Three Weeks Too Long

It felt particularly good to hit up the beach today since it had been three weeks since I last hit up the beach. I picked a pretty good day to end my hiatus - the waves and conditions were nice.

Here's a vid from today:

Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2013

With my busy schedule, I've been pretty stoked on how the waves have lined up in my favor since November. Today was no exception. Although not epic, apparently it was the best day of this current swell.

My Turn

About a year ago, a few of my buddies scored some fun-looking shorebreak at this one spot. I've been waiting for my turn ever since. On Saturday, I got my chance.

I surfed for a little bit, but I ultimately ended up trading my board for my GoPro. Yeah, I know, I ought to get my board and fins confiscated for such nonsense. Haha. Here's a short vid from that morning:

New Year's Day 2013

Happy New Year!

I didn't stay for too long at the beach this morning. The waves were smaller than I was hoping for, but it's always nice to spend a weekday at the beach. Here are a short video and a couple of pics from this morning:

Runoff

After coming home from the beach (and taking a long, hot, thawing shower) today, I ended up hunkering down in the warm confines of my home for the rest of the day. Although nice and warm, I ended up getting a little bored staying home for most of the day so I ended up farting around with some of the few clips that I got this morning.

The waves were ok - decent size and relatively long rides - but swamped out from the fat high tide. There was some significant runoff that you can blame on this morning's rather heavy rain.

Side-Shore Winds

I went to the usual spot today, but I was ill prepared for the gusty side-shore winds. Consequently, I ended up leaving shortly after I arrived. Here's a really short vid featuring a few clips that I got before my premature depature.



On the way mauka, I came across a spot that wasn't looking too shabby. While the wind was blowing side-shore at most of the breaks in the area, the wind was actually blowing off-shore at this spot. On top of that, with the exception of a few oblivious fishermen, walkers and bikers, there wasn't a soul in sight.

Mele Kalikimaka 2012

Mele Kalikimaka!

Here's a two-for-one post. The pictures are from yesterday and the video is from Saturday.