StokeReport User Surf Reports

Freak waves spotted from space

Kooktastic — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:31:45 -0700

The shady phenomenon of freak waves as tall as 10 storey buildings has finally been proved, the European Space Agency (Esa) said on Wednesday.

Sailors often whisper of monster waves when ships sink mysteriously but, until now, no one quite believed them.

Big, Angry Sea [video]

Kooktastic — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 02:53:40 -0800

don't know if you've all seen this yet. If so, please ignore.

Pterodactyl Attacks Cardiff Kook

Kooktastic — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:38:56 -0700

The Kook dies again, spectators applaud.

Sharks are Just Misunderstood

Kooktastic — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:00:28 -0700

Sharks aren’t hostile to human divers. On the contrary, they understand that humans can’t breathe underwater and need to be rescued.

Which Wave Height Measuring System is the best?

Kooktastic — Fri, 27 May 2011 19:32:28 -0700

As far as I can tell, the way surfers measure wave heights can be all over the map. After thoughtful consideration, it has been determined that they can be roughly subdivided into four categories.

University of Florida scientists discover megalodon shark nursery

Kooktastic — Mon, 16 May 2011 01:07:35 -0700

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers have discovered a 10-million-year-old Neotropical nursery area for the extinct megalodon shark in Panama, providing fossil evidence the fish used these areas to protect their young for millions of years.

crazy photos

Kooktastic — Thu, 12 May 2011 13:20:06 -0700

sure to make every surfer feel warm and fuzzy

Poll: Who is Schaler?

Kooktastic — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 22:48:14 -0700

In your opinion, is Schaler (surfline's brave SF surf reporter):

tsunami takes dude for a ride

Kooktastic — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:32:47 -0700

[the tsunami is so much "wider" than a normal wave that it must've dragged the body way out to sea]

Body of California tsunami victim washes up in Oregon

OK, this blows me away

Kooktastic — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:44:18 -0700

[5 million times?]

Sea radiation soars to 5m times legal limit

OT: Japan's Nuclear Workers: 'Inevitable Some of Them May Die Within Weeks'

Kooktastic — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:00:00 -0700

Workers at the disaster-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan say they expect to die from radiation sickness as a result of their efforts to bring the reactors under control, the mother of one of the men tells Fox News.

Radioactive surfing in Fukushima prefecture

Kooktastic — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 12:17:41 -0700

TOKYO — Radioactivity levels soared in the seawater outside the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, safety officials reported Saturday [snip] Samples taken 360 yards offshore from the plant Friday showed radioactive iodine levels 1,250 times the legal safety limit.

Snow

Kooktastic — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:57:06 -0700

friend took this photo at Donner Pass. Ummmm . . . . . I'd say there's a lot.

Japan Tsunami: 20 Unforgettable Pictures

Kooktastic — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 22:49:39 -0700

sobering photo essay by National Geographic

Video of tsunami propogating all the way into East SF Bay [video]

Kooktastic — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 20:04:13 -0800

what a trip

Tsunami gets someone at Klamath River

Kooktastic — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 13:13:07 -0800

[Unfortunately, someone just had to go do it]

One person is missing in the Klamath River and one of the docks and several boats at the Santa Cruz harbor were destroyed today as tsunami waves generated from a powerful earthquake in Japan hit Northern California and prompted the evacuation of hundreds of people from the coast.

Tsunami hits Japan after 8.9 quake

Kooktastic — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:18:25 -0800

[so when does the tsunami reach SF?]

Large areas of Japan's northern Pacific coast have been swamped by a devastating tsunami, engulfing entire towns following a major 8.9 offshore quake.

Millions of fish found dead in California marina

Kooktastic — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 11:40:45 -0800

[this is gonna smell great in a few days. note: the photo is from a related LA Times article]

The Associated Press

Dolphins save dog

Kooktastic — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 11:19:14 -0800

A Pennsylvania woman on vacation in Florida took a tip from two dolphins to save a lost Doberman Pinscher that got stranded on a sandbar.

When Audrey D'Alessandro and her husband, Sam, walked out of their home on Marco Island, near Naples, Fla., to go fishing, "we saw these two dolphins, and they were splashing and making this big commotion" in a canal behind their vacation home, she said.

Make sure to have a Snickers before your next session [video]

Kooktastic — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:03:30 -0800

It'll give you peace of mind.

Maverick's big wave surfing contest likely a no go

Kooktastic — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 12:00:15 -0800

[looks like Stacey's Dad will live to surf another year]

The world's best big wave surfers will have to wait another year to compete in a prestigious and perilous contest at the northern California break called Maverick's, the event's forecasters said.

Strange Sea Species Found Off Greenland

Kooktastic — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 10:17:44 -0800

Some of these species look like cartoon characters.

Incredibly impressive, incredibly sad

Kooktastic — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 20:42:56 -0800

In one of the most dramatic signs ever documented of how shrinking Arctic sea ice impacts polar bears, researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey in Alaska have tracked a female bear that swam nine days across the deep, frigid Beaufort Sea before reaching an ice floe 426 miles offshore.

What's your worst beat down story?

Kooktastic — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 01:50:42 -0800

we've all had them. The times when you get in over your head, when Mother Nature, in her nonchalant imperiousness, showed you just how insignificant you are and you thought you might be finished.

conspiracy theories + shark attacks = pure stupidity

Kooktastic — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:01:58 -0800

Egypt's shark week: Mossad to blame?

[snip]

OT: when is a crosshair not a crosshair?

Kooktastic — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 04:23:11 -0800

Sarah Palin's staffer is claiming that the crosshairs on her site weren't crosshairs. What were they then? Crosshairs?

Mother Nature marches on, Men procrastinatively resist

Kooktastic — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 08:18:13 -0800

As Pacifica cliff crumbles, city scrambles for plan B

PACIFICA -- Tuesday's storm dug another chunk of soil out from the foundation of a vacant cliffside apartment building on the city's notorious Esplanade Avenue, leaving a building one-third unsupported and hanging over the ocean, according to a building manager.

This sounds like modern snake oil - what do you think?

Kooktastic — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 16:27:08 -0800

The idea of protection from shark attacks has been proposed to the Egyptian authorities by an Italian company Shark Shield.

Sharks are into Chaos Theory

Kooktastic — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 18:25:42 -0800

These apex predators use mathematical strategies when they're on the hunt for food.

The great white shark in Jaws knew exactly where it was going -- to the closest pair of plump legs around. But where might it head if it didn't have a tasty human snack in its sights?

Poll: who's your favorite active surfer? and why?

Kooktastic — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 21:27:07 -0800

Here's a half dozen of the usual suspects:

1) Kelly Slater: not a whole lot more needs to be said about this guy, he's done it all.

great surfing conditions at San Francisco - Ocean Beach

Kooktastic — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 23:10:56 -0800

Future Gull sees the 2' swell forecast for Monday and awesome surf for all the secret locations at OB!

I've got my brand new super gun waxed, leashed and loaded. BOOM!

(Submitted via the Web)

Guess those Cowboys got the wrong shark. What a surprise (not)

Kooktastic — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 08:04:11 -0800

Shark kills German tourist at Egyptian resort

EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — A shark tore the arm off an elderly German tourist at an Egyptian Red Sea resort, killing her almost immediately, security and diving officials said Sunday, only days after sharks badly mauled four other European tourists in the waters.

Cleopatra doesn't want her tourism business spoiled

Kooktastic — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 10:16:32 -0800

Egyptian killer shark caught after mauling four tourists in Red Sea resort

A killer shark was caught off the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh a day after it badly mauled four swimmers on Wednesday, the Egyptian environment ministry said.

Maverick's photos by Frank Quirarte

Kooktastic — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:34:42 -0800

I'm dismayed that the ones of piss and I on our fish didn't make it onto this page. When, oh when, will we get the publicity that we deserve?

An Excellent Thanksgiving Day Prank [video]

Kooktastic — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:53:23 -0800

The good ole Pregnant Turkey Trick: put a cornish game hen in with the stuffing.

Question about Water Quality

Kooktastic — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 07:56:22 -0800

When it rains, the oceans get fouled by the runoff, most of which goes through our storm sewer system which is plagued by all sorts of nasty bacteria, so it's "surf at your own risk" for days afterwards.

stokereport influences the arts

Kooktastic — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 17:50:23 -0800

I really liked the song from a video (Stinson Beach Bubbles)

http://stokereport.com/rant/giant-stinson-beach-bubbles-video

Classified Ad - Epic Surf Lesson

Kooktastic — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 17:28:59 -0800

You can have the honor of improving your surf karma with piss-shiver and learn to surf like a hellman. He'll pick you up in his macho pickup truck, let you scratch his dog's ass, and take you out to a cranking day @ OB when neither one of you have the slightest hope of making it out the back, let alone catching a wave.

Papparazzi, beware

Kooktastic — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 10:33:42 -0800

Angry Shark Steals Camera

Swipes It from Photographer During Underwater Expedition off Bahamas; Another Photographer Got Pictures of It All

Getting Out at OB

Kooktastic — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 21:15:04 -0700

When it's huge, is it possible to get out by paddling in a rip current?

Surfline

Kooktastic — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 22:32:50 -0700

So a couple of weeks ago I was down in SoCal on business and had a few beers with a Surfline employee who is dating an old friend of mine from the clubbing days.

We had an interesting conversation. He said they like reading stokereport. We also discussed the reporting issues as well as a bunch of business issues and he filled me in on how many people they employ.

I like Tim Lincecum because

Kooktastic — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 20:40:15 -0700

1) he's a good pitcher and just won the Giants the World Series

2) his name has the word "cum" in it

The Beard goes viral

Kooktastic — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 13:40:12 -0700

been seeing this stuff all over town. I never knew that the entire population of SF was into keeping the sanctity of the secret spots.

Totally Off Topic: my dream girl [video]

Kooktastic — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 15:10:29 -0700

hot, but also freakishly talented. I'm in love.

Another Dead Whale

Kooktastic — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 08:22:11 -0700

Dead blue whale washes ashore in San Mateo County

HALF MOON BAY -- Researchers are trying to determine how a pregnant blue whale that washed up on a beach in San Mateo County died.

OT: Vandenberg Rocket Launch Alert

Kooktastic — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:13:06 -0700

They've got a reconnaissance satellite launch scheduled for 8:08PM @ Vandenberg AFB this evening It will be to the south of the Bay Area.

Ship strikes whale

Kooktastic — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:46:55 -0700

PORT OF OAKLAND -- An inbound ship struck a whale and dragged it all the way to the Port of Oakland this morning, a U.S. Coast Guard spokeswoman said.

The Coast Guard received a report at about 10 a.m. that a ship had struck a 25-foot whale, Coast Guard Lt. j.g. Laura Williams said.

Yesterday's threads

Kooktastic — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:36:57 -0700

show that people definitely like talking about sharks. 45 comments in one thread and the posting of the salmon shark photo prompted another half dozen in the other.

yet another dead person

Kooktastic — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:16:16 -0700

Body of scuba diver washes ashore in Pacifica