oh man, so we’re getting a taste of Hurricane Lane, much more so than hJohn. We actually have heavy rains and winds. Nothing too crazy, but definitely above your average summer rain storm. Looking at the wave reports, I headed out to surf at around 5pm. The peak is between tonight and tomorrow morning.
We went to El Paredon, but the storm surge was so heavy it was impossible to catch anything. waves were banging in from every direction and the currents were pretty heavy. After the last hurricane we got some pretty good directional swell. This one is just throwing multi-directional storm surge our way, maybe as the storm continues north we’ll get some nice, well-formed sets.
We stayed in the water for an hour and half or so, trying to make the best of it. I caught a wave or two, but most waves just got swallowed up by another wave or flattened out just after the drop. And the rain and wind beat down the whole time, when I wasn’t getting pounded by storm surge, it was hard to even see were Andrew and Fer were. I spent nine/tenths of the time paddling. I think I got better exercise today, than I have in months, every thing hurts. it was gnarly. I’m being slightly dramatic, there was no real danger involved in all this and we were all equipped to handle the conditions. I never felt threatened or anything, but it was a big waste of time.
Marcia’s gonna kill me when she reads this. She’s away in Guadalajara for the weekend and I stayed behind to catch the storm surf. Hi Honey!
