Surfing 
surfing prototype #1 of my first custom surfboard design, "The Shark" |
Surfing
surfing prototype #1 of my first custom surfboard design, "The Shark" |
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marine weather forecasts
-- NxNW's Northwest surf forecast
-- Grays Harbor waverider buoy
Powerski Jetboards -- clear kayak -- eBay surfboard category -- eBay surfboard postings -- eBay Chalet RV -- ShapingBooomer Boards™ "Tiger Shark™" -- custom surfboard design by Dan Webb
(Hau'oli Waveforms™) How to shape a
surfboard (with videos) -- How to
build your first surfboard -- the best article on different shapes and how they perform differently --
good glossary of shaping terms --
rocker, fin cant, fin toe-in -- Surfology 101 --
Swaylock's surfboard design forum -- glassing --
FiberGlassSupply.com -- 3M Safety-Walk Fine Resilient Tapes and Treads -- 200 Series -- Item# 220 -- 12in x 60ft UPC:
048011193057 Color: Clear 1 roll/case $216.55 per case --
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NOAA's WA coastal weather and wave forecast
NOAA'satest NWS Marine Forecast at the Cape Elizabeth buoy (45 NM west of Aberdeen, WA)
Wave height & direction for Pacific Northwest (graphic)
North Pacific wave height and direction (12-hr forecast)
Grays Harbor buoy
Wave Height Data from the Grays Harbor Buoy -- 100 Hs (cm) = 3.33 feet
Wave Direction Data from the Grays Harbor Buoy
Satellite wind data for Cape Elizabeth
Global wave-height graphic (12-hr forecast)
Northwest Straits & Puget Sound -- Recent Marine Data
Coastal Marine Forecasts National Weather Service, Seattle
Univ. of Washington Marine Report
Seattle Times Info Line -- 206-464-2000
(Enter # to change to a new category.)
9900 -- Weather Forecast Numbers
9902 -- NWS Forecast for Seattle and Vicinity
9907 -- NWS Forecast for Western Washington
9917 -- mountain pass conditions
Salt Creek (Crescent Bay), west of Port Angeles, WA -- easy sloping sand bottom, caves and interesting shoreline to explore, playground for kids -- Call Heath Foxlee (purchased my waveski) at 360.681.7911 (home) or 360.683.9895 (work).
If the swell is from the NW (280° to 315°) and about 10 ft. (350 Hs) with an interval of 10 sec or more, then it is quite likely that the surf will be good enough to board surf. (With a whitewater kayak or waveski, we can surf a wider range of conditions.)
Crescent Bay was breaking on 8/27/2004 on an incoming tide when Grays Harbor waverider buoy showed 200 Hs (6 ft.) swell from 280°, giving 15-second rides. Look for 350 Hs (10 ft.) to 400 Hs (12 ft.) at 17-second intervals from the NW (280° to 315°) -- incoming tide is best.Elwha Rivermouth, west of Port Angeles, WA -- surfing video
Westport, WA -- South side of Grays Harbor (crowded on good days)
Jetty Webcam fullsize -- Grays Harbor waverider buoy
The groins (downtown) are the most protected.
The jetty at Westhaven State Park holds the biggest swell.
Westport Surfing Report
Ocean Avenue Inn
American Sunset RV & Tent Resort -- 360-268-0207 -- AmericanSunsetRV.com
Reservations -- 800-569-2267 -- group site #26
Islander Motel & RV Park
Jolly Roger RV Park -- 360-268-5555
Steepwater Surf ShopOcean Shores, WA -- North side of Grays Harbor
Jetty Webcam fullsize -- Grays Harbor waverider buoyLa Push, WA
La Push Webcam fullsize -- Grays Harbor waverider buoy
Surfing Instruction in La Push by Lost Coast AdventuresCape Disappointment
Far from disappointing and definitely dangerous and daring is what waves are about this time of the year at Washington States Cape Disappointment State Park. Only the truly skilled and knowledged should even attempt these 30 ft. swells! Seems the winds of March create this unusual surfing condition, along with 100 ft. water sprays, a spectacular spring surfing mecca!
Oswald West State Park, near Manzanita, OR
National Data Buoy Center Forecast for Coast of WA and Strait of San Juan de Fuca
Grays Harbor buoy --
wave energy sorted by time distance between
Grays Harbor buoy --
wave direction sorted by time distance between
Lost Coast Adventures Surf Camp (in Washington State) -- ~$125 per day
http://nxnwsurf.com/ North By Northwest Surf Co., Port Angeles
Great links for Northwest surfers
Stormsurf's Oregon and Washington Surf Report
Scripps Institute Pacific Coast Buoys -- See the 03601 Grays Harbor thru 46005 Washington row --
hover for wave & wind directions and amplitudes.
surfing reports for California, Hawaii, East Coast, International
