2014.12.31

Wind heavy out of the NE this morning--straight offshore. Wish there were some waves to come with it but it's another day on the lake. Cold, crisp and ultra clear on the horizon making the last day of 2014 a generally beautiful one.

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photos @ 8:00 I spy the islands

2014.12.30

Offshore wind and not a wave in sight; it's flat out there people. Better off with the sub 50°F temperatures and wind chill because it'd be damn hard to find motivation to get in anyway.

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photos @ 8:00

2014.12.29

More offshore and dinker waves on tap today - shin to thigh range. Photos to come soon but don't expect much fun without a log.

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photos @ 11:00

2014.12.28

Wind light offshore. Waves in the dinker range of ankle to shin high and shorebreak. low tide of 1.54ft @ 10:55 will have the most non-shore break waves but be sure to bring a log. Anything under 8 ft won't catch you a wave today.

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photos @ 7:00

2014.12.27

Wind offshore and light. Waves looking dinker between ankle and shin high going thigh high on the biggest sets. Fun day for a beginner to get out there on a foamie or longboard. High tide of 5.12ft @ 15: will wash it out for at least 2 hours on each side at this size so avoid it.

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photos @ 10:00

2014.12.26

Wind offshore and light. Waves in the thigh to chest high zone and looking inconsistent on the bigger sets. Fun looking long/hybrid board waves. 5.7ft high @ 14:20

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photos @ 12:00

2014.12.25

No pics today, taking a lay day to be with family. I would expect conditions to be similar to yesterday based on the buoy but with more general chop n slop and wind more onshore.

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2014.12.24

Medium steady onshore breeze waves in the waist to chest high zone and looking a little bumpy/sloppy. Tides coming up to a 6.7ft high tide @ 12:15. Back to low of -1ft @ 19:00.

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photos @ 9:15

2014.12.23

Wind off shore. Wave in the waist to chest high zone going head high on the biggest sets. Lots of NW swell forecast but only 13-14sec range showing up means lots of open corners. Little washed out with the high tide but definitely still some fun little ones to pick off. big 7ft high tide around 11:30 washes it out more then steady drop to -1.25 low at 18:30.

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photos @ 9:00

2014.12.22

Wind isn't really doing anything right now but forecast to pick up and go onshore in the afternoon. Waves in the waist to chest high zone and bumpy with the high tide, jumbled sand bar and little wind swell on top. I didn't do a great job of capturing it but there are a fair few fun looking corners that a fish or hybrid board would feel real nice on. Should drain out into some gnarly backwash as the tide drops to a -1.3 low @ 17:30.

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photos @ 9:20

2014.12.21

Wind is light onshore, waves in the waist to chest high range likely going head high on the biggest sets. Little soft with the high tide but pretty surprising that there's no one out there getting a piece. Will probably shape up a bit more towards the -1.14ft low @ 16:50 so long as the wind doesn't get too fat.

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photos @ 10:00

2014.12.20

Waves in the chest to head high range, often going upwards of head and half +. Wind is light and skies are grey. Probably a dangerous and mostly fruitless day to surf here with 10+ft swells at 17 sec coming in. In any case, watch it for a good while before getting in. I didn't have time to capture a macker set but I know they're out there. Low tide of -.85ft @ 16:10.

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photos @ 7:10

2014.12.19

Wind light onshore. Waves small and sloppy. Looking waist to chest high at best and high tidey for sure. Wind is forecast to turn around and go offshore sometime in the early afternoon heading towards the -0.43ft low tide @ 15:30. Should clean things up some.

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photos @ 7:30

2014.12.18

Wind is offshore with waves mostly in the waist to chest high zone but frequently going head high. Lots of consistency on this combo short period NW with just enough SSW to swing it in to us. best bet for Look for waves to get hollow towards the low tide 0.06ft @ 14:50.

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photos @ 9:10 ..... Imgur is down so I'll be back to try and upload around noon; until then -- you can access the photos via dropbox

2014.12.17

Waves in the waist to head high range with biggest sets going a bit overhead. Hard to gage size with no one in the water. Wind is pretty still. Light drizzle coming down. Waves set to drop in period and build in size today. Should be lots and lots of hollow open shoulders a few hours before and after the 0.6ft 14:10 low tide. Keep your fingers crossed that wind stays light or turns off shore as forecast.

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photos @ 8:30

2014.12.16

Wind off shore. Waves big and wonky in the head to head and a half range and mostly closed out. Best waves are the 20 ft lefts out at the potato patch. This swell is supposed to fade a bit and should be more manageable towards the low tide as it drains some size. Low of 1.15ft @ 13:30.

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photos @ 9:30

2014.12.15

Light rain and big waves. Wind offshore at medium speed. Waves in the head high to couple feet over head range occ going head and a half. Lots of fun looking shoulders if you can rally yourself to get in. 12:40 1.7ft low will bring barrels.

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photos @ 9:30

2014.12.14

Waves in the waist to chest high range with biggest sets going head high. Wind is offshore. The Lagoon is still breached and dumping. There will still be elevated bacteria levels from that but at this point if you wear a hood or ear plugs and don't get water in your mouth you'd probably be fine. Low tide of 2.17ft @ 11:40 today will put some pop in the water as it was looking a little squish and shorebreak when I checked it ~ 7:20

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Photos taken @ 7:20

2014.12.13

The Lagoon is still actively dumping: There will be increased bacteria levels (two years worth) for 24-48 hours after it STOPS. Surf at your own risk; think also of those you live with. New sand bars are changing the game. Wind is offshore. It's looking bumpy but holly heck it's looking pretty. rights, lefts, straights and no back wash yet. Waves in the chest to head high range with biggest sets going a couple feet over.

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Photos: @ 9:30

2014.12.12

Lagoon is breached! High tide and big swell in the night gave our saturated little lagoon what I can only imagine was a climactic release. ADVISORY: Don't get into the water for a couple days; there's two years of lagoon bacteria flowing into the lineup right now.

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Photo courtesy of Molly taken ~ 7:30

2014.12.11

So the storm came after all. The Lagoon is super saturated. The Marin Headlands are feeling so moist night now. Wind is near gale force during sporadic squalls from the south west and waves are in the head and a half+ range? Can't tell because I couldn't open my eyes without being pelted in my eyeballs with rain. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO COME HERE. It's freakin dangerous. Normally I'd recommend you roll out to point bonita just to see the magnitude/power of the beast but visibility sucks right now so it's not even close to worth it. Waves will still be huge tomorrow and way more fun to look at.

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photos @ 7:10 Videos @ 7:10

2014.12.10

The lagoon is almost completely saturated. It's getting very exciting out here. No truly long period yet but the potato patch is definitely doing it's thing with this 10ft 15sec (at the moment) swell. Waves in the head and a half to double overhead range. Could be good somewhere that likes big north swell and south wind but do yourself a favor and get your place of living storm ready first. It's about to get all kinds of nasty out here and the surf will be epic this weekend after the lagoon dumps. WILL LIKELY FOREGO TOMORROWS REPORT FOR SAFTEY RESONS/POWER OUTAGE

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photos @ 8:45 Potatoes Today

2014.12.9

Wind is very light and variable but onshore at the moment. Waves in the chest to head high range with sets going a foot or two overhead. Looks like some fun corners between lots of close outs and a gnarly paddle out. Waves aren't predicted to go kamikaze until early tomorrow but don't be surprised if you paddle out and see sets looking that way today. The 12:15 6ft high tide will bring softer but much bigger faces -- look for things to be in the head and a half range. Today is the last safe-ish day to be in the water here until the weekend. The lagoon will likely break between thurs-friday so look forward to some new sand bars next week.

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photos @ 7:45

2014.12.8

Wind is very light offshore and waves are in the waist to chest high zone with head high sets likely. Looking squishy with the 6.35ft 11:35 high tide approaching. WARNING: Big long period swell on tap to show up over the next 24 hours and stick around for 3 full days. Look at the buoy and expect things to get harry as soon as the 17+ sec period shows up with consistency. With that in mind, it's supposed to show up small (1.5ft) at first and could be throwing some fun head high lines off the point with the low tide later. That being said, it could also go close out long before that. In any case don't expect to surf here Tues-Friday.

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photos @ 8:55

14.12.7

wind is offshore but the big 6.6ft 11:00 high tide is already softening things. Waves in the knee to waist zone with occasional chest high sets looking very possible and a little squishy. Look for longboard waves to be fully washed out by 10:00, then more waves to come back around 12:30-1 after the tide starts to drop again. Get your waves while you can people because things are blowing up later this week.

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photos @ 7:10

2014.12.6

Wind offshore, waves in the knee to chest high zone but already looking washed out as the 6.8ft high @ 10:20 approaches. -1ft low @ 17:10 will drain things out so sometime between noon and 5 there will be an ideal for everything from longboards to hand planes. Still seeing a consistent W swell @ 270-275° around 4-5ft @ 14-15 sec but slowly waning by the looks of it.

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photos @ 8:00 media nugget: Another photo courtesy of Terasu Life from 12/2

2014.12.5

South swell faded away overnight to be replaced by a 15 sec 3-4ft West. Wind is light off/cross shore this morning. Waves in the waist to chest high zone being completely drowned by the 7ft 9:40 high tide. Should shape up slightly with the tide going down to a -0.95 low @ 16:30.

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photos @ 7:30 Media Nugget: Can you Believe this was Cron on Tuesday? -- Photo Cred: Terasu Life

2014.12.4

Wind is strong cross-shore out of the south and is set to stay that way while shifting a little more east later in the day. Waves are head high going a foot or two over on the bigger sets and looking churned up. Likely to get smaller throughout the day. Low tide of -0.2ft @ 15:51

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photos @ 8:00 photo of the day: Guys over at Terasu Life caught some magic here in the afternoon on tuesday 12/2 -- here's me trying to imitate one of the best surfers out there

2014.12.3

Yesterdays perfect offshore has given way to storm slop. Wind is cross shore from the SSW while waves are going head high to a couple feet over head with lots of clean looking corners if you're motivated enough to paddle out through big short period waves. Low tide of -0.41ft @ 15:07 today.

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photos @ 9:30

2014.12.2

Wet morning. Wind is offshore at medium-light speed. Looks like super fun knee to waist high long boarding lines if it only just broke off shore. Right now it's almost exclusively shorebreak but gaging from the 0.09ft 14:19 low we should start to see some fun waves in the next hour or two right through to sunset so long as the wind doesn't go to cross on us as it shifts south.

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photos @ 8:45

2014.12.1

Offshore wind, small shin to knee high lines coming in with the high tide. the 1.4ft low tide at 12:25 should bring in some real fun little longboard lines.

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photos @ 9:30