Looked so fun I had to get out there!

I walked across the street intending to get a bunch of surf shots.

But it looked so good I only lasted five minutes before I had to grab my board.

It was Fun!
 

OB 2026-01-13 @ Noriega

More pictures from last weeks swell.

Lots of big hacks...

...barrels...

...and split peaks had!

I love the arms down steez in this last image -:]

I only managed to catch a few of the amazing rides I saw last week but still have few more shots still to go through.

OB 2026-01-12 @ Noriega

There was some bigger surf last week. I finally had a chance to go through some of the shots.

Coast Guard training in the Line Up

I noticed a few Coast Guard helicopters pull up out back in the afternoon. The helicopter that was close looked was a bit more photogenic.

The helicopter further away had a paddle foiler in the perfect spot when I was taking pictures.

So glad the Coast Guard is around to keep us all safe!

Sunset hang 5, surf chat, and sun spots!

It's always fun to catch some fun shots at sunset.

This guy had a nice long ride on the nose and the shot probably doesn't do it justice.

Looked like some very relaxing chats going on out in the line up.

I also managed to get a shot of sunspots using the hazy atmosphere as a make shift sun filter. Even with the thick atmosphere I had to set my camera to 1/8000th of a second at f32 and iso100 to get the shot exposed close to correct. Lots of atmospheric ripples just like the ocean -:]
 

Sunset Foiling

 

OB steps it up another notch

Swell and paddle leveled up a bit today and there were just a few people out. I only managed to get shots of a few rides.

Coast Guard was out training which is a good sign the waves are big.

Look at that boat take on the waves.

Then look at that guy paddling out from shore through those same waves. Fun!

OB edging into double overhead

A fair bit out of my range so I swapped the wetsuit and surfboard for a camera and telephoto lens.

It was looking pretty and busy out there.

Lots of waves ridden, lots of marine activity including a whale passing through the lineup.

And in addition to the double overhead waves folks out there also got to deal with double overhead white water -:[]

OB turned on this morning!

And it was firing rainbows!

There is someone paddling into a wave in that little red circle. See below.

There he is.

And he made it!

And a really nice bottom turn!

And throwing some amazing spray! I think he may have even gotten barreled on that same wave but I didn't catch it because it was such a long ride.

And someone going right.

I caught that same guy from earlier throwing spray on a few waves. He was killing it this morning.

A guy fishing gives a little bit of scale comparison from shore. I still don't think it shows how big and beautiful the set waves were but thought it was a good reference point if you were standing on shore.
 

Mellow OB Thanksgiving Surf!

Had a bunch of fun waves this morning then went back out and shot some pictures. Waist to a little over head on some sets. Plenty to go around and a lot of party waves. Great morning!

This guy got barreled but my camera started buffering and I missed ut -:/

Peaking over the top to see the wave you wish you were on.

There were some bigger waves out there if you were in the right spot.

And some party waves on the inside -:]

Nice little split peak with a light offshore. Hard to beat.

Throwing some spray to celebrate!

More than enough waves to go around.

Thinking about heading back out for seconds -;]

Happy Thanksgiving!