2014.9.21

Small and grey today. Light onshore wind. Lots of thigh to waist high waves coming through with the occasional chest high set packing some pop out the back. Sunday crowd is alive and well and lining the line up. best to avoid the 5.5ft 10:50 high by an hour or so. Low of 1.7ft @ 16:00.

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photos @ 9:00

2014.9.20

Wind light onshore. Waves thigh to waist high probably going chest and maybe even head high on select sets. Consistent 14-15 sec SW rolling in today. Lots of guys on bigger boards pulling in thigh to waist high waves and taking 'em all the way to shore. 10:30 5.4ft high dampens things a bit but anything it loses will come back fast heading for the 2ft low at 16:00. Coastal clean up is under way so pick up some trash on your way back to the parking lot if you don't usually do that already.

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2014.9.19

Storm swell continues with only residual long period SW of 15ish sec still making it through for the occasional appearance. Lumpy and grey today. Waves waist to chest high, occasional head high sets. Wind is medium-light and cross but wouldn't make much difference as it's all already chopped to near death. There are a few guys picking up quite a few lines but expect to see less at the tide comes to a 5.25ft high at 10:00. Low is 2.25 @ 3:10 and should bring a little more pop back into it in the afternoon.

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photos @ 8:00 Media of The Day: Clips of Pete Getting Deep

petethemovie from Joe Buck on Vimeo.

2014.9.18

Cloudy with a chance of meatballs. Or rain. Hopefully both. Mmmm meatballs. Wind is medium and cross coming SSW. Looking lumpy bumpy and dumpy in the water with waves waist to chest to head high + & even head and a half in spots down the beach. The sand bars are really messed up right now. Two troopers are fighting to find lines but in 5 minutes I was watching it I saw nary a drop between the two. Advanced/Expert body surfing at the beach today as far as I can see it. Otherwise check the cams and head south or check the 2mile blog for bo.

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photos @ 7:40 Media of the Day: Pete Making the Most of Tuesdays Shorebreak

2014.9.17

This SW swell is finicky. Wen't into a long lull yesterday afternoon but appears to have recovered some overnight. Light onshore breeze under grey skies. Mostly shorebreak. 4.9ft high tide now then 2.75ft low @ 13:20 and a 5.6ft high tide @ 19:00 would wash it out if not for the fact that all the bars capable of taking south swell seem to have been swept away with hurricane Marie and her friends so it'll be variable shorebreak all day anyway. Best bet is still west marin or maybe even OB today. If yesterdays any indicator there may be some fun windswell shorebreak bowls in the afternoon if you don't have the time to make the drive to the bo-factory.

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photos @ 7:40 Media of the Day: Steve Making The Most of Yesterdays Shore-Break

2014.9.16

The south swell is coming! The south swell is coming!! WARNING: This swell may be small at the moment but is LONG period with HIGH consistency. Things can change fast out there, especially around the tide swing so know your limits. Bolinas is probably the best bet today as the little reef 'the patch' will work it on most tides with a period this long. See video below if you need convincing.

REPORT: wind is light offshore at 7:00 when I checked it. Sun will be out shortly and the tide is too damn high. This swell is still small but at a 20 sec period but really consistent right now and will be building in size throughout the day. Any southward facing reefs you know of will probably be a good bet for today as most sand bars probably haven't recovered from the beatings they've taken this past month. If you're unsure where to go grab your longboard (seriously 7ft + don't fuck around with a fish) and go out to the patch at bolinas. Don't believe me? I wen't out there on the Marie swell and got some of the longest waves of my life; check out the vid below.

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Media of the Day: Bolinas 'the Patch' -- Hurrican Marie, Thursday afternoon

55 Second Wave @ The Patch -- Bolinas, CA 28 August 2014 from Joe Buck on Vimeo.

2014.9.15

Wind light onshore. Lines looking squishy and inconsistent around knee to thigh high but building in with a tad more pop as the tide drops to a 2.66ft 10:50 low. It'll loose form fast on the way out to the 5.85ft 16:55 high so get it this morning if you want a wave today. No sign of the big forecast SW yet but keep your eyes on the buoy.

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photos @ 9:20