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2019 was a bust for surf in Southern California.
- Thread starter gbg
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Summer was a bit dribbly but there was decent surf beginning of 2019 and have found plenty of decent surf this fall through beginning of winter though nothing epic.
If you were surfing Newport or Trestles it was a decent year. For the rest of us that didn't, it was mediocre.
Trying to be positive.
There were no big souths but indeed consistent, waist to chest zone surf in Trestles zone for what felt like June to September. Last winter had some days but required me to hunt as did late fall. However, I went to the Mentawais in November and scored. I have not been motivated to surf much since. Ha.
been a decent end to the year with pretty conistsant surf but yea - dont think it ever got "all time" once this year. Day after Xmas was as close as it got for me.
It was a rough year.
January to March was a nonstop rainout. Finally got in the water and promptly broke my foot, which dry-docked me for a while. Then a laundry list of injuries and being sick, didn't get into double digit numbers of sessions until almost Thanksgiving. Not one day of snowboarding either during arguably one of the best snow years of all time (although late December 2018 was very, very good at Kirkwood).
In my eyes, 2019 can go f*ck itself.
Hoping for a better 2020.
January to March was a nonstop rainout. Finally got in the water and promptly broke my foot, which dry-docked me for a while. Then a laundry list of injuries and being sick, didn't get into double digit numbers of sessions until almost Thanksgiving. Not one day of snowboarding either during arguably one of the best snow years of all time (although late December 2018 was very, very good at Kirkwood).
In my eyes, 2019 can go f*ck itself.
Hoping for a better 2020.
No way. At least there were surfable waves over the summer even if it was a lot of dribble.
Past two summers prior were mostly dead flat.
Past two summers prior were mostly dead flat.
The past two summers prior I was in NorCal, but we got several 3+@15+ swells each summer to light up our south swell spots. SoCal must have gotten those same swells, only a bit bigger.
2018 did have most of the activity in May and August with little in between.
Maybe(?), depending on where you live, you're expectations are too high? Maybe those "good" years were anomalies and years like this are "normal". Get a different board, open your horizons. There's tons of fun to be had with the right board for the conditions.
I did. I jumped from a 34 litre shortboard to a 39.5 litre Puddlefish. Made July and Aug fun.
Out with Miniscus crap from Jan-April. Ok Spring. Really fun July at secret sandbar, crappy late summer, slow fall, decent early winter. After two injuries and a total of 10 months out of the water in 2 years, I'm beyond stocked just to be in the water.
And yes Gary, build that quiver up.
And yes Gary, build that quiver up.