If you’re stuck in the office today and didn’t get a chance to check out the surf, I was out at Salt Creek and pulled together a slideshow of the action.
Waves were fun, and word is there’s more on the way - so you might want to start developing a cough to convince your boss you need to be out of the office for a bit. Here’s some snaps from earlier today, and check out the full slideshow here.
The swell came in a bit later than expected, but there were plenty to be had today as it reached Orange County’s shore.
Waves were getting in the 6-foot range down in Huntington Beach this morning, and though a bit smaller down in Newport there were plenty of surfers out catching waves.
Check out some of the snaps we got out there in our slideshow, maybe we got one of you:
If you have some time to kill, check out these surf shots from down at 56th street in Newport Beach taken by photog John Salanoa over the weekend.
The Hurley Pro was put on hold today, but the surfers went out for a bit of a practice session mid-day at Trestles.
OrangeCounty.com’s Kris Heineman was down there today and got some snapshots of the action. Check them out here. Contest is set to run all day on Saturday.
The swell dropped a bit on Friday, with a lot of people saying “you should have been here yesterday, it was amazing!”
Well, there were still plenty of waves coming through in Newport Beach this morning. I started out at the Point, then cruised down to the Wedge to see what was happening.
I shot down to Doheny State Beach this morning to snap some photos of people who went out for a surf today as the swell continues.
Sometimes you get a good day, like over the weekend in Newport Beach. Today was a bit of a bummer, with messy, sloppy conditions. But still, it was fun to watch these surfers take on the waves, and battle through the strong currents and whitewash.
Also took some snaps of people hanging on the beach, the lucky ones who got to beat the heat by heading to the coast.
Check out these photos of the surf today, in case you were stuck behind your desk and you missed it:
With the winds calming down on Sunday, and an anticipated southwest swell holding strong, the beaches were packed with surfers out to get some action.
I cruised down to West Newport on Sunday to check out the waves, and there were plenty to be had. Though they were a bit closed out at times, surfers were having fun as the surf rolled in.
The surf in this area was hitting about 3 - 4 foot, with occasional 5 footers.
Did you get some good surf this weekend? Tell us where you went in the comment section below.
And check out our slideshow of the surf in West Newport - maybe we caught you in action.
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While most of us were sitting on the shore watching the coast get pounded from that massive south swell that brought waves up to 20 feet to Orange County’s beaches, Newport’s Tom Cozad was capturing it all from a different perspective.
Cozad - most known for his Web site Newportsurfshots.com - was working with Surfline.com to pull together this amazing slideshow. And knowing that Cozad is scared of heights, please make sure you take a few seconds to check it out.
He captured some amazing images - people looking like the size of ants sitting on the shore watching the Wedge go off, the massive rip current whirlpools making big brown circle formations, and my personal favorite - a dolphin putting on a show for surfers as it leaped from a huge wave.
From Cozad’s first person on Newportsurfshots.com: “… while I was a little bummed that I didn’t capture a lot of surfing, Bill Sharp said something that put it in perspective. ‘Who cares about surfing when nature is getting freaky’?”
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So there’s a ton a people on the sand, and lots to shoot today.
Here’s the PG version on the Orange County Register:
And here’s one that shows a bit more skin on OrangeCounty.com, and there’s a lot of it out here on the sand:
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Even though the opening weekend of the U.S. Open of Surfing is typically pretty mellow, the action was heating up on the sand the past few days on the south side of the Huntington Beach Pier.
Men and women juniors battled it out during the Nike 6.0 Juniors, and the men’s trials went down with some stoked surfers excited they are going to compete in the contest.
We snapped some photos out on the sand, check out what was happening here.
The men’s trials continue starting at 7:30 a.m., check out a schedule here.
It was a great morning out at Bolsa Chica State Beach on Friday, fun waves and finally that wind calmed down for a bit.
If the weekend is going to be anything like today, make sure you get out there early or it will be packed in the water!
The water is pretty toasty too, let’s hope it stays that way for a bit.
Here’s some snaps from this morning, just in case you missed it.
And if you’re really having a boring Friday night at home alone, check out these past Session Shots:
There was still some action in the water yesterday from the latest south swell to hit our shore, and OrangeCounty.com’s Matthew Ralston was out there snapping some pics for those who missed it.
Check out the slideshow here, or click on the image to the right.
Here’s some more Session Shots if you’re bored at work right now:
Diane Edmonds, photographer for Eppicsurf.com, was out shooting photos of last weekend’s swell and caught these nice snaps of young girl surfers ripping down at Salt Creek on Saturday.
Among the surfers she captured on film was 16-year-old Lani Doherty, warming up for next week’s NSSA Nationals.
“She caused quite a stir ‘trunking it’ in her bikini in So Cal’s frigid water, which has to be about 20 degrees colder than her Maui homebreak,” wrote Edmonds.
Also featured is local stand out Taylor Pitz, who is a strong contender (with nearly 24,000 votes so far) for this year’s OC Surfer of the year. Check out the slideshow here, or click on the image above.
Check out more Session Shots:
There hasn’t been much action out in the water lately, but OrangeCounty.com’s Matthew Ralston found a bit of bump at Bolsa to shoot.
He also randomly found people playing with sharks.
Check out the Bolsa Chica session shots.
And if you missed them, here are a few more session shots from along Orange County beaches to keep you drooling as we wait for some waves:
Got photos? Post them on our Flickr group.
Check out these images OrangeCounty.com’s Matthew Ralston just posted from the southside of Seal Beach Pier.
The spot is a favorite for bodyboarders and skimboarders.
Keep posted for more shots from along the coast, and check out these past Session Shots:
Got photos? Post them on our Flickr group.
Shorecrew Productions has some really good shots taken this a.m. at the Volcom contest in Newport.
If you have a chance, take a look at some of the surf images.
A sample : Nat Young on Shorecrew Productions below
The Wedge in Newport Beach today was funky like the rest of the coast, but there were some peaky 6-footers rolling through.
Check out some shots from today.
If you didn’t see my post from earlier this week, the Wedge is off limits to boarders from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. until late October. Read more about the Blackball.
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