"Unexpected Wave Conditions at Ocean Beach"
Jan 13, 2024 - 11:30amSummary: After surfing at Ocean Beach (OB) for around 90 minutes, I found the conditions quite unusual due to the high tide causing unpredictable wave patterns. Most waves averaged three feet, with occasional larger sets reaching up to five feet, making for a mostly enjoyable session where I caught numerous waves on my longboard. Many surfers struggled with their board choice, but my longboard proved advantageous, allowing me to ride steeper waves confidently. Among the waves I caught, one standout was a right-hander, which I rode exceptionally well, giving me the thrill of shortboarding on a longboard.Transcript: So I finished surfing at OB. I probably surfed for about an hour and a half. It was interesting out there. The tide was really high, so the reflections of waves back from the beach on shore kind of caused the waves to be quite wonky. Like you never know when the wave was kind of gonna just like die out or buck you or you know, something. It was decent size, like I'd say mostly three foot waves, but occasionally sets would come through that were probably head high, maybe five foot. And I mean, overall, pretty fun session. I caught a ton of waves. A lot of other people were not on the right board. I had the long board, caught a ton of waves. And it was fun surfing some steeper stuff at OB and feeling pretty confident on my long board. As well as, there was one really, really good wave that I got that I took it right and I paddled for it really early because I was like, I think this is a wave. And it turned out to probably be my best wave of the day. Just like this peeling right with a big section that I had to pass. And I was kind of surprised, but I made it through the section and I was just going really fast and just, it was fun. It was a chill, fun wave, but you know, felt like I was shoreboarding on a long board, which is always like a funny, funny thing to do.
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