[Paddlewise] Who needs tsunamis with this? (ADD BCU SITE, and others)

Swell site, dare I say Dave. I realize the off-shore break isn't as big as
the deep water breakers that steepen near-shore, like at Mavericks. However,
you got to admit that the Cortes Bank break is one heck of a boomer. It is
also a blue water wave, which can differ from the waves found near-shore,
which are usually murkier and greener due to algae and river discharge along
the coast -- subtle point.

Here is a couple of good links on surfing for kayakers:

Official BCU surf site-

<http://www.the-watershed.co.uk/bcusurf/index.htm>

Surf kayaking chat area/info-

<http://www.boatertalk.com/index.php?forumid=SurfZone>

Fantastic info on flexibility and stretching-

http://www.enteract.com/~bradapp/docs/rec/stretching/stretching_toc.html

Non-scientific article on wave prediction (very good site)-

http://www.surfingvancouverisland.com/surf/predict.htm

Essay on why we get wave "sets"-

http://www.surfingvancouverisland.com/weather/wave.htm

Non-Government weather prediction-

http://www.oceanweather.com/data/uswest.html

Local Victoria Wind and Wave Links page to Vancouver Island other hot spots
(recommended Doug Lloyd site)-

http://www.islandnet.com/~rkashino/

My ultimate pedictor site (includes links to some of the above)-

http://www.surfingvancouverisland.com/weather/index.htm

Global links-

http://www.surfingvancouverisland.com/surf/global.htm


Send me any good sites you have.

DL






Dave Flory wrote:

> >Here's a nicle little wave for Scott or Duane to tackle...probably
> >Duane, as it would involve a long crossing out to Cortes Bank, located
> >100 miles off the California coastline. While it is only a 30-footer,
> >I'm sure they get bigger. BTW, Storm Island at the top of Vancouver
> >Island was reporting regular10-meter seas this past weekend, which is
> >about 30+ feet. California pictures can be viewed at:
> >
> ><http://www.swell.com/sw/content/mag/features/cortes/index.jsp>
> >
> >DL (Peter, would paddling these monster waves rate as stupid things
> >people do in kayaks, rather than getting killed in earthquakes?  :-)  )
> >
> Doug, they don't have to go that far out, take a look at Maverick!!
>
> http://www.maverickssurf.com/index.htm
>
> It's a mile or so off of Pillar Point, at Half Moon Bay, not so far from
> me in San Jose. I have no ambition to _ever_ be close to waves that big,
> tho' I do plan to drive over there and take a look with a telescope from
> the land. 50 to 60 feet is not unusual there, from what I hear.
> --
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Dave Flory, San Jose, CA.  daflory_at_pacbell.net  Go Sea Kayaking!!  ©2001
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------

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