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HAWAII: Heads Up — Dangerous Surf Building for North and West Shores #SurfReport

VIA – HONOLULU CIVIL BEAT   Heads Up — Dangerous Surf Building for North and West Shores   Big swell coming — and it’ll be here quick. Surf heights will be 18 to 22 feet today on north and west facing shores of Niihau and Kauai and north facing shores of Oahu, Molokai and Maui. Tonight, … Continue reading HAWAII: Heads Up — Dangerous Surf Building for North and West Shores #SurfReport →

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Owen Wright OUT of the Australian Open of Surfing

VIA – MANLY DAILY   Owen Wright out of the Australian Open of Surfing 8 Feb 12 @ 05:01pm by Andrew Priestley AUSSIE surf champion Owen Wright is out of the Australian Open of Surfing as competitors from across the world line up to hit Manly. The world No.3 has had to pull out of … Continue reading Owen Wright OUT of the Australian Open of Surfing →

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HAWAII: High Surf WARNING Extended for North Shore – 35 Foot Waves Expected! #SurfReport

VIA – MAUI NOW HAWAII:  High Surf WARNING Extended for North Shore – 35 Foot Waves Expected! #SurfReport February 7th, 2012 The High Surf ADVISORY for Maui’s north shore issued by the National Weather Service in Honolulu on Sunday, January 5 has been replaced by a High Surf WARNING, which will stay in effect until … Continue reading HAWAII: High Surf WARNING Extended for North Shore – 35 Foot Waves Expected! #SurfReport →

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Santa Cruz County tweaks ban on plastic bags to exempt restaurants

VIA – Santa Cruz Sentinel   Santa Cruz County tweaks ban on plastic bags to exempt restaurants     By JASON HOPPIN — Santa Cruz Sentinel Posted:   02/07/2012 03:55:57 PM PST   The county board on Tuesday voted to scale back its upcoming countywide plastic bag ban, handing restaurants an exemption under the law. … Continue reading Santa Cruz County tweaks ban on plastic bags to exempt restaurants →

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Festival to honor Yancy Spencer III

VIA – PNJ Festival to honor Yancy Spencer III   5:12 PM, Feb. 7, 2012 Written by Kimberly Blair   Innerlight Surf & Skate is inviting the public to a celebration of the life of Yancy Spencer III on Feb. 18 on Pensacola Beach. The surf and stand-up paddle board event is to commemorate the … Continue reading Festival to honor Yancy Spencer III →

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SAN LUIS OBISPO: High surf advisory in effect from early Wednesday to 2 PM Friday #SurfReport

VIA – KSBY   High surf advisory in effect from early Wednesday to 2 PM Friday   Posted: Feb 7, 2012 5:25 PM by Dave Hovde Updated: Feb 7, 2012 5:28 PM The departing storm was windy enough to whip up large swells which will reach the coast Wednesday and linger into Friday. The high … Continue reading SAN LUIS OBISPO: High surf advisory in effect from early Wednesday to 2 PM Friday #SurfReport →

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Tassie chance at monster glory

VIA – THE MERCURY AUSTRALIA   Tassie chance at monster glory   HELEN KEMPTON   |   February 08, 2012 12.01am Tyler Hollmer-Cross surfs a monster wave at Shipstern Bluff. Picture: ANDREW CHISOLM TASMANIAN extreme surfing is holdings its breath to find out if two local thrill-seekers landed the biggest wave in Australasian waters last … Continue reading Tassie chance at monster glory →

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The Science of Surf: Wave Prediction Data Gathered in WWII Revolutionized the Sport of Surfing

VIA – INDEPENDENT   The Science of Surf Wave Prediction Data Gathered in WWII Revolutionized the Sport of Surfing Friday, April 20, 2012 By Brian Gallagher On a clear Sunday afternoon, in the Moby Dick restaurant atop Stearns Wharf, Peter Neushal — a lecturer in UCSB’s History Department — talked to an audience about how the study … Continue reading The Science of Surf: Wave Prediction Data Gathered in WWII Revolutionized the Sport of Surfing →