Before the cams you could frequently get uncrowded winter days at Bu. Not any more.
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Entire west coast about to get some action
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i used to live in laguna. This is bigger than any wave I ever saw there. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1fH87CpBEE/?igsh=ODhhZWM5NmIwOQ==
That is noteworthy. I've surfed some big waves in Laguna but never have seen anything like that.
Do you know what the location of that is? I can't tell where it is. North or South Laguna?
It was double to triple overhead with some spots having rogue plus sets. All the beaches were washed out except the obvious one and most reefs that work up to 8-10 feet on the face, maybe double overhead on their best days were long gone in whitewater closeouts. I saw waves breaking perfectly in places I didn't know there were reefs. The amount of power this swell had was impressive. I'd call it 6-10' Hawaiian. 20-30', even on a face size scale, is hyperbole.
Local high schooler, Saturday sequence Encinitas (sorry for crap phone photo)
I kinda feel the same way, but think there were more random giant sets this time around. Even if you want to call it the same size, I think January's swell was definitely more organized.
For those who have forgotten, here are a few that I shot back then:
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I think they were screaming because they had on really expensive shoes and didn't want them to get soaked. No other explaining the fear of shin high water coming at you. Also in one of the videos they said the waves washed away the truck. I think the truck was just idling there and drove away when the water came. In this vid you see it driving away.
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As far as the comparison with last January- this year, at least the days I've surfed, there have been long lulls. Last January I remember ten wave sets, just relentless beat downs. I didn't experience that the past week and only had one hold down and it wasn't even that bad. So, on the one hand I agree last year was heavier. But on the other hand last year I didn't see those outside, outside EL Porto waves before. I saw huge waves but not breaking a mile out. That was something.
