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. The surf seemed much better at the north end, but it was crowed with experienced surfers. Not quite ready for that.

Surfing Linda Mar August 28, 2009 from Max Kiesler on Vimeo.

We both caught 4 or 5 solid whitewater waves, and both caught a right on our stomaches. I got to my knees and then the wave closed out. Had another chance to catch a good right, but as soon as I got to my feet I saw a dude on a foamy 20 feet ahead of me, so I bailed. I keep getting close, but have not caught that perfect right or left yet. I’m looking forward to giving it another go as soon as possible.

Surfline surf report for this afternoon – Mix of old Southern Hemi swell and new/building NW swell on offer this afternoon. Better breaks have waist-chest-shoulder high+ surf, while top exposures are pulling in head head high+ sets at times. Conditions are still clean, with most spots seeing scattered peaks, with lined-up, workable walls. Surf if you can. Buoys reading 2ft @ 19sec. The winds were SSW @ 1 – 32kts.

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