass — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:15:11 -0800

"Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright / Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay, / Rage, rage against the dying of the light."

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fair surfing conditions at San Mateo - Linda Mar

Ira Glass — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:04:03 -0800

The conditions are pristine with a bit of east flavoring our predominantly southerly winds this morning. The swell itself has dwindled a bit and I anticipate the high tide to swallow what surf remains as Jonah once was. In a purely allegorical fashion, of course.

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poor surfing conditions at San Francisco - Ocean Beach

Ira Glass — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:18:44 -0800

The surf conditions appear dismal at best. We have a fading, even lackadaisical swell intertwined with an unsavory wind out of the south-southwest. Good surf conditions often relate to the techniques of fiction: characters, scenes, a big urgent emotional question. And as in the best surf, tone counts for a lot.

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