daddylonglegs
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how often is it like that in the winter? ill be there in January and i want it exactly like that.
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JLW
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It totally depends. Last winter it was like that once every week for several months. The years prior it was absolutely god-awful.
Just be careful out there. It took me 5 years of surfing out there to prepare myself for waves of that size, and I was already a very accomplished surfer.
There's a reason there's nobody out in that photo...
It's not the kind of spot you can just decide to paddle out at. When you see it in person, you'll realize that it is not nearly as inviting as it looks in that photo. The paddle-out is brutal
Also, if you want to surf it at that size you're going to need at least a 7'0", preferably closer to 7'6" or even 8'0". I ride a 6'10" but that's because I'm used to tiny boards (my normal shortboard is 5'10" x 18 1/8" x 2 1/8" and I'm 165 lbs)
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CJSB
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The surfer above was described as a gorilla by the photographer.
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keep in mind the telephoto lense effect makes the waves appear larger, not that sf doesnt get very large...
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daddylonglegs
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are the barrels makeable or is just long walls?
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12rule
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how often is it like that in the winter? ill be there in January and i want it exactly like that.
You can get it like that. You'll need:
8'0" x 20" x 2 3/4
A good, well sealed 4/3 with booties and if you want, a hood
You better be ready to paddle like you've never paddled before. Paddling out there is the hardest paddle anywhere.
Tip: Sometimes the shorebreak lets you duckdive, but doesn't let you out. Bail your board and swim like a madman, dragging your board on the leash. A local trick.
Be prepared for people to say that all the above is BS and you should wax up your 6'2" Rusty and just go out and shred.
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frvcvs
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you also need a pivoting fin system like SurfTrux™
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daddylonglegs
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how often is it like that in the winter? ill be there in January and i want it exactly like that.
You can get it like that. You'll need:
8'0" x 20" x 2 3/4
that seems a little big. 6'10-7'0 sounds right, by the looks of things, with a little more volume.
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jim_v
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the telephoto lense
WTF is a "lense"?
Which of these is incorrect?
dense
sense
defense
offense
nonsense
lense
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rice
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I've surfed OB around 30 times over 20 years and I have got it like in the photo maybe 2-3 times (all in the fall), and rode a 7'5".
I've never had a huge problem paddling out, but I've heard of folks that have. I think I've just been lucky. 
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12rule
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how often is it like that in the winter? ill be there in January and i want it exactly like that.
You can get it like that. You'll need:
8'0" x 20" x 2 3/4
that seems a little big. 6'10-7'0 sounds right, by the looks of things, with a little more volume.
Suit yourself. You would not regret having more board on a day like that. So fun snagging those waves. There are rips moving up and down the beach, too. It feels so good to break away from the pack, paddle through a rip to an open spot, have a set come in there, and drop in on a bomb. It pays to paddle your ass off there, and to paddle your ass off it pays to have a bigger board.
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Mr Doof
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It is always better in Santa Cruz.
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Mr Doof
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are the barrels makeable or is just long walls?
Answer #1) Yes.
Answer #2) Depends on the surfer.
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Steak
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It is always mushier in Santa Cruz.
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laidback
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are the barrels makeable or is just long walls?
Thats a niice left 
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kolohe
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how often is it like that in the winter? ill be there in January and i want it exactly like that.
you will most likely get it just like this...
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heelnipstr
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good local view:
http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/ocean-beach-san-francisco_60861
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kellsmith
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that place sounds pretty fcked up. anyone who surfs that regularly is more core than ill ever be.
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Mr Doof
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that place sounds pretty fcked up. anyone who surfs that regularly is more core than ill ever be.
Nahh...I just hate driving (to where it is likley better). More driving = less water time.
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RemyXO
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Some of he best waves I have ever seen was when I was driving south on the great Highway on my way to the airport (I always take the beach route), this was on Dec. 26th, I'm guessing 2008 or 2009. Offshore, perfect, sunny, 8' A-frames up and down the beach. And it was actually crowded. It looked absolutely perfect. I had no time to stop and take photos, but was blown away how awesome it looked.
I'm sure it's like that all the time.
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jdubbs29
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I surfed SFOB for the last 10 years, only really taking this year off due to injury.
If anything, that photo makes it look smaller than it really is. There have been plenty of times I've looked at it and thought, eh, no problem, only to have it be much bigger than it looked.
Cold water, the coldest, really saps a lot of energy too. I've made the paddle out only to sit for 20 minutes resting before trying to tackle a beastly wave.
Honestly, I'm an intermediate surfer that would prefer much more friendly waves, but if you live in SF and want to surf, where are you gonna go? Rockaway if fickle. Linda Mar is a closeout.
After work, where you've got maybe 2 hours to surf, you hit OB and hope it lets you live another day.
They're holding it a little early, imo, late November would be more ideal, but let's see what happens.
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sussle
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I surfed SFOB for the last 10 years, only really taking this year off due to injury.
If anything, that photo makes it look smaller than it really is. There have been plenty of times I've looked at it and thought, eh, no problem, only to have it be much bigger than it looked.
Cold water, the coldest, really saps a lot of energy too. I've made the paddle out only to sit for 20 minutes resting before trying to tackle a beastly wave.
Honestly, I'm an intermediate surfer that would prefer much more friendly waves, but if you live in SF and want to surf, where are you gonna go? Rockaway if fickle. Linda Mar is a closeout.
After work, where you've got maybe 2 hours to surf, you hit OB and hope it lets you live another day.
They're holding it a little early, imo, late November would be more ideal, but let's see what happens.
what's Rodeo Beach like these days? i lived in SF in the 80's and used to surf there....remember catching some fun days there (tho certainly not epic). i wasn't too picky in those days - unfortunately, cared more about where my next line was coming from...but, that was the 80's 
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Mr Doof
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how often is it like that in the winter?
From this vantage point, it looks like this all the time. Except when it is foggy, rainy, darker, lighter, or otherwise different.
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r32
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how often is it like that in the winter?
From this vantage point, it looks like this all the time. Except when it is foggy, rainy, darker, lighter, or otherwise different.
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clout
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beautiful cover
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jdubbs29
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Actually fall/winter is typically a lot nicer than summer. It should be sunny at least, I'm predicting waves in the head high to just OH range.
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Mr Doof
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beautiful cover
In this photo, you can see the building where Mythbusters operates, and above them, the projects in which OJ Simpson grew up.
Oh, don't forget the other bridge SF is famous for: the Bay Bridge (that was never connected to the freeway (280) in the foreground).
Greenish tint to the exposed rocks in the center is due to the serpentine (which is mixed with asbestos).
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Bonzer5Fin
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Been up there plenty, and have always been humbled. The flat days are the only days that I wasn't thrashed soundly. Took a 7'10" out there one day that looked 8', and was washed passed the windmill in 10 minutes. I started at the lot closest to the Cliff House. No joke, hardest paddle, longest drift, craziest currents, cold, big, wild, and fvcking nuts! Got out 1 time out of three tries, and rode some gorgeous bombs. One the last one, I took off late, and a local Dr. guy paddled over and told me to go in. I thought I was getting vibed. He told me I was bleeding and to go in. I punctured an eardrum with a hood on and I didn't even feel it because I was mildly hypothermic. The Dr. saw the blood. Makes Oxnard look like Doheny. I would rather go out at 12' Sunset and take a set on the head. At least I can swim in there. The paddle in at OBSF took almost as long as paddling out. It's just a beast of a hell wave. To the local guys who surf there on the giant days, hats off to you.
Name drop alert.
Chris Isaak, the singer, charges that place. Mav's, too.
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stu dog
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beautiful cover
In this photo, you can see the building where Mythbusters operates
didn't they do a mythbuster episode at OB
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Bonzer5Fin
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Was O.J. from Hunters Point?
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r32
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Someone in the other 'official' but non-official rip curl OBSF thread about the shark reputation.
There have been sightings out there. Way back in the 90's (yah, that sounds weird) I recall reading good first-hand story about a guy surfing OB. He said he was out surfing and wiped out on a wave. I can't recall his description of the size of waves that day. But he was getting the usual tumbling and washing machine beat down under the water, when all of a sudden his body slammed into something huge and leathery. He immediately knew it wasn't the bottom, opened his eyes and swam straight up as fast as he could screaming when he broke the surface. He paddled in as fast as he could. 
There were also shark sightings in July of this year, as well as August of 2010, 2008 and other summers. Not to mention the attack just south of OB a few years ago(?) and all the history just north at Stinson. Place is definitely alive.
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Bonzer5Fin
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Anyone remember the PSAA events up there? Watching Hogan sprint paddle through 3X OH bombs was pretty awesome. Seeing Lambresi and David Barr and Craig Comen get swept for a thousand yards was pretty funny. Noah Budroe, Parmenter, and a few guys with big wave knowledge eaked it out there, but a lot of the "pro" guys ended up doing the walk of shame on that huge year. And of course, I was one of many who failed to find a channel several times. Puerto Escondido is an easier paddle.
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freaknut101
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the greysuits have been making themselves really visible this season, in san mateo county. i remember taking a good break from a favorite break of mine thanks to a good number of sightings over a pretty short period. i'm sure it's going off right now since i'm out of town
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tenover
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B5F-
I remember watching that on TV. For some reason Parsons sticks out as winning, no?
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Fritzo
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I remember watching that on TV. For some reason Parsons sticks out as winning, no?
Saw one thrash about 50 yards outside the lineup on a DP last year at Sloat.
Conditions were so good not one person in the lineup budged.
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Bonzer5Fin
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I think Parsons won the '86 event, that had 3XOH bombs on Halloween. What a surreal time to be surfing in that city, then partying with the Jaks in the Tenderloin at night.
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PRCalDude
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This sounds like a place I'll be staying away from.
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Iceman
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First time surfing there was a mellow shoulder-high day, super clean, fun waves. Next time was a bigger day, warm, offshore, rode my 6'4'' which was manageable since the swell was dropping and it wasn't an overpowering swell to begin with.
Paddled out one day on my fat no-rocker 6'1'', the only board I had with me, designed for mushy summer stuff, it always caught everything though. I took off on a solid one feeling pretty undergunned (because I was ) and while I was making the bottom turn, I got destroyed by the falling lip, which was traveling faster to the bottom of the wave than I was. Never had that happen before.
Surfed out there a couple weeks ago with some DOH sets and felt fine on my 6'6''. Figured if I needed my 7'2'' then I shouldn't be paddling out.
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