January 8th, 2016
Blue skies. Not what most of us imagine when we think El Nino.
If El Nino means baby, this kid’s got dry diapers, but the surf has exceeded all expectations.
Every spot has been breaking….
And lots of non spots were breaking as well.
The tides continued to be especially high, and the beaches have been carried out to sea.
California real estate continues to become more scarce, inch by inch, rockslide by rockslide
January 11th, 2016
Our favorite resort continued to pile junk on the beach in a futile effort to try to save their precious
hot dog stand and toilet.
While we continued enjoying the longest string of consecutive swells in recent memory.
January 12th, 2016
Conditions stayed good, and there were some lulls, but lots of fun waves.
Some folks tell me we need more lady surfers on the site, and I agree!
Here’s the lone female to pass in front of my lens lately, enjoying a nice ride.
We’re also constantly inundated with requests for more Bo Campbell photos,
so here’s a little Bo action…
We occasionally catch this guy in the act, legendary shaper and avid surfer, Wayne Rich.
January 18th, 2016
Monday morning, and it looked like a weekend out there.
Forecasters were calling for size this day, so surfers did what they do,
they blew stuff off to go surf.
And they got what they were hoping for…
Nice, clean sets.
While it wasn’t huge, they had enough juice to break some boards.
That’s a decent lip about to drop on his head….
The morning was nice and glassy.
Among the crew enjoying the morning was Doug Yartz, owner of Surf Country.
One of the perks of owning a surf shop is you got lots of boards to choose from…
This day he was riding a short and thick little twin fin.
Looks like it was working out alright.
January 22nd, 2016
Another storm was hopefully headed our way, so the sand pile got reinforced at Goleta Beach,
while some tourists played catch, and a Sweeper……what is he doing?
But this winter has already done its share of damage.
And the surf kept coming….
Three weeks into the new year and it was surfable every day….
That’s pretty dang unusual for Goleta.
Gavin O’Brien was scoring some nice ones.
Gavin works with Doug at Surf Country and he’s been real busy fixing everybody’s dings…
Good to see him scoring.
Some guys don’t have to worry about ding repair.
The camera he’s got on the nose is worth more than the board.
Hope he got some good footage, of himself..Uncle Rico style..
While there were some lulls, the sets were sizable.
A longtime Campus Point regular, Kenny Jorgenesen, was enjoying this afternoon’s swell.
The locals still get some…)
Keep an eye on those rocks…..
January 28th, 2016
This day we went up to the State Beach to check out the plight of our favorite palm trees.
We accidentally bumped into our buddy the “Lone Wolf”, Big John Beardsmore, having a grand time.
By now you probably know these beauties are losing ground, rapidly.
We did a story on the history of them, and realized we are witnessing the end of an era.
Pretty sad. To learn their history Click Here.
January 30th, 2016
The last weekend of the month, a month of waves.
The conditions weren’t always perfect, but they were never bad.
Time will tell what February will bring.
But we hope it involves some rain.
One thing we’ve learned from all this El Nino business, surf forecasting has gotten painfully accurate,
insuring a crowd waiting for the incoming swell.
And a meteorologist is as much a scientist as a palm reader, maybe less.
Regardless, we hope you found some alone time in a green room somewhere this month.
Onward, to the next month.
