Fort Point can be a really fun place to surf if you want a close place to the city. It can break 5 feet and can be fairly clean at times. The only draw back about surfing Fort Point under the Golden Gate Bridge is it can get packed. Especially if its breaking good. It doesnt always break but when it does it is a really fun place to go when you dont have time to drive to a beach to surf.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Winter Swell California
Its almost that time of year. Its the time of year every surfer in California waits for. Like all surfers we still surf in the summer but we all long for the notorious big winter swell. Whether you surf perfect over heads or surf the huge Mavericks wave, The winter swell in Cali is where its at.
I can tell the swell is near. The ocean in Northern California where I have surfed my entire life is already getting that heavier feel. I was surfing Yesterday at El Nino and caught some solid consistent surf of about 8 feet. All up and down the North Coast of California I am hearing reports of bigger heavier surf. My boys in Santa Cruz are talking a lot and a lot of them have found some great consistent breaks. Like all surfers I know its that great time of year for anticipation of what the winter will bring us here in California.
Some of my favorite waves to surf in Norther California in this order are:
I can tell the swell is near. The ocean in Northern California where I have surfed my entire life is already getting that heavier feel. I was surfing Yesterday at El Nino and caught some solid consistent surf of about 8 feet. All up and down the North Coast of California I am hearing reports of bigger heavier surf. My boys in Santa Cruz are talking a lot and a lot of them have found some great consistent breaks. Like all surfers I know its that great time of year for anticipation of what the winter will bring us here in California.
Some of my favorite waves to surf in Norther California in this order are:
- Mavericks from about October-February
- El Nino
- Davenport north of Santa Cruz
Patrick’s Point – Humboldt County
Surf Location Exit 101 at Patrick’s Point Drive and enter at the park Best Swell Direction Big long-period West for the Point, Northwest for Agate Best Tide High for Patrick’s Point, low for Agate Beach Best Wind Direction Southeast Best Surf Season Winter and Fall Wave Quality When this place turns on it is one of the best Northern California surf spots there is. Not quite the same as Mavericks, but can hold waves up to 25 feet. The left off the point can get really good, and there is an inside right that gets hollow. Beware of the shorebreak getting in and out. The Surfers Can get crowded at Agate, not as much at the Point. If the waves are big, you will generally always find surfers. Boards 7’10” to 10’6” gun for bigger days, funboard for smaller days at the Point and a shortboard for small Agate Paddle Out Pretty far at the Point, not as far at Agate, fairly easy because of a deep channel, but pretty far out. Skill Level Intermediate to Advanced Bottom Rock at the Point, sand and a few boulders at Agate Watch Out For… Several shark sightings, but no attacks...yet, violent shorebreak when its big. Water Condition Clean Harbor Entrance – Humboldt County
Surf Location Take Samoa Boulevard (Route 255) from Eureka or Arcata, drive to the ocean at Samoa Best Swell Direction Huge West or Northwest Best Tide Low Best Wind Direction Southeast Best Surf Season Fall and Winter Wave Quality One of the heaviest surf spots in Northern California, without solid Hawaiian surfing experience, think twice before entering. A peak going left and right with pipeline-like barrels. Lately guys have been towing in at the outer breaks. The Surfers Consistent stream of locals - keep a low profile Boards Gun, PWC (personal watercraft), tow board Paddle Out Moderate to tough Skill Level Advanced Bottom Sand Watch Out For… Big sharks, hostile locals, rough currents Water Condition Semi-clean
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