DECEMBER SURF SESSION VIII

Surfing for the fourth time in row on my short board. This is the next day after the last post I did. A lot calmer and ended up being really sunny. this is my first ride with my camera. I like my mounted camera, but I think it is time to get the new GoPro. Hopefully it will be clearer and work better

DECEMBER SURF SESSION VII

 

Finally, thanks to a freind of mine, I was able to get some videos of me surfing out there on a short board. The wind was pretty crazy and the waves were coming in as sets, 2 feet for small waves and 4 feet for the bigger ones. It was a really fun day out there and it was warmer out there than it looks on the videos.

 

 

DECEMBER SURF SESSION VI

Big winds at Birch Bay State Park made waves everywhere in the bay, especially at the point.
I got to ride 3 to 4 footers on my Fish at the point in the park. Perfect conditions for waves. The swell, the wind and tide all came together at the same time. The best waves break on an out going tide with about a foot to 2 feet of water over the point's shoulder. I was getting nice rides of about 200 foot rides. The whole time I thought I was filming my rides but I forgot the chip and was pretty disappointed about it. I made up for my blunder by getting this nice photo of waves coming in from my deck.

DECEMBER SURF SESSION V

Another great day at the Gulf Road, the wind just kept on coming all week long. Most of the waves were about 3 feet high and smooth. Second day in a row on my short board, with some nice shoulder rides along the shore.

 

DECEMBER SURF SESSION IV

I was looking at some sights that thought they knew Birch Bay surfing. Iwannasurf sight and surfme need to be updated and the waves are not so rare as they say. They say maybe 5 times a year you can ride at Birch Bay and only in one location. After living here there are five solid surfing spots around WhiteHorn in Birch Bay. I also surfed at these locations over 50 times last year and on pace for this season again.  Now that I have said all of this it is important for people to know that waves here only form with wind. If you want to know when to show up follow the wind updates on news or windfinder, this will help you not be disappointed the next time you drive out there.
        These photos are from the Gulf Road, it works with any South wind over 20 to 25mph sustained winds. Mid 3 to 5 tides and out going are the best for good hollow waves. This was my first surfing session at Birch Bay that I rode my 6'8" fish and rode some nice shore breaks. When the waves get bigger here and you want good rides, I feel that a surfer should be more on the intermediate level.

DECEMBER SURF SESSION III

This is at the Gulf Road South of Birch Bay, it was a very nice day and a pretty sunset. It was a longboard type of day and I was able to hang out with the local Otters that are out by the kelp bed.

DECEMBER SURF SESSION II

These are from my surfboard camera, unfortunately they're not very long but it is all I have for my surfing day. It was a calm sunny day that made it perfect to test out my camera and figure it out.

THE BIG MONTH OF DECEMBER

Most of November we had Easterly winds and made the water flat, even with some big winds. No fear though, December came to the rescue. I will be doing several posts to be able to show all the days we had waves so far in December.  This year I have been wanting to get footage more of me surfing out here instead of just waves and I finally have been able to do that. On the last post of the December waves that I will post I will have the videos proving you can surf here on short boards!

 

FIRST WAVES OF OCTOBER!

 

I had my wisdom teeth pulled so I wasn't able to surf, but I did get a kitesurfer enjoying the waves at the park.