Weak Surf...

ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,942 moderator
edited June 21, 2008 in Sports
Went over to scruz this morning. Beside being overcast, surf was kind of
flat...from Steamers.

Couple of groms hopped in the water and offered up a show. They're fun to
watch. Most of them will paddle for as much as others will let them have.

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Check out the board...

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  • ASkipASkip Registered Users Posts: 224 Major grins
    edited June 16, 2008
    ian408 wrote:
    Went over to scruz this morning. Beside being overcast, surf was kind of
    flat...from Steamers.

    Couple of groms hopped in the water and offered up a show. They're fun to
    watch. Most of them will paddle for as much as others will let them have.


    That is a really nice picture for an overcast day, must have been a little bit of light from somewhere... About how high above the waves are you for this photo?
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,942 moderator
    edited June 16, 2008
    ASkip wrote:
    That is a really nice picture for an overcast day, must have been a little bit of light from somewhere... About how high above the waves are you for this photo?

    Thank you for the comment!

    The sun was just starting to peek out of the clouds.

    I'm about 25 or 30 feet off the water. You can get an idea from this photo.

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    www.wavewatch.com and go to the cameras for a look at Steamers for an
    idea of the spot.
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  • TravisTravis Registered Users Posts: 1,472 Major grins
    edited June 17, 2008
    Nice captures. I can feel the saltwater nasal cleaning the guy in #2 is about to get. :D
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,942 moderator
    edited June 18, 2008
    Thanks Travis!
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  • ed_hed_h Registered Users Posts: 191 Major grins
    edited June 18, 2008
    ian408 wrote:
    Thank you for the comment!

    The sun was just starting to peek out of the clouds.

    I'm about 25 or 30 feet off the water. You can get an idea from this photo.

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    thats a nice shot, i can't recall a picture ever taken at that angle. If i recall Santa Cruz early 60's even in June the temperate would be someone in the early 50's, definitely a nasal cleaning
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,942 moderator
    edited June 18, 2008
    ed_h wrote:
    thats a nice shot, i can't recall a picture ever taken at that angle. If i recall Santa Cruz early 60's even in June the temperate would be someone in the early 50's, definitely a nasal cleaning
    ed

    Thanks Ed!

    That particular shot was taken in September. The air temp is usually around
    70F but the water temp remains a fairly constant 50F year round.
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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited June 21, 2008
    The first one is great for the avail light mate. Dont know if i would be in the water around seals though.
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,942 moderator
    edited June 21, 2008
    gus wrote:
    The first one is great for the avail light mate. Dont know if i would be in the water around seals though.

    Don't see much shark activity here. Though they are there. When you get
    bumped in the line up by a porpoise, that makes you think :uhoh
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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited June 21, 2008
    ian408 wrote:
    Don't see much shark activity here. Though they are there. When you get
    bumped in the line up by a porpoise, that makes you think :uhoh
    Whites hang about the seals over here. No way would i get in with them.

    Our river here is absolutely full of bull sharks & i used to dive on peoples boats & clean the props/rudders of barnacles etc. I had a dolphin come right up to my face in the murk under a boat & scare the living hell out of me. Your in the dark & you know something 8 foot long is inches from you. I have also had one lay perfectly still under me when i was cleaning & when ive stretched out...i stood on him, i came out of the water like a missile from a sub. Some sort of 'in' dolphin joke i assume.
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,942 moderator
    edited June 21, 2008
    gus wrote:
    Some sort of 'in' dolphin joke i assume.
    I think you're right about that lol3.gif
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