A weather frontal system is moving in off the Pacific. Decided to get a surf check flight before any significant weather arrives...

Weather Garmin Pilot, iPAD:

Nice!!

Thank you Farm Boy.

Hopefully, it's not too bad tomorrow...

The front is creating hurricane force winds on West Vancouver Is.


Thunderstorms offshore:

Did you paddle out? Looked like the winds wasn't doing the surf any favors there.

UngaWunga wrote:Did you paddle out? Looked like the winds wasn't doing the surf any favors there.

I had to get back and complete some work later that afternoon, so there was no time to get out in the ocean. I did some body surfing (full 5mm, hood, booties, gloves) last week @ South Beach Park.

The surf is rising tonight and it's going to be too big for me in most places. When it gets smaller and less windy, I will try putting on a GoPro next time paddling out. Acclimating the cold is a real challenge after being in the tropics. But, I love being here.

Water is 56F:

https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/dsdt/cwtg/npac.html wrote: Newport OR Water Temperature 56.1 (04/14/2016 02:48 UTC)

Surf full face height could reach 30' tomorrow, not for me

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/data/Forecasts/FZUS56.KPQR.html wrote:SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES SE 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS...SHIFTING TO THE N
4 FT AT 4 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL 17 FT AT
14 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AT 14 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY.

How is the water over there? Warming up?

Its warmed up to a balmy 39...

http://www.swellinfo.com/surf-forecast/ ... -hampshire

UngaWunga wrote:Its warmed up to a balmy 39...

http://www.swellinfo.com/surf-forecast/ ... -hampshire

Holy $&$&! It's down to 28F at your place tonight!!! You surfing in that??

We used to surf in Japan during the winter (snow on the beach). That was back when we could burn truck tires and pallets on the beach for heat after a session. No Sierra Club in Chiba Peninsula.