Monthly Archives: September 2011

Surf Alert: South Swell Is Biggest in 2 Years – Santa Monica #SurfReport

VIA – SANTA MONICA PATCH Surf Alert: South Swell Is Biggest in 2 Years Legendary surf forecaster Sean Colllins explains why. By Serge Dedina 3:08pm Waves from a storm that originated off Antarctica have pounded Southern California beaches, including Santa Monica Beach, since Wednesday. They’ve resulted in at least one drowning in Orange County and … Continue reading Surf Alert: South Swell Is Biggest in 2 Years – Santa Monica #SurfReport

Gnarly Santa Cruz Waves Hitting Friday Peak – #SurfReport

VIA- KSWB Gnarly Santa Cruz Waves Hitting Friday Peak By Amy Larson, KSBW.com POSTED: 11:42 am PDT September 2, 2011 UPDATED: 1:52 pm PDT September 2, 2011 SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Santa Cruz’s surfers ripped across double overhead waves from Steamer Lane to La Selva Beach as a major south swell hit its peak on … Continue reading Gnarly Santa Cruz Waves Hitting Friday Peak – #SurfReport

Update: Tropical Storm Lee heads for land; Katia becomes hurricane again – #SurfReport

VIA – LA TIMES Tropical Storm Lee heads for land; Katia becomes hurricane again September 2, 2011 | 1:23 pm A slow-moving tropical depression off the Gulf Coast strengthened into a tropical storm Friday — meriting the official name of Tropical Storm Lee — and continued its trek toward Louisiana, where it was expected to … Continue reading Update: Tropical Storm Lee heads for land; Katia becomes hurricane again – #SurfReport

VIDEOS: High Surf Slams the Wedge (From Today!) Newport Beach #SurfReport

VIA – NBC LOS ANGELES High Surf Slams the Wedge Surfers may like the ride, but officials say it’s extremely dangerous By Olga Spilewsky and Vikki Vargas | Friday, Sep 2, 2011 | Updated 11:26 AM PDT View more videos at: http://nbclosangeles.com. Big swells greeted surfers and onlookers along the Pacific Coast Highway near Newport … Continue reading VIDEOS: High Surf Slams the Wedge (From Today!) Newport Beach #SurfReport

Growing Gulf storm could hit as near-hurricane with 20 inches of rain – Gulf Coast #SurfReport

VIA – CS MONITOR Growing Gulf storm could hit as near-hurricane with 20 inches of rain Tropical depression 13 is expected to become tropical storm Lee and hit the Gulf coast over Labor Day weekend, with warnings stretching from Sabine Pass, Texas, to Pascagoula, Miss. By Pete Spotts, Staff writer / September 2, 2011 Tropical-storm … Continue reading Growing Gulf storm could hit as near-hurricane with 20 inches of rain – Gulf Coast #SurfReport

Video: Kelly Slater Surfs Malibu’s Huge Surf (From This Weeks Swell) #SurfReport

Always a party in Malibu… VIA – MALIBU TIMES Slater Surfs Malibu’s Huge Surf Published: Friday, September 2, 2011 10:50 AM PDT In Malibu this week, California waves reached out of the ordinary heights. Surfers grabbed their boards to catch the waves that are rocking Malibu. At Surfrider Beach the waves reached as high as … Continue reading Video: Kelly Slater Surfs Malibu’s Huge Surf (From This Weeks Swell) #SurfReport

PHOTOS: Half Moon Bay – Surfing the New Zealand Swell #SurfReport

VIA – HALF MOON BAY PATCH PHOTOS: Surfing the New Zealand Swell A glorious day at Surfer’s Beach in Half Moon Bay. By Stuart Nafey 6:00am Half Moon Bay surfers enjoyed sun and high surf on Thursday as a swell generated by a strong storm off the coast of New Zealand made its way to … Continue reading PHOTOS: Half Moon Bay – Surfing the New Zealand Swell #SurfReport

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South African Surfer, Found Floating In The Ocean After 27 Hours Missing #SurfReport

  VIA – HUFF POST Brett Archibald, South African Surfer, Found Floating In The Ocean After 27 Hours Missing Posted: 04/18/2013 4:42 pm EDT A missing South African surfer was found alive in the Indian Ocean, where he had been floating for 27 hours after falling overboard. A rescue team found Brett Archibald floating on … Continue reading South African Surfer, Found Floating In The Ocean After 27 Hours Missing #SurfReport

Famed surfboard designer hanged himself, coroner says – Los Angeles Times

Sad… VIA – LA TIMES Famed surfboard designer hanged himself, coroner says August 23, 2011 | 4:18 pm Robert Russell Brown, who had been shaping custom surfboards in Newport Beach since the 1960s, has died. He was 63. Brown hanged himself, the Orange County coroner’s office said. He was pronounced dead at 3:08 p.m. Saturday … Continue reading Famed surfboard designer hanged himself, coroner says – Los Angeles Times