Category: surf sessionsPage 18 of 29

Peeling (Capitola 121112)

Wow, today was amazing. Nonstop, perfectly peeling waves coming in regularly on a dropping tide. Lost track of how many waves we rode. With the SSW, you could…

Shortboards at Sunset (Capitola 121012)

It was pretty flat earlier when we had coffee by the beach as it neared low tide, so we decided to come back in the late afternoon thinking…

Mini Swell (Capitola 120912)

Another small but fun surf at Capitola for Max’s birthday! Low tide and mini SW swell but sometimes all you need is to ride some perfectly peeling 1′…

Tiny but I’ll Take It (Capitola 120812)

So stoked to be back in the water after weeks of storms that brought big waves but also choppy South winds and rain runoff. Capitola was completely brown…

Sunday Rights (Capitola 112512)

Much smaller and weaker swell today as the WNW drops off, but still super fun to be out with summertime temps and mellow Sunday cheer. Nola was out…

Wave Machine (Capitola 112412)

Today was so good! Thought we might be too close to low tide but it turned out to be perfect. Started out smallish but then really turned on…

Fast and Fabulous (Capitola 112312)

Plan for the day was to surf and then go see Chasing Mavericks. Arrived near low tide and it looked good. Smaller than yesterday but still steady sets….

Giving Thanks (Capitola 112212)

We’ve been out of the water for nine days because of winter rain coupled with design work in SF. Waited one more day for the rain runoff to…

Sunset Rides (Capitola 111212)

So stoked after today’s mellow, sunset surf. The WNW waves curled in from the kelp and the peak rolled in and swung left. It was sooo glassy. We…

Tiny Waves and Low Tide (Capitola 102812)

It’s been a week since we were in the water due to rain and exciting work/life changes with a new client. In spite of weak swell today, I…

Mellow Morning (Capitola 102012)

Fun, mellow surf this morning. Got there at low tide and waited for it to rise a bit as we ate some food. While the swell was pretty…

Short and Fun (Capitola 101912)

The beach was shrouded in marine layer today after a week of hot, sunny weather, but it was a nice change. Waves were smaller after the WNW swell…

Low Tide Fun (Capitola 101612)

Today was a super fun low tide session in sunny, 84 degree weather with a WNW and SW swell filling in. We joined the lineup out by the…

More Low Tide Lefts (Capitola 101512)

The lulls were longer today and the waves weren’t quite as consistent as yesterday but it was still excellent conditions at low tide this afternoon with a fading…

Nonstop Lefts (Capitola 101412)

With the super high tide at 10am (5.5′), we had planned to get up at 6am but when the alarm went off, I hit snooze, checked the cam,…

Morning Waves (Capitola 101312)

Got up early-ish to get to Capitola before high tide and Saturday crowds. Cold this morning before the sun peeped out. The WNW was fading and tide was…