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poor surfing conditions at San Francisco - Ocean Beach

Zurffy — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:25:17 -0800

Surfline says "Fair to Good"... so everyone get up and go check it out like I did! As you will see it's going off with "A Frame" disorganized slop and "Barrels" of close out chunky mess on a "Beautiful" freezing sideshore morning. At least the sun's out and it's got size. Around Head and a half to DOH... But yeah the swell period is way too short and the waves too disorganized to be any good even when the wind switches offshore at times. Don't be fooled... don't even bother. I'm not... I did see a few people making a go of it and getting short rides.
But there are some crows chewing on a dead baby seal carcass in front of me so I'll take that as a sign.

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fair surfing conditions at San Francisco - Ocean Beach

Zurffy — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:51:04 -0800

I don't really know how to rate it. Punishing paddle on the inside. Pretty clean and good earlier on the outside with DOH set waves every 5-10 min where I was. Slight breeze but practically still. Just me out there. Just waited for the biggest set waves and thankfully I was borrowing my housemates Mavs gun and it worked great... Got to drop in way earlier even on the chunky ones.
I want one for the big less than perfect days like today...
Unfortunately it got worse and worse so I called it a morning. Pretty fun bombs for a while!

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fair surfing conditions at San Mateo - Linda Mar

Zurffy — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:40:20 -0700

I have a better time at Lindy's than the next guy b/c I have a longboard, enjoy offshore little peelers, and get along with "most" people who're out there. I enjoy surfing with the retirees.
But this morning went from a solid Fair+/Good- (for small wave longboarding standards) quickly detiorating to a Fair- or poor due to too many people on one peak and the tide started shutting it down. It was super dumb. And people got weirdly aggro. SUPers doing fine until it got congested with longboards and then having trouble weaving through. Dangerous at times but it wasn't anybody's fault specifically, just bad timing with too many people on one little peak.
The first 45min of my session were great though... lots of smiles... : )

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fair surfing conditions at San Francisco - Ocean Beach

Zurffy — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 09:56:35 -0700

Mother OB: "Awww look poor little zurffy's trying to paddle out. C'mon little guy, c'mon you can you do it...
ooooh sorry."

zurffy: " ... but I really thought"... breath... "I was an okay paddler."
Mother OB: "think again little guy".

30 minutes later...

zurffy: "yes finally to the" .... breath... "outside. Hey that looks like a wave... oh sh.....
clobbered.... breath.... clobbered... breath... clobbered.
"oh forget it..."

That about sums it up. It's pretty glassy out there in the double overheadish range but... you know. Waves all over the place. If you have the energy, go for it. I didn't... oh well.

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fair surfing conditions at San Francisco - Ocean Beach

Zurffy — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 12:16:48 -0800

It was pretty fun out there for a while. Surfed from about 9:30 to 11. It was about head and a half on the sets and really clean and glassy right when I first paddled out. Long bending wave faces over some great bars reminded me of a good point.
For some reason I got caught in this inside shore-pulling current that was hard to get past. Once to the outside it was glassy and super fun for about 45min with lots of space. Wind picked up out of the south a bit and looks way worse now...

... I think today was the last good day for a few.
What a January though!!

add on: @DD you can have any of my SFOB exploits

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When will it stop...

Zurffy — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 18:56:15 -0800

After the last 14 days straight of offshore winds and surfable to great conditions at Ocean Beach, San Francisco, I'm asking the question: When will it stop?> My body is aching and I'm taking it for granted.
Today was amazing for me.
Best season ever?

fair surfing conditions at San Francisco - Ocean Beach

Zurffy — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 10:06:43 -0800

Welp I made it to the outside...
... I think it's getting bigger. Sets were around DOH plus and scattered. I surfed right before high tide and should've picked a more manageable spot on the beach b/c it was a little crazy. Big beautiful powerful A-frame waves glistening in the sun but I didn't appreciate it while just trying to stay alive and out of the impact zone which proved very difficult. THought I was, but I wasn't and got held under a while. Caught one meaty giant wall that almost came down on me twice but I was able to push through the back and my little 7'2'' didn't break. Needed a bigger board. It was intense. Please be careful out there!

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good surfing conditions at San Francisco - Ocean Beach

Zurffy — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 18:13:59 -0800

Surfed the evening 4 to sundown. Swells picking up a bit and the wind went from sideshore to offshore again. Pretty darn fun. Beat this morning for sure.
Have fun tomorrow kids!

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good surfing conditions at San Francisco - Ocean Beach

Zurffy — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 19:02:42 -0700

Ran out there as soon as I got home and surfed from 5:55-6:35 right out front. I wanted to be there for another one of those sunsets and although not quite as magnificent, I enjoyed being all alone in fun/big clean surf. Sets were peaky at a couple feet overhead with the rare bomb that I was trying to hunt down but didn't really happen with the current and lack of light. Still pretty amazing watching that orange glow reflect off the water. I'm giving it a good b/c I was all by myself and it was unexpectedly glassy during that sunset. Stoked to end the work week like that!

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poor surfing conditions at San Francisco - Ocean Beach

Zurffy — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 08:52:16 -0700

It's foggy and a little windy. Can't see a thing but word on the street is it's not worth it! Apparently it's a rough paddle and fairly big and surgy... I'm waitin for the sun!

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fair surfing conditions at San Mateo - Linda Mar

Zurffy — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:47:49 -0700

Was kinda fun on a log. The Bars are pretty bad right now though and it's super foggy... Surfed from about 1-3pm; Pretty clean and glassy but the waves had No push whatsoever and were pretty small and closing out.. Was about knee to thigh but I went up to the ###### and found a fun chest high left with a shortboarder. It was getting better right when I left.

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fair surfing conditions at San Francisco - Ocean Beach

Zurffy — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:55:28 -0700

Fair-
The swell jumped up a few notches over night but it's pretty disorganized. Looks to be about chest/shoulder high/Windswelly short little rides that I didn't see too many people getting after looking at it for a half an hour. It's a nice day out there with not a breath of wind and sunny skies. Happy September!

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poor surfing conditions at San Francisco - Ocean Beach

Zurffy — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:29:10 -0700

@Duck dive picked A good day to go to Canada.
A brisk north west wind over 10 kts with waist high crumbly nothing waves; really doesn't look very surfable. Catch up on sleep, catch up on work, it'll get better soon!

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fair surfing conditions at San Mateo - Linda Mar

Zurffy — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 10:54:28 -0700

Swells picking up a bit. Fair- from 9-10. Conditions were good with side/offshore wind but the bars were not workin all that great; waves around waist stomach high that would fizzle out quickly or close out. Still occasional quick fun longboard rides and it Could get better as the tide drops a little, later.

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fair surfing conditions at San Mateo - Linda Mar

Zurffy — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:24:59 -0700

A solid fair! It's small but it got clean. Bout knee high with waist high sets. I was out from about 11 -1 and it started getting cleaner and less crowded when I left. Best on a longboard but I had fun on my 7'0 thingy. If you're desperate it's the place to go.
Have fun!

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fair surfing conditions at San Mateo - Linda Mar

Zurffy — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:57:19 -0700

Fair + this am... Started out at knee high and when I left there were shoulder to head high sets. Great consistent lefts where I was with the occasional small fast racey right. It's getting more crowded but it's not bad at all. Wind is still sideshore and not killing it yet. A log is the best choice. Have fun!!

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fair surfing conditions at San Mateo - Linda Mar

Zurffy — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:09:47 -0700

It's Fair only in the right (or shall I say left) spot. Bring a Log and a warm suit. Fun loggable rides and pretty consistent at about Waist to stomach. That bar is good, weather not so much but it's pretty fun especially when your desperate. I got tons of waves this morning. But if you have time I think there's a lot of good waves up and down the coast now with this south swell. Yeehaw!

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Where are you surfing on the 4th?

Zurffy — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:20:57 -0700

Traveling and getting monday off is probably a smart idea.
I'm surfing somewhere very special... and there's gonna be a fun south swell... and I don't have to boat in, hint hint.

good surfing conditions at San Francisco - Ocean Beach

Zurffy — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 17:44:22 -0700

Hey if anyones wondering ob s glassy... Surprisingly.
It's 5:45. Super small so bring some foam.
It ain't bad!

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good surfing conditions at San Mateo - Linda Mar

Zurffy — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:46:08 -0700

Linda Mar was good! from knee to waist log rides on the south to shoulder ripping faces on the north. Surfed from 12 to 4 and it looked good when I was driving away. Even with a little texture the bars are good. The wind was on and off all day but it would die and get super glassy. wedgy rippin sections and nose rides galore. Super stoked!

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Linda Mar last week [video]

Zurffy — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 10:01:09 -0700

This is a video I shot of Linda Mar last week. It was really good all week but this is one of the smaller but cleaner days.
Fun times...

poor surfing conditions at San Mateo - Linda Mar

Zurffy — Mon, 31 May 2010 14:52:09 -0700

Poor plus... Some fun to be had but you'll need a longboard and a nice thick wetsuit and some inspirato.
Round waist high sets and pretty wind sloppy. Watch out for floating jellies and foam boards!

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good surfing conditions at San Mateo - Linda Mar

Zurffy — Mon, 24 May 2010 11:30:07 -0700

good -
Logtastic!
fun fun.
small small

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fair surfing conditions at San Mateo - Half Moon Bay

Zurffy — Sun, 23 May 2010 18:35:39 -0700

Jetty... Fair- Crowded from 9-11. Sometimes fun but otherwise chaotic with frantic gusting sideshore/onshore wind.
Shoulder to head high about... some fun corners but pretty disorganized surprisingly for such a longperiod south swell.

Everyone was south of the point, so I found a couple of warbly ones at the point to myself.

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fair surfing conditions at San Mateo - Linda Mar

Zurffy — Sat, 15 May 2010 17:27:23 -0700

1-3pm... Knee to thigh high with the occasional waist to stomach high set. Small longboard fun. A little funky with some onshore wind but didn't hurt it too bad. Just cold and foggy! And there were only a few peaks to fight over and the wind was picking up when I left.
Not a bad session though...
I love Linda mar!

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Wind Alert on the Iphone

Zurffy — Sun, 02 May 2010 22:45:05 -0700

In case you all don't know this...
Wind alert is the best surfing app for SF surfers. Wind is obviously so important for spots around here. Knowing exactly what the wind is doing within 5 to 30 minutes and throughout the day is incredibly useful. It's an app made for wind/kite surfers but I love it.

fair surfing conditions at San Mateo - Half Moon Bay

Zurffy — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:45:28 -0700

The Jetty was Fairly fun. Chest to Head high with howling (and I do mean face burning screaming) sideshore wind. It was chaotic and pretty fun. Also pretty challenging. I had some fun drops with some decent turns and a quick kick out. When things lined up right I would see a giant pit of a barrel but I wasn't in the right place at the right time. It seemed to get better and bigger as the tide rose but I got cold and all the ripper kids came out and it got pretty crowded.
I still had a great time and I fulfilled my surfing urge for the day.

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How's the Jetty

Zurffy — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:05:07 -0700

I know this is against protocol but I was just wondering if anyone's seen it today before I ditch work and head down. Is the wind blowing offshore/sideshore?

Guess what spot has an HD cam on Surfline...

Zurffy — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:40:46 -0700

Linda Mar.
http://www.surfline.com/surf-report/pacifica-lindamar-central-california...