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A shot of Aleutian juice raised hopes of high waves this winter on the Pacific
coast, but don't hold your breath. Though the first swells of the season whipped
up sizeable surf in California in late September, scientists warn not to expect
another epic winter.
Two swells from the Southern Hemisphere combined to generate conditions up to a few feet overhead for Southern California, but the real goods came down from the Aleutian Islands, where an unusual tropical storm produced 8- to 12-foot surf in Central California, and pounded the northern part of the state with double-overhead-plus conditions. "This winter will be more in the normal range for swell activity," advises meteorologist Sean Collins. "There's no El Niño this year, or combination of high pressure systems and storm tracks that made last winter so good." Since a "normal" California winter includes long periods of west-wind slop and lake-like conditions, you'd better enjoy it while you can.
Story by Keith Hunter | |||
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Tired of hanging on the phone through hours of surf-shop specials, only to be
told that the swells are knee-high to a Malibu Ken doll? QuickLook International
recently put up kiosks in Hawaii and Florida, providing the surf community's
first remotely-accessed video surf reports. Somebody swiped the first camera
right off the beach, but Quicklook's got bigger problems - namely that it takes
their rig 10 minutes to transfer 30 seconds of surf from shore to kiosk.
For US$2, you can view a series of clips spanning 4 hours of surf. Don't feel like driving down to the kiosk either? QuickLook is currently hunting for a Net provider. Story by Amy Vansant | |||
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