La Jolla - Flipping Kayaks :)

[daperrin]

Yes I have tried the backward entry where you face the waves and paddle backwards to shore. I thought it worked out pretty good. The waves were such this day I felt I would likely get toasted by the breakers even if I was facing them so better to just time it and book it to the shore. Ended up working for me

As for the short swell interval. I think I just picked a bad day. The graph I pulled from Thursdays marine records (second box below) show a large spike in the short swell interval. Notice how they drop from 15 sec interval to 8 or 9 sec intervals. Just shows the forecast is only so good and big changes can suddenly appear.

The first box shows what the surf actually was compared to forecast. I was looking for 3 footers but they were more like 5. Anyway these are buoy wave height readings I think but it will definitely translate into higher surf than expected that day.

Yes I have tried the backward entry where you face the waves and paddle backwards to shore. I thought it worked out pretty good. The waves were such that day I felt I would likely get tost by the breakers even if I was facing them so better to just time it and book it to the shore. Ended up working for me

As for the short swell interval. I think I just picked a bad day. The graph I pulled from Thursdays marine records (second box below) show a large spike in the short swell interval. Notice how they drop from 15 sec interval to 8 or 9 sec intervals. Just shows the forecast is only so good and big changes can suddenly appear.

The first box shows what the surf actually was compared to forecast. I was looking for 3 footers but they were more like 5. Anyway these are buoy wave height readings I think but it will definitely translate into higher surf than expected that day.