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To quote emily, “Today was foggy, gnarly, high tide and awesome”. We had a great time today even though we got pretty beaten up by the incoming high tide.

Had a nice afternoon surf with the wifey today. It was so warm at Linda Mar today I used my leaky wetsuit so the cold water would cool me off. The waves seemed 3 – 4 feet, but there were a lot of close outs at the center of the beach.

Wow, it was sunny today at Linda Mar! While the waves were small at 2 to 3 feet the sun made all of the difference. In fact, we were so hot the sweat made it hard to get our wetsuits on.

Surfing Linda Mar August 27, 2009 from Max Kiesler on Vimeo.

Beyond the great weather was the surf itself. Most everything was closing out today except a few rideable corners. We’re really considering trying to find another break. We can both catch whitewater waves and drive straight into the beach almost every time. However, we have yet to catch any good rights or lefts at Linda Mar. Half Moon Bay Jetty has a great wave, but it’s a little too far for us on a regular basis.

We may try to do a lesson soon to help us start catching some of …

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I would have to say today was one of the best surf sessions I’ve had at Linda Mar. While there were many close-outs the set were strong and rolling in fast. The swell was supposed to be SW @ 19 sec. It seemed to live up to that.