We were going to work today, however, we got news from two of our friends that the Jetty was going off, so we packed up and headed south. We got there just as the surf was transitioning from high to low tide, and the sets looked pretty good at the north end. In fact the surf look a bit too big for us as we are currently transitioning to shorter boards. We decided to stay a little south of the main peaks as the waves look a bit more manageable.

The surf seemed way more powerful than we’d seen at the Jetty so far. I was getting tossed around pretty well and took a few on the head. Every time I tried to stand up there seemed to be a foamy churning mess under my board. I never got to my …

Emily, and I had another small but fun day at the HMB Jetty. It was very foggy at HMB today, but I actually love surfing in the fog. The waves were small but there was enough force behind them to get up on the SB a few times today.

My next big move is to head to the north end and start to try to catch some nice rights. There was only one other surfer down there and I wish I had just gone for it. Maybe tomorrow if it’s not too big.

#77 / #35 for 2010 1:00 pm

Regional Summary: A small new mix of NW-WNW(285-310) mid-period swell and building SW(210-220) Southern Hemi swell are on tap this morning as some small/leftover NW windswell is in the mix. Most breaks have knee-waist-chest high surf, with standout NW exposures pulling in a …

We haven’t surfed in two days and really needed to get out today. The problem was we slept a bit too late and I had an afternoon root canal scheduled and work afterwards. What did all this mean to our surf session? 20 minutes to surf and 80 minutes of driving to HMB. Also, we arrived at dead-on low tide and the surf was maybe a foot. You know what? It was still worth it.

I still managed to get to my feet a few times on the shortboard for some short, but fun rides. I’m finding I can ride the new board on very small waves. This seems strange for a 6.8, but it’s working.

#76 / #34 for 2010 1:00 pm
Regional Summary: A small, sloppy mix of old/fading NW windswell and trace SW-SSW swell continues this morning. Most breaks have …

Even though we’ve been together for 17 years today was our 1st wedding anniversary, international surfing day and fathers day. This all made for an awesome, and very special surf session. Plus we had a windy, but beautifully sunny day at Half Moon Bay.

On top of everything else this was my best day surfing on my shortboard. Things really started to click today. Once again, I was just hanging on the outside of the whitewater, however, I caught and stood up on several waves for a significant time. I even caught two waves that Emily and I were both standing on at the same time. Super stoked! At this stage in the shortboard game even small steps seem huge. Also, we met another JT surfer today that we had seen several times recently. Nice to meet you Janice!

BTW, happy anniversary …

I guess you know when you’re getting hooked when 72 hours of not surfing feels like an eternity. Having not surfed since Sunday I can tell you I’m hooked. We must start getting up earlier so we can surf every day possible. Emily and I both started to feel a little strange and detached after 3 days.

Anyway today was awesome! The surf conditions were fairly good when we got there. Some nice rights and several shortboarders ripping it. We headed down the beach south a bit to keep practicing on the new boards.

My progress on the shortboard is slow, however, I feel like I’m making progress every day. My problem today was getting my hands off the board when I pop up. I need to make my pop up faster. That’s the goal for the next week. I did catch …

This was the question I was asking myself all day. It was a perfect day to practice the SB, however, it was sitting at home. I had a good time yesterday on the 9.6 tugboat, but I was looking forward to the SB today. I’ll just have to chalk this one up to bad weather forecasting. It seemed like today would be too small so I brought the 9.0. As it turns out today would have been perfect for the SB.

Anyway, we did have another awesome sunny surf session at the HMB Jetty. There were only a few other surfers out, and while the rights were very short there was still some excellent whitewater to be had. We both had some nice rides and we both went through the spin cycle once. We also had an entire sandbar to …

Just for clarification the title means riding my 9.6 not the Jackie Treehorn movie from the Big Lebowski. :) Anyway, Emily and I had the most awesome day today at the HMB Jetty. The surf was small but the weather was warm sunny and perfect. After living in California for just over 5 years now this was one of my favorite weather days ever.

While the surf was small today we still had a great time. One thing that we have both noticed is that we both feel as if we’re improving at the Jetty. This is the same way we feel when we’re surfing in Oahu. Almost every day I learn something new. This is the exact opposite of Linda Mar where I felt I learned little or nothing.

We both caught non-breaking waves today which is something we’ve been working …

We got to the Jetty around 1 pm which turned out to be a bit late for the good stuff. It was a beautiful sunny and warm day, however, the wind was picking up the entire time we were there. This made for less than ideal surf conditions. The wind was about 17 kits, but it was kind of fun to have the spray hit me in the back of the head when I was sitting on my board on the outside a few feet from the break zone.

While I didn’t catch any rides today I did get to experience something on the shortboard I hadn’t before. When we first got there I paddled to the outside with the hopes of catching a real ride. I sat on my board for about five minutes watching the waves and then a …

The waves were rather small but fun at the Jetty today. Emily and I got there right between low and high tide hoping for some awesome rights. Unfortunately the rights didn’t show up until we were leaving. Still the whitewater was good for both of us still getting used to our new boards.

I’m starting to feel more confident in the whitewater with the shortboard. I’m still not at the point where I’m catching an riding every wave, but it’s getting better every day. Emily is catching almost every wave on her 7.3 Super Fish. We both feel the Jetty is making all the difference on a daily basis now.

I got two very short rides today, but one was from the outside and I caught the wave just before it broke. I was leaning up as far as I could and …

Condition weren’t ideal today as the western winds were kicking up, and the waves were so so. Still I got to my feet twice which felt awesome. Emily said she could see me leaning up more on my board today which really helps with the pop-up and the ride.

As we got down to the beach there were three other surfers in the water, however, it turns out they were all leaving just as we got there. This meant we had the entire Jetty to ourselves! After surfing Linda Mar in Nor Cal and Canoes in Oahu I found the feeling of surfing by ourselves was one of the most awesome things ever. It was crazy fun, and I was very stoked.

Again, Emily caught more rides than I could count on her Superfish. This seems like the perfect board for her …