Hurricane Marie was the 6th most intense Pacific hurricane on record. Seriously, it has a wikipedia page.
Here are some morning shots of the HB Pier. When large south swells hit the OC typically Huntington suffers from a nasty current. Of course no one was out, who would want that punishment? Paddle out at Beach Blvd and you'd be at the Pier in a matter of minutes. Assuming you could get out...
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| Can't recall the last time I saw a wave break by Ruby's... They have really good shakes btw. |
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This was the only clean, somewhat surfable wave I saw. Most of the waves were not peaky like this, they were big walls.
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Let's paddle out! Not.
So I had to work all day and missed most of the morning action. The hot spot was 17th street in Newport where a number of pros showed up. I talked to a high school buddy who surfed it in the morning and he said it was incredible. A number of pros were out including Jamie O'Brien and Rob Machado.
Here are some shots of Newport in the late afternoon.
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| 17th/18th Steet was the place to be |
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| Beefy section. Sir-Mix-Alot Approves |
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| It's rare to see white water flying up here - between Newport Pier and Balboa Pier |
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| More Geyser Action... |
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A nice right sneaks through...
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More 17th street action
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| The Harbor mouth was breaking but it was a little soft. I was hoping there would be a barrel section like Ala Moana. No dice... |
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| Wedge + Big Swell = Crowd |
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| This was to the right of the Wedge. Seemed like more people were watching this wave- not quite as peaky but packing some power. Sorry there's nothing to show scale here but I remember thinking you likely burst and eardrum if you got got caught in the wrong place. |
Here's a sequence at 18th Street. Hawaiian charger Adam D'Esposito drops and gets a pit. Rumor is he came flying out on the wave before...
