Board Blog: Windswell Surf Chasing in the Mediterranean Sea

#10: The Surgical Strike in a Pond and Missing Fish in a Barrel

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Extreme weather brings trouble for most people, but for surfers around here it usually means good times.
Extreme weather brings trouble for most people, but for surfers around here it usually means good times.
A strong SW,W,NW wind made giant waves that reached places, bays, nooks, and crannies rarely touched by the force of the sea. This is usually a peaceful tourist beach great for swimming. Well, that wasn't the case yesterday.
A strong SW,W,NW wind made giant waves that reached places, bays, nooks, and crannies rarely touched by the force of the sea. This is usually a peaceful tourist beach great for swimming. Well, that wasn't the case yesterday.
Little pointbreaks everywhere.
Little pointbreaks everywhere.
This is the spot that rarely works maybe 20 minutes before it got really clean and perfect when the wind changed.
This is the spot that rarely works maybe 20 minutes before it got really clean and perfect when the wind changed.
When it's on be careful not to get washed from the pier into the sea. Jump from the pier and paddle 10 times, you are on the takeoff spot.
When it's on be careful not to get washed from the pier into the sea. Jump from the pier and paddle 10 times, you are on the takeoff spot.
Meanwhile the usual surf spot in the area is one big angry mess.
Meanwhile the usual surf spot in the area is one big angry mess.
Matevz finds some shelter between the pine trees .
Matevz finds some shelter between the pine trees .
Again there is the surf session photo gap:) This is the spot after we finished surfing.
Again there is the surf session photo gap:) This is the spot after we finished surfing.
Two hours is not enough to quench our surf thirst but this wave is soooo sick.
Two hours is not enough to quench our surf thirst but this wave is soooo sick.
Latecomers moved to the usual surf spot. But there was nothing usual about it. Someone has taken all the water, the reef was bone dry and the spot was unrecognizable. Small waves were breaking over the rocks and we could hear someone ruining his fins all the way to the beach :D
Latecomers moved to the usual surf spot. But there was nothing usual about it. Someone has taken all the water, the reef was bone dry and the spot was unrecognizable. Small waves were breaking over the rocks and we could hear someone ruining his fins all the way to the beach :D
Joy for surfers, problems for boat owners. There was a complete mayhem in the nearby fishing port, capsized boats and sailboats thrown out of the sea.
Joy for surfers, problems for boat owners. There was a complete mayhem in the nearby fishing port, capsized boats and sailboats thrown out of the sea.
Extreme weather brings spectacular sunsets. Going home.
Extreme weather brings spectacular sunsets. Going home.
Extreme weather brings trouble for most people, but for surfers around here it usually means good times.
A strong SW,W,NW wind made giant waves that reached places, bays, nooks, and crannies rarely touched by the force of the sea. This is usually a peaceful tourist beach great for swimming. Well, that wasn't the case yesterday.
Little pointbreaks everywhere.
This is the spot that rarely works maybe 20 minutes before it got really clean and perfect when the wind changed.
When it's on be careful not to get washed from the pier into the sea. Jump from the pier and paddle 10 times, you are on the takeoff spot.
Meanwhile the usual surf spot in the area is one big angry mess.
Matevz finds some shelter between the pine trees .
Again there is the surf session photo gap:) This is the spot after we finished surfing.
Two hours is not enough to quench our surf thirst but this wave is soooo sick.
Latecomers moved to the usual surf spot. But there was nothing usual about it. Someone has taken all the water, the reef was bone dry and the spot was unrecognizable. Small waves were breaking over the rocks and we could hear someone ruining his fins all the way to the beach :D
Joy for surfers, problems for boat owners. There was a complete mayhem in the nearby fishing port, capsized boats and sailboats thrown out of the sea.
Extreme weather brings spectacular sunsets. Going home.

There is a surf spot in a landlocked sea that has 100km of fetch. The forecast promises gale force winds from S, SW, W, NW and N direction. All that in about 6 hours. Then there is a spot in the middle of Pacific ocean. It has a fetch of a couple of 1000s kilometers and a low moving through the swell window. Now can someone explain how few amateurs can hit the first spot with surgical accuracy picking just the right two hours to surf a spot that has so far worked like 3-4 times in 15 years? The other team of I believe highly skilled weather experts can’t forecast the size and arrival of the swell for the second spot 12 hours ahead? :) Yes, the second spot is Waimea and I’m pissed Eddie was canceled ruining our after surf evening TV plans haha.

Barbapapa, 10.2.2016

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