The first of the two days were small breaks over a sandbar that make nice easy catching waves. Even though they were small they had enough energy to ride all the way to shore and make some turns on them. This is one of the five established breaking points at Birch Bay State Park. Living up here has been fun and learning what happens with tide changes and what certain winds can do to the ocean is a good learning experience. This was a beautiful day and you would of never known it was 10 days from Christmas.
Three days later a west wind came from nowhere and gave the 3rd break these! With an outgoing tide and 20 mph winds I was treated to some nice breaking waves for an hour before it got dark. This is the same location of the 5 foot wave I have in my first blog by the tree. When it breaks here it seems to be better from the west and waves are smooth like the point. It never fails me when I surf here. They are longer rides and the energy keeps going all the way to shore. All in all it was a fun couple of days and I can't wait for what 2012 will bring.
