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[casa_mugrienta]

I've surfed it 1000+ times. It is a surf spot that rewards effort. It's a big playing field, so analyzing what is starting to happen where, and getting on it when it is just starting to happen will yield results. Then paddle away and let the pack vie for what they just saw you doing. You've got to move around, preferably away from guys who are tougher to get waves from.

Yeah, the effort thing.

It can be a reeally frustrating place. There are enough good guys, guys on bigger boards, and guys who shouldn't be on bigger boards but are on bigger boards to make some sessions pretty waveless. And it's a huge playing field, with big rips. And you will get caught inside. So unless you practice acceptance in that regard, that some days you are just not going to get a decent wave, you'll end up pretty dejected at times.

And again, the effort thing - you're wasting your time if you don't put in the effort.

I don't think the herd mentality is stronger anywhere else either, it's fascinating to watch.

 

[Truth]

i would sit at south peak for hours patiently waiting - should have surfed down the beach and catch way more waves - but every
now and then i would get a south peak bomb/tube that would rival any tubes i had in indo - real wave - world class when it was on

 

[npsp]

I've surfed it 1000+ times. It is a surf spot that rewards effort. It's a big playing field, so analyzing what is starting to happen where, and getting on it when it is just starting to happen will yield results. Then paddle away and let the pack vie for what they just saw you doing. You've got to move around, preferably away from guys who are tougher to get waves from.

That is the game plan. Move around a lot and try to separate from the packs. The rips are your friend when you need space. Some of my best friends are the worst to surf with down there, they catch way too many waves. Half of them are the cripples that Casa referred to.
Put in your time and you will score. Like Truth, I've gotten waves down there that rival anywhere else I've been.

 

[Lance Mannion]

That is the game plan. Move around a lot and try to separate from the packs. The rips are your friend when you need space. Some of my best friends are the worst to surf with down there, they catch way too many waves. Half of them are the cripples that Casa referred to.
Put in your time and you will score. Like Truth, I've gotten waves down there that rival anywhere else I've been.

Dogman being the most infamous of the cripples!

 

[kelpcutter]

…and watch out for dolphins.

No worries. The orcas are taking care of them.

 

[Chee-to]

will be back in la jolla in a few weeks

not sure if my key still works and i have not worn a wetsuit in years

maybe just drink IPAs and eat mexican food

there's also a full bathroom at the bottom now. no more running into the canyon or over into Muir to take a pre-surf growler.

 

[Bob Dobbalina]

5 minutes down a paved road.

I've never taken the road, always the glider port trail.

Is the road accessible for people without a key? Do people just tailgate in with keyholders?

 

[EntropyFletch]

You walk the road... don't try and tailgate. They check passes often and will take access from those who let others w/o passes in.

 

[Bob Dobbalina]

You walk the road... don't try and tailgate. They check passes often and will take access from those who let others w/o passes in.

Yeah, I know you park up top and walk, I meant to get through the gate.
Tailgate, as in, stand at the gate until someone with a key walks through and slide through with them.

 

[Muscles]

Yeah, I know you park up top and walk, I meant to get through the gate.
Tailgate, as in, stand at the gate until someone with a key walks through and slide through with them.

There's a pass through in the gate for people to walk in.

The road says 2 hours max parking and I've heard they enforce it (or were at one point). Actually, there was a thread on the Erbb about it.

 

[Bob Dobbalina]

There's a pass through in the gate for people to walk in.

The road says 2 hours max parking and I've heard they enforce it (or were at one point). Actually, there was a thread on the Erbb about it.

Oh. I always assumed you needed a key.
Good to know.
Shows how much time I spent there.

 

[One-Off]

I surfed it once while I was in college during an NSSA contest. It was so good when my heat ended I did not get out of the water and later got kicked off the team.

 

[kelpcutter]

Wear crocs and oven mits so you blend in.

 

[drunjk]

 

[$kully]

So who will be attending?

Chad Kroeger on Instagram: "One week from today we make history! We’ll meet at the base of the stairs by the glider port at noon. *Note: Event will be photographed*"

3,600 likes, 124 comments - chadgoesdeep on March 17, 2024: "One week from today we make history! We’ll meet at the base of the stairs by the glider port at noon. *Note: Event will be photographed*".

www.instagram.com

 

[sdsrfr]

So who will be attending?

Chad Kroeger on Instagram: "One week from today we make history! We’ll meet at the base of the stairs by the glider port at noon. *Note: Event will be photographed*"

3,600 likes, 124 comments - chadgoesdeep on March 17, 2024: "One week from today we make history! We’ll meet at the base of the stairs by the glider port at noon. *Note: Event will be photographed*".

www.instagram.com

It’ll be a little windy that day…