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June 19, 2009 (Friday)
Post-session
Windy and sloppy. Smaller. Blown out fading residual and background stuff. Much too sizeable and organized to be solely wind-driven.
It never ceases to amaze how people call it wind swell simply because it's...windy. Equally astounding is when the declaration is made immediately after the wind gets stronger, like the next day. Sure, the sudden increase in wind speed will make waves, but what kind (meaning, what size and form) and from which direction? Need I say more?
It's just like when you're out and the waves die or get more consistent and someone says, "Oh, it's the tide." Really? Wow, you're a frickin' genius. Of course it's irrelevant what the tide is actually doing because the person simply makes a massive rationalization to fit the theory. Rising, dropping, reversing...it's the tide, stupid. If the waves get more frequent, then it's due to a surge, a "push," or the change from ebb/flow or vice versa. If the surf backs off, then the outgoing tide or even the cresting high is "killing" it.
There's no doubt the wind and tide can make all the difference. We all know that. And I think speculations about the influence on a particular situation can be valid and well-grounded. But many times it's offered mindlessly.
Posted at 7:41 PM