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So how big's it gonna get Wed/Thurs/Fri on west coast?
- Thread starter oneworlded
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Nick Cabugos on Instagram: "Biggest surf I’ve seen in SB since @jaimeherrera4 broke his leash and had to get rescued by the harbor patrol at thousand steps during El Niño 1994 or something like that #santabarbara #sandbar #california #surfline #seesb #sandspit #surfermagazine #dronephotography #drone #dji #djimavic #dronevideo #santabarbaraharbor #stearnswharf #socal #montecito #stormwatch #sbnews #swellstory"
884 likes, 42 comments - nicky.cabugos on January 6, 2023: "Biggest surf I’ve seen in SB since @jaimeherrera4 broke his leash and had to get rescued by the..."
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Your basic worst case scenario right there.
This gives me terrible anxiety
Taking off at Todos on the day in question would take balls. Surfing Blacks as shown above would take balls
Blacks looks heavy AF but not really comprable risk to Todos. That Brad Jacobsen video showed some of the worst wipeouts by guys who had no business surfing that day and i don’t think anyone got rescued. Surfing an offshore island in Mex at that size is another level.
A lot of us surf big beach break on the regular but would not fuck with XXL reefs. Reality is, surfing big BB is probably more dangerous when you consider most don't wear floatation, are surfing without lifeguards or water safety, and the shifty nature of beach breaks. Still true big wave surfing is a whole other level of commitment in terms of time, training and overcoming fear.
Well Thursday was pretty wild around Santa Cruz. Saw waves breaking in absurd locations.
Craziest situation was responding to a structure fire on a beachfront house in Rio Del Mar. I stepped out of the engine and was in knee deep water. Waves were breaking across the road and knocking over people, ,washing over equipment, and a huge piling from the recently collapsed Seacliff pier floated down the street. Almost got the rig stuck in the massive amount of sand that settled on the road.
Lots of damage to roads and State Park infrastructure. Probably going to be a long time before certain parks are open again.
Craziest situation was responding to a structure fire on a beachfront house in Rio Del Mar. I stepped out of the engine and was in knee deep water. Waves were breaking across the road and knocking over people, ,washing over equipment, and a huge piling from the recently collapsed Seacliff pier floated down the street. Almost got the rig stuck in the massive amount of sand that settled on the road.
Lots of damage to roads and State Park infrastructure. Probably going to be a long time before certain parks are open again.
Raining non stop since I woke up at 5.
Santa Rosa Creek might overflow this week. Tons of sand and logs moving around.
Santa Rosa Creek might overflow this week. Tons of sand and logs moving around.
That looked heavyAnd our favorite vlogger
SoCal Surfer on Instagram: " BLACKS BEACH GOES XL is live on our YouTube channel! Link in bio. "
11K likes, 193 comments - socal.surfer on January 6, 2023: " BLACKS BEACH GOES XL is live on our YouTube channel! Link in bio. ".
That was straight up heavy
Three 11 second hold downs back to back, an 8 and two 5's, while trying to make it to the channel
Doesn't sound like much, but it is
Kate Winslet would scoff at those breathold times.