So how big's it gonna get Wed/Thurs/Fri on west coast?

jkb

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Feb 22, 2005
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I remember watching - I think it was Tom Curren surf waves like that at Doheny during one of the 97 storms. That DOHO sandbar was reeling beyond belief. I also couldn't believe someone was out there in that toxic soup. The water was literally black.
Also - why isn't anyone out at Sharp Park?
Doheny did this in the mid-2000's. Sometime between 2005-2008, I think.

Horseshoe shaped sandbar formed after a ton of rain dumped all at once. Good sized NW swell hit a week later.

Perfect barrels for about a week and then it disappeared. I was out with 2 other people the first morning it hit. Got 3 in-and-outs on 1 wave. Still one of my most memorable swell events.
 

RemyXO

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SteveT

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Apr 11, 2005
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Maybe too early to say this but me thinks this rain thing is being way over hyped. I’ve been looking at radar, etc and I‘m not seeing anything that justifies the borderline insane response from “the authorities”.
Yup
Got only about 1/2 of what was predicted.
 

SteveT

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Don't know if true, but this AM on CNN, a reporter in the SF area said one of the buoys reported 45'