Yesterday, the news was awash with reports of "dangerous surf conditions" (get it, awash?). Naturally, this brought out the surfers (and spectators) in droves. Sarah and I waded through about 30 minutes of traffic to get to "
The Wedge", a world-class surfing spot about 3 miles from our apartment. This is what we found.
From the pictures, it's hard to tell just how big the waves actually were. I drew lines to give some perspective. In the second picture below, if we consider that the man's head and shoulders are 18 inches above the water, 12-15 feet is probably a fair estimate for the wave.
Below, this wave was part of a smaller set (a "set" is what we Californians/surfers call a group of waves), but you can tell from the picture that it crested at 8-10 feet (if we assume the surfer's head is 5-6 feet above the water).
All in all, we had a good time, and it only took us 25 minutes to drive the 3 miles home.
From the pictures, it's hard to tell just how big the waves actually were. I drew lines to give some perspective. In the second picture below, if we consider that the man's head and shoulders are 18 inches above the water, 12-15 feet is probably a fair estimate for the wave.
Below, this wave was part of a smaller set (a "set" is what we Californians/surfers call a group of waves), but you can tell from the picture that it crested at 8-10 feet (if we assume the surfer's head is 5-6 feet above the water).
All in all, we had a good time, and it only took us 25 minutes to drive the 3 miles home.
P.S. If you click on the pictures, you should get a larger version...
ReplyDeleteP.P.S. In this blog, any time there is underlined text a different color than the rest (such as with "The Wedge" in this post), it's called a link. If you click on the link, it will lead you to a new page. In this instance, clicking on "The Wedge" will lead you to an online encyclopedia article about the Wedge.
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ReplyDeleteImprovements to the groin!!?? How much improvement does one need. I am tempted to say you must have a really nice gro...but, that would take my play on your earlier blog a bit too far. I better publish this comment under Mr. Anonymous and not my normal 2 bees.
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