Who's up in Portland/Seattle?

There's a handful of shops on the north Oregon coast that do rentals- Cannon Beach surf is a cool little family run place- They rent all the goods in the summer- not sure about his rental biz this time of year though. There's a couple of shops in Seaside too. Personally I like Seaside surf- they gave me a good deal on my last new stick plus there's a couple of hotties working there- because, you know, that's important too.

Oh if you're in Portland-proper there's Gorge Performance. They have a big rental selection and actually let you test drive new board models.

And yeah- someone mentioned earlier about the winter swell never dropping below chest-shoulder high here- that's the truth. I don't think I've surfed in anything smaller that 4'-6' since Xmas. And even at the most 'popular' breaks here you can get solitude this time of year. Last Friday it was me and my buddy and one other dude in the water at what is arguably the most popular spot on the north coast (Short Sands aka Oswald West aka Smuggler's Cove.)

Granted, it was 6-9' and thumping and a biyatch of a paddle.

 

Looking like you might get a break on Saturday as things shrink down and more importantly, clean up. Keep your eyes peeled. All the days surrounding it look like they're going to be big and choppy/disorganized. Saturday might be a good day for your 5'10". Good luck dude, and an advanced welcome to the other side of the continent! Oh, and watch out for logs. Seriously.

 

Yeah- both the "just torn from the clutches of NW dirt" and "single fin" variety.

 

Emass!

Dude, I tried to reply to your PM's but your inbox is too full so they won't go through. Anyway, hope you were able to get something. It's been pretty big and blown out here the last few days. Cleaned up today from what I heard so I hope you were able to get on it. Cheers man!

 

Glad to see you made it back in one piece bro. You just missed it by a fraction that one day, and you would have been claiming hard. Like the others have said, there's often too much swell over here during this time of year. When it's that big, you wind up looking for "boutique" breaks like the finger jetties...the coast is just endless soup lines with south wind.

You'll score dude...just time the tide a smidge better and you'll be all over it like Spandex on a Fat Mexican.

P.S.---I managed to scoop up one of those PNW beauties when I first relocated. I know exactly what you mean. And she wasn't even a tweaker.

 

Glad you dug it here man. For a peek at what a world-class spot here can do when conditions are right, check out the big wave show that was green-lighted for today:

divensurforegonpro.com

Nelscott Reef just off of Lincoln City, Oregon. The women's competition was this morning. I think the men's starts around 4:30 PST.

 

Just today unfortunately. I'd love to bail out and hit the coast this evening, but this thing that keeps the bills paid has me chained to a desk chair for a few more hours...