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Surf Report - March 20, 2003

What the pros say:

WaveCast.WetSand Surf Report and Forecast
Date: Thu. Mar. 20, 2003
Time: 7:10 AM
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SURF SYNOPSIS:

Today (Thursday) SoCal is seeing a drop in size while NCal is starting to see the start of our next NW swell.

This swell will be filling in to all areas by Friday morning.

Right now the California Buoy is at 16 feet. Bodega Bay buoy is at 8 feet.

Port San Luis buoy is at 5 feet.

In SoCal west facing breaks are seeing waist to chest high surf, a little bigger in southern SD.

Occasionally there are some bigger sets, in the head high range, coming through at west facing breaks, but these better sets are few and far between today.

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What I say:

The above photo is not The Shores.

The waves were about the same size on average, but were much more hollow.

I love the months of March and April at The Shores - the tide's low in the morning.

You can be in the water at about 5:30 AM

Pretty crowded by 7:00 AM - Louie, Brian, Jeff and I got plenty of waves.

Topics of conversation:

* Alpha Males in the water

* Would I take it in the b*** for 250 grand?

At the Shores, on days when the surf is head high or above, I've always paddled-out just north of the lifeguard tower.

Today, I paddled-out in the usual place - stuck -

The low tide, combined with a close interval swell, combined with the Archie's Left sandbar, meant a killer paddle-out by the tower.

A hundred yards to the north, there was a small rip - I finally found it and got right out.

I caught about 6 really good waves, and because I was surfing by the bathhouse, the paddle back out was easy!

Whew.

Later,

BA

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Opps Forgot Some Stuff:

Thought I'd better add some disclaimers:

* All of the tales I'm spinning are based upon facts of some sort.
* Most of the tales will be at least 50% factual.

I'm doing this web thing for a few reasons, and it is, and will be, "a work in progress" for a while:

1. It's an easy way for me to organize my "autobiography" so my kids will know a bit more about me.
2. I find this computer and internet stuff fascinating.
3. I was lucky to be able to start surfing - at least in my opinion - in the "Golden Age" of surfing - I do have some yarns to spin regarding those times.
4. This is an efficient way for some of the old guys to touch bases again - I've received a few e-mails from old (err, long-time) friends I've haven't seen in forty years or so - I think that's way cool.
5. I'm still surfing almost every day - and, at least in my opinion - that's a pretty "boss" thing to write about.
6. I think it will be nice, in a couple of years, to maybe look back at how good - or bad - the surf was in any given stretch of time.

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