CRNW Forecast & Reports, Multiday 2014-0305 to 0308

Surf forecast shown below for March 6th is on the money. There were probably some larger set waves at Northside Rock and Southside Rock and Lil Ala Moana. All had a great time. Double session day. Winds were light and variable. Cloudier and cooler than usual.

  Model Cycle: 2014 MAR 06 06Z  (THUR)     
  Time Zone: GMT - 7 hours             
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             SURF    SURF DIR   SEAS  PERIOD   WIND    WND/DIR
             (ft)       (deg)   (ft)   (sec)   (kts)     (deg)
            -------  --------  -----  ------  -------  -------
3/6    5am   3 -  7   SW 220    3.8    17.6    5 -  7  ENE  63
3/6   11am   3 -  7   SW 220    3.8    17.3    5 -  6  WNW 291
3/6    5pm   3 -  7   SW 220    3.8    16.5    8 - 11  WSW 240

3/7    5am   3 -  7   SW 219    3.7    15.9    6 -  8   NE  38
3/7   11am   3 -  6   SW 218    3.6    15.4    4 -  6    N 358
3/7    5pm   3 -  6   SW 218    3.7    15.2    6 -  8  SSW 207

3/8    5am   2 -  5   SW 217    3.3    14.5    5 -  7  ENE  55
3/8   11am   2 -  5   SW 217    3.2    14.3    3 -  4  WNW 282
3/8    5pm   2 -  5   SW 218    3.2    14.3    6 -  8  WSW 236

3/9    6am   2 -  4   SW 218    3.0    13.6    6 -  8  NNE  28
3/9   12pm   2 -  5   SW 221    3.1    13.5    5 -  7  NNW 334
3/9    6pm   2 -  5  WSW 258    3.2    15.5    1 -  1    E  89

3/10   6am   3 -  6   SW 214    3.3    15.1   10 - 14  ENE  52
3/10  12pm   3 -  6   SW 228    3.4    14.6    6 -  8   NE  30
3/10   6pm   2 -  5   SW 221    3.4    14.5    6 -  8  SSW 197

3/11   6am   2 -  5   SW 222    3.2    13.8    7 -  9  ENE  68
3/11  12pm   2 -  5   SW 221    3.2    15.4    2 -  3  WSW 249
3/11   6pm   2 -  5   SW 215    3.2    15.3    8 - 12   SW 224

3/12   6am   2 -  5   SW 217    3.0    14.3    4 -  6   NE  39
3/12  12pm   2 -  5   SW 219    3.0    14.1    3 -  5  WNW 289
3/12   6pm   2 -  5   SW 216    3.2    13.5    9 - 12  WSW 235
 

A morning session only day due to the afternoon winds and everyone's general tiredness from so much surfing. Forecast for March 7th below is on-target. Griz enjoyed himself in the afternoon and evening.



  Model Cycle: 2014 MAR 07 06Z  (FRIDAY)  
  Time Zone: GMT - 7 hours             
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             SURF    SURF DIR   SEAS  PERIOD   WIND    WND/DIR
             (ft)       (deg)   (ft)   (sec)   (kts)     (deg)
            -------  --------  -----  ------  -------  -------
3/7    5am   3 -  6   SW 219    3.6    15.9    5 -  6  ENE  53
3/7   11am   3 -  6   SW 218    3.6    15.4    3 -  4   NW 320
3/7    5pm   3 -  6   SW 218    3.6    15.2    8 - 10   SW 224

3/8    5am   2 -  5   SW 217    3.3    14.5    6 -  8  ENE  51
3/8   11am   2 -  5   SW 217    3.2    14.3    2 -  3  WSW 249
3/8    5pm   2 -  5   SW 218    3.3    14.3    8 - 11   SW 229

3/9    6am   2 -  4   SW 218    3.0    13.6    5 -  7   NE  36
3/9   12pm   2 -  5   SW 221    3.1    13.5    6 -  8   NW 324
3/9    6pm   3 -  6  WSW 258    3.2    15.5    2 -  3   NW 323

3/10   6am   3 -  6   SW 215    3.3    15.1    9 - 12  ENE  52
3/10  12pm   2 -  5   SW 229    3.4    14.6    5 -  6  NNE  24
3/10   6pm   2 -  5   SW 221    3.4    14.5    7 -  9  SSW 200

3/11   6am   2 -  5   SW 223    3.1    13.8    6 -  9  ENE  61
3/11  12pm   2 -  5   SW 221    3.1    15.4    2 -  3  WSW 232
3/11   6pm   3 -  6   SW 215    3.3    15.3    9 - 13   SW 218

3/12   6am   2 -  5   SW 217    3.1    14.3    5 -  7   NE  40
3/12  12pm   2 -  5   SW 219    3.0    14.1    4 -  6  WNW 300
3/12   6pm   2 -  5   SW 216    3.1    13.5    8 - 11  WSW 238

3/13   6am   3 -  7    S 185    3.4    18.6    4 -  6  NNE  20
3/13  12pm   3 -  7    S 187    3.6    17.8    5 -  8  NNW 335
3/13   6pm   4 -  8    S 188    3.9    17.3    5 -  7  WSW 253
 


Griz has been riding his deep channel bodyboard; Terry brought a bodyboard due to luggage hassle/cost concerns; David has been riding his two mats and Xylem wood board, debating with us and himself which he prefers the most; Ted has ridden his Xylem, a mat and an HPD (recent design with relatively parallel rails) but his Xylem is his go-to ride; and I am riding my S&S Checkered RPM (yellow/blue). I am using 3 different pairs of fins: Viper Orange Dots, Viper Yellow Dots (5 in) and DaFins.
 
  Model Cycle: 2014 MAR 08 06Z  (SATURDAY)       
  Time Zone: GMT - 7 hours             
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             SURF    SURF DIR   SEAS  PERIOD   WIND    WND/DIR
             (ft)       (deg)   (ft)   (sec)   (kts)     (deg)
            -------  --------  -----  ------  -------  -------
3/8    5am   2 -  5   SW 217    3.3    14.5    6 -  9  ENE  52
3/8   11am   2 -  5   SW 217    3.2    14.3    0 -  0  NNW 334
3/8    5pm   2 -  5   SW 218    3.2    14.3    8 - 11   SW 224

3/9    6am   2 -  4   SW 218    3.0    13.6    5 -  6   NE  43
3/9   12pm   2 -  5   SW 221    3.1    13.5    4 -  5   NW 314
3/9    6pm   2 -  5  WSW 258    3.2    15.5    3 -  4  WSW 234

3/10   6am   2 -  5   SW 215    3.2    15.1    8 - 11   NE  42
3/10  12pm   2 -  5   SW 229    3.4    14.6    5 -  7  NNE  12
3/10   6pm   2 -  5   SW 221    3.4    14.5    2 -  2    S 170

3/11   6am   2 -  5   SW 223    3.2    13.8    5 -  8  ENE  63
3/11  12pm   2 -  5   SW 222    3.1    15.4    1 -  2  WSW 247
3/11   6pm   2 -  5   SW 215    3.2    15.3    8 - 11   SW 219

3/12   6am   2 -  5   SW 217    3.0    14.3    4 -  5   NE  35
3/12  12pm   2 -  5   SW 220    3.0    14.0    5 -  7  WNW 295
3/12   6pm   2 -  5   SW 217    3.2    13.5    9 - 12  WSW 239

3/13   6am   3 -  7    S 185    3.4    18.5    5 -  7    N   5
3/13  12pm   3 -  7    S 188    3.7    17.8    5 -  7  NNW 345
3/13   6pm   4 -  8    S 188    4.0    17.3    1 -  1    S 180

3/14   6am   4 -  8  SSW 192    4.2    16.2   11 - 15  ENE  54
3/14  12pm   3 -  7  SSW 191    4.2    15.5    3 -  4   NE  46
3/14   6pm   3 -  7  SSW 194    4.1    15.2    4 -  6   SW 214

3/15  12am   3 -  6  SSW 194    3.8    14.7    5 -  6  ENE  63

From an earlier email for the first afternoon and full day:

Touched down in Liberia almost 24 hrs ago. First surprise coming out of customs into the non-secure section, while looking for our driver, Adrian, was seeing, Surprise! Terry Newcomb. He had been here a week and decided to surprise us after his wife encouraged him to join his friends -- he had been a sad puppy moping around the house!

Hit the water late afternoon for a getting reacquainted surf -- light onshore winds but the Rock was delivering some of the goods. Everyone caught a few good ones before we had to go in.

This morning was beautiful. Slack wind, glassy conditions, waves breaking 4 to 7 ft. Five of us plus a shortboarder that we met two years ago on the early March trip.  He and his wife have been coming here 20+ yrs. Didn't seem crowded with all the waves. Ted and David surfed most of the time on the southside of the Rock, where I go and also a little further out at that Lil Ala Moana spot.

Happy surfy spaced out.