As if the buoy & wind readings didn't tell you already, let me attest that OB was knee to waist high (on the set waves) wind slop with stiff onshores this morning.

However - I was sick all last week and damned if I wasn't going to paddle out. Egged on by sticker, I took my low expectations into the water and damned if I didn't have a fun kookslop session. Lots of little pathetic (yet fun) rides. One of those days when you get out of the water, look back & think "damn did I just surf that crap?".

"Not to mention it was frickin' cold as crap. Didn't even have a whale sighting to make ..."

"saw a couple of dolphins just as I got out. "

"I salute your low standards... and shark infested waters no less."

dodged the bay to breakers crowd, scored some fun little ones. skated a quarterpipe with friends on the closed great highway and met / talked with k spaz about ob. good times in the sun.

"I'm digging all the outfits. If you ever feel like getting together with your friends and ..."

Choppy Sloppy but not bad. Got some short rides. Saw a huge sea lion headed straight towards me. I think he wanted a bite of my sweet feet.

Pedaled up and down SFOB and saw nothing but junky slop. Went home. Felt the winds shift a little bit on my way back through the park. Alas.

"Good day for taco Tuesday's and a cold one Where the wind blows the wind mills"

"Hey here's a tip....if you take the time to bike there, you go in :) Honestly when I bike ..."

"That's usually my policy, too. But time was running out and there was seriously not anoth ..."

"once there's a surfer out there, many more are to follow"

"That's my rule but if I get up before 6. If I'm up early and I get myself out there, what ..."

Really fun, bowly peaks in the CH-SH range. Pretty inconsistent, but the sets always provided 2-3 good, rippable waves. Not much crowd, but a good amount of current. The south swell + incoming tide made it hard to stay on the same peak. Water felt a few degrees warmer than normal but maybe it was the warm evening air. Once the tide came in it sort of killed the spot I was at, but even as I was changing i saw some good sets roll in and it made me wish I stayed out just a little longer.

"Sounds like we were in the same spot. If so, that sandbar is super promising. I'd love to ..."

"Managed to ride the bike in, ride the bike back, then get in, and then get out. Californi ..."

"The bay water tends to be warmer than the ocean this time of year, especially after a warm ..."

Mediocre maintenance session. Got one nice, long, waist-high right. The rest was pretty meh. But still, not windy, easy paddle, and better than going to the gym.

First I had a cup of tea, and then I got on the bike.

It was freeeezing pedaling out to OB this morning. I actually added a couple extra hills just to crank up the body heat, because apparently arm warmers + leg warmers were not enough to battle the gloom. Srsly cold. Ugh.

"var i = $STREETS.length - 1; for (i ; i >= 0; i--){ if(checkIt($STREETS[i])){ ..."

"It's a lake out there. It's over."

Beautiful morning. CH+ on the small end. Opted not to sit in the pack for the steep and fast inside; found my own roller coaster near a rip. Plenty of waves, plenty of stoke and plenty of sunshine.

"pasta paddling, luigi the pizza man takeoffs, that's amore."

"Best goddayum morning in MONTHS. Dare I say, a taste of winter. Tons of waves with nice ..."

"I found that the combo swell left it a bit mixed up, but there was no wind & the HH+ glass ..."

"Got in at first light and played on the inside section, then around 8 the outer bar woke u ..."

"stoked. :-) ...more whales today, too, bonus. "

You're welcome. Those of you who made it out today, I'm glad you got to enjoys the great spirit's personal birthday gift to me.

"was this you? http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/05/10/BAS51OGFBE.DT ..."

Very nice today, a whale spotting, a dolphin reconnoiter, and a dragonfly pretending to be a parrot. Oh yeah there were some nice shoulder to head tasties for the taking too. Clean, but a little spring mixy, but it's May 10, so I'm not expecting much :) Go get some whilst you can. I may go out later too for the double, depending on the wind.

"told u they bite: http://www.dragonfly-site.com/do-dragonflies-bite.html "

Mixed up maintenance surf. A couple of nuggets but still can't recommend it. felt like things might be about to change though...

"I agree had fun so calling Fair for the time of year. The outside had a few at one spot dr ..."

"My O'Neills (3 ml) have at least 300 days use. They're faded, ugly, and I wouldn't let any ..."

"Hey Squid Lips, I'd love to see your bootie rack design if you're open to sharing your ide ..."

"@Brit, only 3 months??!! Are you jogging in them as well as surfing? If that is a regular ..."

"You have to prance a bit so you don't scuff them up. Snagged a couple this morning, but it ..."

Meh. Sunny and an easy paddle. That's about it.

"Dude. You're the most overly optimistic poster on here and you gave it a poor? You clearly ..."

There were no waves at SFOB this morning, just slop. Basically, I got to play dress-up and get some "sun". Good bike ride though!

"I'm going to have to go ahead and disagree. While the waves left something to be desired, ..."

"I think you may have gone to a bad spot, bummer. Lady OB has been uber fickle lately."

"I was gonna let others pile on first, but yeah, @tehdely, sorry, dude."

"I have jealously modded up all your replies"

"Bad day of surfing in the wrong spot is still good. Though...a few of those misses consis ..."