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Newport Beach is not very crowded.
« on: October 30, 2018, 04:51:41 PM »
Came back to Newport to take care of some business and visit loved ones and friends.  Here's what I found at Newport Pier this Sunday.  Not very crowded, right?  Of course, I didn't surf in this but OCSurf and I found other options.  But this crowd was insane.  People dropping in on each other right and left. 
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Re: Newport Beach is not very crowded.
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2018, 04:52:59 PM »
Ugh, how do I rotate it?
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Re: Newport Beach is not very crowded.
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2018, 06:04:21 PM »
There we go, sorry about that.
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Re: Newport Beach is not very crowded.
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2018, 07:32:14 PM »
Zooport x10!
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Re: Newport Beach is not very crowded.
« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2018, 10:35:46 PM »
Yeah  i just dont do it when its like that  it ruins the whole vibe
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Re: Newport Beach is not very crowded.
« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2018, 07:19:45 AM »
That guy waaay outside - must pray a lot   ...including; 'Everyone will die on the wave I am going to catch.'   

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Re: Newport Beach is not very crowded.
« Reply #6 on: October 31, 2018, 10:28:11 AM »
Where are all the standups?
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Re: Newport Beach is not very crowded.
« Reply #7 on: October 31, 2018, 11:48:10 AM »
Wow, it was so crowded they had to fit people in vertically.
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Re: Newport Beach is not very crowded.
« Reply #8 on: October 31, 2018, 01:43:27 PM »
Not enough room for wide boards nor paddles.
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Re: Newport Beach is not very crowded.
« Reply #9 on: October 31, 2018, 05:54:50 PM »
Sheepssss.

I don't get it other than, I suppose... you can throw a rock from your drivers seat and hit the line-up and  a good % are there more to float/pose and BS than actually surf. 

Meanwhile..... 5 minutes up the road, there are plenty of better waves with empty peaks.

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Re: Newport Beach is not very crowded.
« Reply #10 on: October 31, 2018, 07:23:37 PM »
Another crowded day at Blackies !
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Re: Newport Beach is not very crowded.
« Reply #11 on: October 31, 2018, 08:44:38 PM »
Sheepssss.

I don't get it other than, I suppose... you can throw a rock from your drivers seat and hit the line-up and  a good % are there more to float/pose and BS than actually surf. 

Meanwhile..... 5 minutes up the road, there are plenty of better waves with empty peaks.

Yep, I think the "surf scene" status of that spot and the parking attracts people.  Lots of hot shot longboarders surf there.  Over the years, I found a few little niche spots to surf that didn't get many crowds and produced acceptable waves.  That's the benefit of living there for 36 years. 
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Re: Newport Beach is not very crowded.
« Reply #12 on: October 31, 2018, 08:48:14 PM »
Another crowded day at Blackies !

Yeah, but this was more crowded than usual, even more crowded than it is in the summer.  I never surf there, my friend calls it "Rubber Duckies"
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Re: Newport Beach is not very crowded.
« Reply #13 on: November 01, 2018, 01:04:30 PM »
that's a sad place to surf  :o

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Re: Newport Beach is not very crowded.
« Reply #14 on: November 01, 2018, 09:34:05 PM »
The difference between a popular surf spot and empty water is: Plenty of parking.
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