Another Never Surfed Indian Wave

This is filmed from 450 ft. up and far away.  It's hard to tell in the distance, but it's solid overhead...at least.   Magic Seaweed was giving it 3ft @ 12 seconds on this day. 

Season Opener Swell

Solid swell coming across 2 local jetties...

New Discovery Finally Comes to Life

These are the first 3 people to surf this place.  It doesn't take too much swell to turn on, but January was dismal.  Finally the #s were right and we took a chance and made the drive.  It was worth it.  You won't find this on Google Maps.  It's newer than their latest photo of the region. 

Rare Breaking Local Spot

When is simply standing up better than getting tubed?

 

When it's your kid doing the standing.

Lighthouse Beach

This is the right off the north rocks at Lighthouse Beach.  It's a fickle break, and rights are in high demand here.  So if I have a chance to surf this one working at all, I usually do.  90% of the days that it works are in September and October.  It must have something to do with the nature of the swell and/or the way the sand is piled in after Monsoon season.  As best as I can tell, it likes a medium size swell with a big period - something like 2.5 ft. at 18 sec.  This day was 3 @ 12.

You have to enjoy bendy, mutant, refracting waves to appreciate this place.  Even then it will be a love/hate sort of thing.  The peak moves around like a whack-a-mole and there's always a rip running along the rocks which makes it impossible to stay in one place.  It's the sort of break where you see a lot of good ones and catch a few. 

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