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July 31, 2005 (Sunday)

Post-session

A-framer alone. Crap. Crowded everywhere.

Posted at 1:02 PM

July 30, 2005 (Saturday)

Post-session

Worse. Smaller but some occasional somethings. Very-poor form.

Posted at 12:55 PM

July 29, 2005 (Friday)

Post-session

Bigger. Better form.

Posted at 4:23 PM

July 28, 2005 (Thursday)

Post-session

Worse.

Posted at 12:30 PM

July 27, 2005 (Wednesday)

Post-session

Small. Sloppy.

Posted at 1:04 PM

July 26, 2005 (Tuesday)

Post-session

Small with crappy form.

Posted at 1:53 PM

July 25, 2005 (Monday)

Post-session

Some do-able small ones.

Posted at 12:58 PM

July 24, 2005 (Sunday)

Post-session

Breaking weird, as if it's high tide (but it's not). Pronounced east angle. Some head-high. Un-crowded.

Posted at 12:41 PM

July 23, 2005 (Saturday)

Post-session

Shucks, forgot to post about yesterday's session. It was showing signs of something out of the SW.

Today? Smaller. Light wind earlier, now moderate trades and sloppy form. But the chest-high sets were getting more consistent when I left.

Posted at 1:04 PM

July 21, 2005 (Thursday)

Post-session

Perhaps slightly bigger; otherwise, pretty much the same.

Posted at 12:37 PM

July 20, 2005 (Wednesday)

Post-session

Slightly bigger--showing something out of the SW. Still messy.

Posted at 12:52 PM

July 19, 2005 (Tuesday)

Attack Update

I found something: "Surfer suffers mystery bite off Diamond Head." So it was a barracuda?

Posted at 7:55 PM

Post-session

Overall, about waist- to head-high. The sets seemed to be getting more consistent and bigger when I left. But very sloppy from the gusty wind and high tide.

I was shocked to hear that a girl was attacked by a shark at Diamond Cliffs yesterday morning. I didn't see anything on the news last night. My friend told me the girl was sitting on her board when she was knocked off and then bitten on the ankle by some kind of sea creature.

But doesn't that sound like classic shark behavior? Don't they typically first stun their victim by hitting/ramming them and then come back for a more direct attack? I've heard great whites do the same thing but the first move isn't a bump but a huge bite to disable and cause massive loss of blood.

Posted at 4:30 PM

July 18, 2005 (Monday)

Post-session

Just like yesterday but slightly bigger.

Posted at 12:28 PM

July 17, 2005 (Sunday)

Post-session

Just like yesterday: tiny and sloppy.

Posted at 12:41 PM

July 16, 2005 (Saturday)

Post-session

Worse. Very junk.

Posted at 12:31 PM

July 15, 2005 (Friday)

Post-session

About the same, but this time I had fun.

Posted at 2:40 PM

July 14, 2005 (Thursday)

Post-session

Smaller and even junker.

Posted at 12:19 PM

July 13, 2005 (Wednesday)

Post-session

Small. Windy/sloppy. Crap.

Posted at 12:47 PM

July 12, 2005 (Tuesday)

Post-session

Smaller. Moderately windy. Kinda junk.

Posted at 3:18 PM

July 11, 2005 (Monday)

Post-session

Smaller. Similar form.

Posted at 12:53 PM

July 10, 2005 (Sunday)

Post-session

Smaller but fun. So-so crowded. Beautiful day.

Posted at 1:04 PM

July 9, 2005 (Saturday)

Post-session

It's up, about 1-3 with maybe some 4s. Inconsistent. Moderate trades. I had fun.

Posted at 1:13 PM

July 8, 2005 (Friday)

Post-session

Bigger. Inconsistent over-head sets. Kinda straight south.

Posted at 3:48 PM

July 7, 2005 (Thursday)

Post-session

Good form and lining up but weak. Wind is moderate and blowing like trades but is a bit north-y. Some head-high.

Posted at 12:09 PM

July 6, 2005 (Wednesday)

Post-session

Might be a slight bump out of the S-SE. Some very-occasional head-high. Much better form than yesterday. Heard a certain nearby spot was going off this morning from 8:30-10:00.

Posted at 12:40 PM

July 5, 2005 (Tuesday)

Post-session

Pretty much like yesterday. Empty.

Posted at 5:13 PM

July 4, 2005 (Monday)

Post-session

Hmm . . . slightly bigger. Inconsistent. Oh, and crowded.

Posted at 12:50 PM

July 3, 2005 (Sunday)

Post-session

There's bump-age. Some head-high, perhaps bigger. Inconsistent. Moderate trades.

Posted at 10:41 AM

July 2, 2005 (Saturday)

Post-session

Tiny and crowded. Glad I'm going to work early--got lots of stuff to do, and there's nothing going on in the surf.

Posted at 10:09 AM

July 1, 2005 (Friday)

Post-session

Slightly bigger, believe it or not. Beautiful summer day.

Posted at 2:21 PM