Waves knee to waist high occasionally larger, with side-onshore winds
Character is what emerges from all the little things
you were too busy to do yesterday, but did anyway.
The present moment is the only time over which we have dominion.
“Dude I’m so stoked! I know it’s a shot in the dark to ask people to donate but we are on the final push to get this thing built.”
~ Robbie Wiles on the hope for a new beach access to the waves in the Crescent Beach area. The Go Fund Me page is here
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To go along with the winter theme of all things Hawaii, I present to you a remix of Hidden Beauty / Hidden Danger. Baywatch cast members host a Hawaiian ocean and outdoor safety video chock full of wipeouts, a re-enactment with Mark Cunningham (I think), and so much more. You’re welcome.
DetailsBelow is a great clip from the 2011 Global Wave Conference about surfing and economics. Surfing (and surfers) are often overlooked as an economically irrelevant body. But, there are more surfers than ever (it’s estimated that there are 3.3 million surfers in the U.S. now) and we undoubtedly have buying power (In the U.S. we…
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DetailsIsiqalo‘s Waves for Change is dedicated to educating and training youth in South Africa using surfing as a model for life. One of the primary goals is to encourage HIV awareness and testing. I contacted the director, Tim, about volunteering while in Cape Town. Slightly self-conscious about the “voluntourism” thing, I still thought it seemed…
DetailsDon’t forget to catch the lunar eclipse tonight, the last until 2014. It’ll go something like this:  
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DetailsShopping for the holidays can be a nightmare. Trying to find a place to park, battling angry shoppers, not knowing what to get your loved ones, etc. That’s why we’ve created the Surf Station and Girl Next Door Holiday Gift Guides. We’ve taken some of our favorite and most popular items and categorized them to…
DetailsRemember last year when we were all sporting Dumpster Divers? But, just when we presumed late 2011 was going to be all Neck Beards (Reynolds’ latest model) out pops Conner Coffin’s Fred Rubble. Forgiving rocker, kinda thick, easy to pilot in smaller and not-so-small waves, it has become the kayak of choice among good surfers.…
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Monday, October 18th, 2021
7:20 am: Wave height looks smaller at first look. Super weird because it should be bigger, based on the increased buoy reading offshore on our local buoy. Wave size looks knee to thigh high with some few and far between larger set waves. The wind is brisk sideonshore. The local buoy is running 3.9 feet at 9 seconds way up from yesterdays 2.6 feet at 8 seconds reading . The marine forecast calls for continued onshore winds. You can check our regional buoys here, Check the Surf Station You Tube Live Cam for a live look at the surf this morning. The up to the minute wind data can be seen on the Surf Station Weather Station