January Heat

January Heat It all started on Friday, January 11th. You could tell it was going to be a good weekend. The swell was growing and the heat was pleasing. Sands,...

New Years Swell 2008 January 5th and 6th rang in the new year with a thump. A powerful storm brought Goleta lots of mellow rain and surprisingly clean lines. The...

Fat Tuesday 12-04-07 There was a lot of these laying around. Lots of guys are gonna have new surfboards on their Christmas list. Goleta boy Ricky Hayes drops in on...

Fat Tuesday 12-04-07 All right, we were skeptical, but now we know that sometimes the experts can predict a swell. We laughed at the projected swell size, but they weren't...

Los Gringos de Goleta Descansar. To rest. Sometimes, you just need to get away. Even when you live in paradise. Goleta Surfing did just that; we took a little vacation...

Gray Daze November 17th & 18th, 2007 It's usually called June gloom, but in November it's just called fugly. Cold and gray. Once again, the swell everyone was calling for...

They're Back Sands. August 22nd, 2007. Another ground swell hits Goleta, in the summer! This time we got company. It looks like  the students are back in town. We noticed...

Octoberfest 2007 October 13, 2007. The morning after the first rain of the season. Crystal clear, clean, crisp air and clean, glassy lines rolling through at Sands. Hopefully the first...

A Great Day Off Saturday, August 18th, 2007. Got up. Beautiful morning, no fog, no smoke. Got a cup of coffee and headed out. Went to my favorite beach. Surfed...

Dog Days July 2007 was actually a pretty darn good month for surf in Goleta. Summer usually means lots of long drives north or south, but this year we had...