surfing

The surf was not like last week and this past weekend.  It was small and a bit choppy at Diamond Head.  One of those days where even the bigger ones just did not want to break.  Alot of paddling.  I did get a few and my last one was pretty fun.  Apparently it is suppose to pick up throughout the day so it might be more fun later.  It was still a beautiful morning out and there was only about 15 of us total in the water so plenty of room.  Oh, and did I mention the wind was back a little today.  Pics are kind of making it look a little better than it was ..hmmm:

There was still the South swell in town and all I can say is the waves were really good.  The wind was down and the bump was still here.  Ended up surfing at old man's on a 6'10" and there was plenty of wave for it.   Big clean and fun sets.  I would call it pretty consistent head high with a few bigger ones.  Of course there were lulls in the action as well.

Went to China Wall for the sunset and to relax and it was beautiful.  Waves were great there too.  A good amount ot takers and some good size.  Here is a video I shot there:

Got up early this morning and hit Diamond Head around 6:30.  It was a bit of side shore wind but surprisingly clean.  Alot of the crew that is always there in the morning was leaving when I got there.  I was wondering if I missed some email about some meeting or if the surf was bad.  Turned out it was pretty awesome.  Cleaner than I thought considering the wind and pretty fun size.  Backed off since last week/weekends bump but still some chest to shoulder high sets coming through.  There were some lulls in the action but hey, you are surfing in Hawaii so can't complain.

Hawaii is getting hit with a bit of a South Swell right now and it is the perfect mix of light winds and perfect sun.  It is making for fun and glassy conditions.

Surf last night was really fun.  I hit up Tonggs.  It was glassy and some head high and even a few overhead sets.  Caught some fun lefts and tried one right that totally closed out on me.

The drops were good and there was a good push for sure behind all of them.  Some of them were actually closing out a bit which is funny for the crumbly shoulders Tonggs gets.

The surf in town this week has been good.  There has been a bump in the swell pretty much since Tuesday and another one came in again today.

At the same time the wind has died down so it is making for glassy conditions and warm water.  YES PLEASE.

Grabbed a little Diamond Head grill plate lunch and checked out the surf at Diamond Head.  The reports called for 2-3+ at Diamond Head with the wind on it making it messy.  Accurate I say.

It is smaller at the other locations in town and there were a few clean and fun ones it looked like as you can see.  There were not too many takers in the middle of the day so it would have been good if I didn't have meetings.

Still seems worth it to head out and get a few as long as the rains hold off.  Report will be updated once I surf.

It was a weird day out at Diamond Head.  For sure bigger than Thursday but actually closing out.  From what I counted there was only 6 of us in the water at 6:30 this morning.  The outside sets were big and just closing out which is pretty rare for Diamond Head.  The theme of the session was duck diving.  I think I set a personal record for a session.  That being said, still got some great ones with good drops you just had to be in the right spot at the right time.  It still was worth it.  Every so often it cleaned up and was a little smaller.  This video I shot shows that:

It has been a little while since we have had a significant bump in the South swell.  I was pretty excited and actually woke up at 5:45am sans alarm to get out there since I was so jazzed.  It was smaller than I had been hearing, head high range with a few over maybe, but it was great because there was no wind and it was clean.  Actually not that crowded at Diamond Head and plenty of waves for everyone.  The challenge was the bigger waves were inconsistent.  There would be sets but then it would die down for a while.

Happy St Patrick's to everyone from Oahu.  Surf was fun today.  Surfed "Cliffs" at Diamond Head.  It looked choppy and when I got down the path I saw three Kite Surfers.  I knew that was a bad sign.  To my surprise, once I paddled out the wind was really not bad.  It was choppy but still clean as you can see from the pics.  More size than the past week or so.  Some fun shoulder to maybe even head high at times.  I think the look from up top kept the crowd down.  There was plenty of waves for everyone.  Happy St Patrick's from an Irish kid on Oahu.  

A little alitteration today, small saturday surf.  The swell was pretty funky today at Diamond Head.  It was smaller than the past two days and a little more wind so there was some texture on the water.  Every so often there were some pretty fun sets that came through.  The longboards on the outside were snagging those so I eventually had to move back inside.  Got some and it was a beautiful morning so no complaints.  Here are some shots.