Trip to Cardiff, Cali

[funkart]

Hey guys I'm traveling to camp at Cardiff on the 23rd and will need to rent Sup for surf, any suggestions looking for 10'5 x 32 ish presently use starboard wide point ...  thx

[gladwell4]

Paddle Planet in Leucadia/Encinitas (about 10 minutes north) good selection, nice folks

[PonoBill]

Should be some solid, overhead surf on the 23rd. It's supposed to be stormy and windy too though. Max fun. See you in the water.

[funkart]

Ok sounds good!...  Hope it cleans up in the at some point .... Would love to get a sesh in with you Bill ....

[seadart]

Right now the forecast is for 20 kt winds, overhead surf and rain on the 23rd.

https://www.wunderground.com/us/ca/cardiff-by-the-sea

Not sure if you have surfed Cardiff before but there is going to be 3 days of run off flowing out too.  If the water smells bad find someplace else.  The bluffs around Encinitas/Solana Beach / Carlsbad are going to be saturated from the rains so keep that in mind too when choosing a spot.

[PonoBill]

There's potential for a decent day on the 24th. Wind is supposed to be light, surf 4-7 ft. If I surf Cardiff it will probably be more towards Swamis, just to get away from the rivermouth.  Might be a good day for further south.  For various reasons we're going to be renting a house in Del Mar for a week starting next Sunday. I'll be getting in the water somewhere pretty much every day, even if it sucks and storms.

I won't be quite as worried about the skankwater from this coming storm. The nastiest stuff is already washed through, though it still will probably be festive.

Stay in touch Funk. We'll find some way to have fun.

[funkart]

Thx Seadart for the advice ... Yes I am aware of the runoff there and will keep an eye and nose on it and will adjust accordingly ...... Will be snowboarding in Tahoe for the weekend and then heading south ..... We were going to rent boat for Mavs for Sat. but weather forcast looks bad. Looking like some macking waves forcast for up north!!

[digger71]

My first thought was that Friday and Sunday look to have great downwind potential (at least for here), but then I noticed the double overhead surf forecast that goes along with it.  Not a lot of easy entry and exit points in conditions like that.  Guess I'll get some work done in the garage this weekend. 

Or maybe back to Mammoth if I can talk the wife into it - getting another 5ft+ of snow this week to go on top of the 20ft they've already seen.  Crazy month up there!

[Tom]

I   just got back   from   Mammoth  last  night .I've  seen  snow  before, but not like   that . Msin lodge has so much you can walk  to  the  upper  deck  without  using  the  stairs 

[funkart]

WHOOO

[surfercook]

You're gonna LOVE it there, funkart (cool name)! I did! Can't wait to return! Friendliest place on the planet w/amazing surf! Good luck w/the storms and run off.

[NorthJerzSurfer]

thread stealing- but headed to Mammoth next friday and they are getting ANOTHER 6 ft by wed!  Should be all time!

Tahoe is equally amazing right now Funk- enjoy- just keep an eye on avi danger if you venture out of the resorts....

[Zooport]

funkart, are you still riding the AllWave?

[seadart]

Brown sludge coming out of Cardiff today at 12:20 .  And the rain hasn't kicked in yet.

[Zooport]

Yeah, not advisable to surf or even touch that water.   Hopefully, this much rain will begin to clear out all the runoff.  Most rain we have seen in many years.  I hate it, but I love it.