how's the water temp zidd?

rj

hey, not bad for santa cruz   surfed in a wetsuit for the firset time last january in baja. "warm waters" for santa cruz locals and just frigging cold (but hey, not bad) for warm water people lucky lucky it's still season there!!!

check this out:

SUNSET BEACH
Aloha, this is Kaena with the report for Thursday morning at 7 AM.  


SURF
3-4 ft. - waist to shoulder high with occasional 5 ft. and good conditions.

SLOWLY decreasing, WNW & NNW swells with small, fun size waves. Super clean conditions this morning, but expect some mushy waves later when the Sea Breeze kicks in.

WEATHER
Calm & near Glassy in the early morning. SE to Variable Wind of less than 15 mph today. Possible Afternoon Onshore Sea Breezes developing later. Mostly sunny morning, but some scattered afternoon clouds with a chance of showers. High Temps near 80.


save for the mushy waves ,it sounds excellent...
*sigh sigh sigh*

sayang al, you should've stayed til monday!
ganda ng alon man! the beach break cleared up a bit, seemed as if tuesday morning would make it surfable. the point was really good though. in the morning, it was still pretty big, but the waves weren't choppy na so it was easy to get out. BIG waves (big for me!) but it was GOOD! it was really scary, and i had to psyche myself up, but i did it man! in the afternoon, the waters were calmer, the waves were still big, but not as strong and fast as in the morning.

wish i could go again this weekend, maybe to daet or something, but i'm just so darn broke....  


*sigh* surf...

it wasn't a full suit, it was kinda thin, no booties (big diff) and no head thing whatchacallit....

it wasn't THAT cold actually, but imagine surfing in warm waters all year round man. it was my first time out in a wetsuit that day (we surfed somewhere in san miguel) and i actually met some people at another spot (k-58_ who've never surfed WITHOUT a wetsuit. sad really...

ocean, you can check out Weather Underground of Hong Kong, to marine weather, and check out the wave height forecast for south china sea  

anyone surfing this weekend? pa-kwento na lang o... la na talaga, need to earn to surf!!

hi everyone,

have a friend i met surfing in hawaii a few years ago and wants to visit the philippines around july-august. she wants to go on a boat-surf trip around the SEA region. any suggestions as to where to start would really help  

thanks for the info   i was wondering if anyone knew of boat trips that we can take around the South East Asian region, aside from the Philippines..?

i was thinking of letting my friend fly here then go to Bali after we go around the 'Pinas. problem is its typhoon season those months. Guess I'll have to figure out if August is a good time to come over

ayyy..... it was a fantastic weekend, especially monday when EVERYBODY left! haha! yes! had the point to me self and two other guys. oh yeaaahhh.....

i got there monday morning from baguio. the waves were smaller, still shoulder to head high, but very clean sets. there were a bunch of locals at the beach break, and one other guy at the point (jun had just come in) and mike went out with me. it was sweet, not too big at the point, real mellow, hardly wind, maybe a nice breeze being a beginner i just had to pick the smaller waves at the point, but it was cool coz no competition. nice long rides glassy, not crowded the waves died down around 2ish, getting smaller and smaller, so we just hung out at the kubo and stared at the sea...  

the situation at the san juan surf camp is pretty bad. although i always stay there even though it's expensive (dorms are cheap so i stay there now) and there can't be much to say about the amenities, it's convenient because of the location and the people are nice. lately, i've heard a lot of complaints regarding the camp, lots of thefts, some cleanliness issues, etc. apparently, a lot of people have been complaining since a few years back of items being taken from their rooms. management still isn't doing anything about it and appears almost entirely complacent. i heard that the recent theft cost someone almost Php70,000. and during my last stay, my rusty tide watch got stolen      ah well... advised to bring my own lock since i stay there often enough, or otherwise leave your valuables at the desk before you surf. shame, really, if only the other camps were closer...

yeah, i was in daet a couple of weeks ago, right after the storm. i actually tried the boards! they're alright man, lookd like   but it works   shape is weird, i guess alvin took into account a few things regarding the rocker and the nose and made some hybrid wide nose, thick rocker, weird shaped board.  they also made a 6'6 shortboard. really thin, sturdy, okay din. but i don't think they've actually produced one for sale or anything.

hola! a friend of mine was in siargao right after the typhoon-that- was-supposed-to-hit-but-didn't   said it was WAY too big then.  another friend surfed anyway at dako (?)

anyhoo... ZIDD. i'll leaving for norcal in june. am thinking it *may* just be warmer than december, how high does the water temp get there? thinking of checking out santa cruz. is shelter cove  (on the lost coast) too far from the bay area? a friend surfed there recently and in crescent city too.

would appreciate any info.

MILLIE: hi! i was in davao last month (right before said storm above) and was supposed to go to mati. i heard it breaks there but on a typhoon swell, it's mostly for windsurfers yeah?

AL! wala lang.

thanks zidd, will mail you when i'm there. wow, am actually going to meet someone from the forum in a different country. cool  

hi kurdec, i know an allan but i dunno his family name..

surf's up! yeah baby!  

http://www.navo.navy.mil/LIBRARY/Metoc/Pacific+North+-+West+of+1 80/South+China+Sea/MODELS/SWAPS/Sig+Wav+Ht+and+Dir+Series/index.html

wawa ka naman al!   hey, what was the name of the place you surfed in palawan? i was there during the start of the storms, and, there was one beach that was breaking near sabang. had been surfed by australians na daw pero no people coz its far and no resorts to stay in. good surf palawan, ha. surf by barrios in places accesible by motorcycles lang or boats. get checked na bilis para makasurf tayo don, taga dun pa naman tatay mo! mga november okay na yan...

hey kat, i might be in boston this summer for a week or so. i'll be coming from SF (maybe surf in sta. cruz... zidd?  ) maybe mexico too

am from manila, mostly, anyway.

wow. who's this?

thanks guys! and al is right, for once   hehehe! al! sorry nawala na ako the other night, the place was just too full man!  

hola zidd, and people from cali! just in a few days ago from manila. was at santa cruz yesterday, boy, was it HOT! saw some surf action, not sure what the breaks were called. lots of people out in small surf at powell's (?) it's the one to the extreme right of the boardwalk. but saw this break further down with better waves (2 breaks on either side of a cliff, might be steamer's). water was STILL cold despite the heat, props to the chicks surfing in bikinis. will wait for a wetsuit (getting one soon). anyone wanna hook up? let me know   i like santa cruz
staying at foster city now, but going up to humboldt   maybe next next (?) a friend wants to take me to the lost coast (?) to surf

hey punk, are you anywhere near foster city now? have been here for a few months now. surfed santa cruz and bodega bay a few weekends ago (in a full suit no less! lamig dito chong!) would be great to talk about your project. i met dino a few years ago as well... you guys should check out maritess though.. old pero really funny