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Biggest Doheny I've ever seen!
« on: August 27, 2014, 09:06:18 AM »
Hanging with the old timers at the Doheny lookout this morning, and they agreed it's the biggest they've ever seen. It was breaking at the harbor mouth. Crazy........

There are reefs breaking that I can remember ever seeing in the 45+ years I've lived here.
It's not overhead to me!
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Re: Biggest Doheny I've ever seen!
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2014, 09:08:11 AM »
WOW! that looks awesome - frothing from the EC!!
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Re: Biggest Doheny I've ever seen!
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2014, 12:29:20 PM »
From the looks of picture 2 I'd say someone else is enjoying the swell too. Or maybe it's just a low sun angle shadow of the surfer.
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Re: Biggest Doheny I've ever seen!
« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2014, 12:52:39 PM »
PB, I noticed something out there.. MUST be artifact in digital display!
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Re: Biggest Doheny I've ever seen!
« Reply #4 on: August 27, 2014, 01:45:58 PM »
Wow, that is unreal.  For the people that haven't surfed there, it never breaks that far out. Thanks for the pics, TD!  It figures that I'm out on the East coast when the Coast goes off.


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Re: Biggest Doheny I've ever seen!
« Reply #5 on: August 27, 2014, 01:57:28 PM »
Jay... drive south a few hours to your friends J & K.... 6 to 8 feet tomorrow... will blow Doheney away. No names.... just call john.  ;D

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Re: Biggest Doheny I've ever seen!
« Reply #6 on: August 27, 2014, 02:12:44 PM »
He saw it barely breaking on a low tide, no swell, last weekend and he could tell how good it would be when things line up nicely. He would think he died and went to heaven if he sees it tomorrow. Boston is a short ride away Jay!

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Re: Biggest Doheny I've ever seen!
« Reply #7 on: August 27, 2014, 03:12:13 PM »
it is the biggest that I have ever seen it. Its a deceptively powerful wave I saw a brand new infinity  longboard get snapped in two  a number of years back when it  was only about 4-5 faces but jacking

I looked at san o today a good solid 10 -12  everywhere parking lot packed for the week day  not one sup out at dogpatch 1 butt boarder and  until you get tot he point only about 15 people scattered amongst the peaks( yes I counted)   probably  another 15  at the point alone.  actually while big the paddle out look gruesome the set waves were massively sectioning  and it was in general drop in quick  bottom turn  maybe an up turn then done

meanwhile at terramar I watched guys in about 5-8 foot  some got waves but also sectioning one bald guy ( no offense ) was hysterical to watch. every time he would ride down the face on his knees wobble a little then get  up.  2 3 5 guys on a wave   all kinds old relics being dragged out of the rafters by chraing 40 year olds tha have surfed 1 or 2 times in the last year yeah I know I am getting bitchy!!!!!
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Re: Biggest Doheny I've ever seen!
« Reply #8 on: August 27, 2014, 03:27:07 PM »
Actually, almost all the guys getting in to them were SUP's. It was breaking right in the harbor mouth making it hard for the boats to get out. But access to SUP down the channel was the 'E' ticket! It's still pump'n........
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Re: Biggest Doheny I've ever seen!
« Reply #9 on: August 27, 2014, 03:28:20 PM »
Thanks for the pics!  Big Wed for sure!

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Re: Biggest Doheny I've ever seen!
« Reply #10 on: August 28, 2014, 07:35:09 AM »
Awesome-bigger than the 09 swell!
I caught some bombs at Fenceline and Nukes yesterday-Doho is backside for me and too crowded.
20 minute paddle out and you had to be selective and avoid the TOAD's but well worth it-tide filled in and the corners opened up and there were some actual open faces to surf.
Completely exhausted-going back again tonite!
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Re: Biggest Doheny I've ever seen!
« Reply #11 on: August 28, 2014, 07:47:36 AM »
my Zapruder photo at dogpatch.
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Re: Biggest Doheny I've ever seen!
« Reply #12 on: August 29, 2014, 02:45:55 PM »
SoCal... you "Carver" you!
More pics please

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Re: Biggest Doheny I've ever seen!
« Reply #13 on: August 29, 2014, 03:23:06 PM »
SoCal... you "Carver" you!
More pics please

Haha actually thats my quiver killing Phoenix V3-such a great board...
No more pics because it was so hazy from all the spray in the air my wife stopped filming.
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Re: Biggest Doheny I've ever seen!
« Reply #14 on: August 29, 2014, 03:33:53 PM »
Here's some video from "Big Wednesday" at Doheny. This was in the evening when it was high tide. It was breaking even further out on low tide wrapping around in front of the Harbor entrance.

Guys were getting waves from there all the way to the Hammer. Watched Colin McPhillips and Dave Boehne both get rides like that. It was super fun just to post up and watch all the action!

This is a random video of the lineup from the jetty. You can see Dave ride a few out the back.
http://youtu.be/XLrZRJuxM-8

 


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