A weekend with your editor

I've had a pretty good weekend of surfing as it seems like some, and only some, swell has started hitting my local part of the California, USA, coast.

USA satellite photo

California satellite photo

Saturday saw Pam and I go for an afternoon surf. Pam was lucky to have a Saturday off and was keen to head up the coast.

After a bit of driving, we surfed a spot called County Line.

It was clean, quite crowded, and peaky. The shifting peaks were good though, in that they allowed for everybody to get a shot at catching a wave.

County Line satellite photo

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It seemed that that day much of that part of the coast was starting to fire. On the drive home, just at sunset, we got stuck in traffic. That allowed us to get a glimpse of Topanga Beach looking very, very nice.

Topanga Beach satellite photo

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With the day getting late in the tooth, there ware very few people left out at Topanga. Those that were left had some fun long waves at their disposal.

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Sunday saw me head to Venice Beach with my mate Andrea. It was hot and, while still crowded, not as crowded as I would have thought for one of the last days of summer.

Venice Beach satellite photo

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The waves started off being chest to shoulder high on the sets, but quickly faded to waist to chest height. Despite the real lack of shape, it was nice to go for a splash.

Photo: Willy