“If there’s no future in it, at least it’s a present worth remembering.”
Mickey Smith’s beautifully shot short film Dark Side of the Lens provides “a short experimental glimpse at a life lived in the shadow of obsessive photographic pursuits.”
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The Point Loma South buoy model forecast shows back-to-back South-Southwest pulses this upcoming weekend. The first swell is forecast to produce 22-second forerunners as early as Thursday morning, then build through Friday before peaking Saturday morning (3 feet at 16.5 seconds 198°).
The second swell is a bit bigger and peaks early Sunday morning (3.6 feet at 17.9 seconds 197°). View the forecast model on the Point Loma South buoy page and keep tabs on real-time observations by following @buoy46232 on Twitter.
The Dana Point model is looking good too, with consistent wave energy hovering around 3 feet at 16 seconds from mid-day Friday through Monday. Both models hint at 20-second South forerunners next Monday (August 23), but we’ll have to wait and see how that develops.
Working man, father, and easily one of the most dedicated and underrated big-wave paddle surfers, Sion Milosky deserves a chance to shine at Waimea. There’s no bigger honor for a Hawaiian big-wave surfer than being invited to the Eddie, so help support Sion in his bid for an invitation to the 26th annual Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau by voting for him in the public poll.
To vote for Sion, along with your favorite big wave riders, go to polls.quiksilver.com. Voting will close August 31, 2010 and requires a valid email (for vote confirmation, so don’t use that bogus address you use for everything else). Give Kohl Christensen a nod too while you’re at it.
SSW Hilo - Saturday 8/14
SSW Hilo - Wednesday 8/18
Waimea Bay - Thursday 8/19
The SSW Hilo buoy model (@buoy51002) shows a combination of South-Southwest swells that should provide a small bump in surf over the weekend. Small wave heights hovering around 1.3 feet, but a strong 16 second period. The model also shows a slight increase on the buoy late Saturday (1.6 feet at 16.2 seconds 204°), which should fill through Sunday morning.
A larger, more Southerly swell is forecast to peak late Wednesday night (3.6 feet at 15.8 seconds 189°) and fill through Thursday the 18th.
At the moment, a small, moderate-period NW swell is showing on the Waimea buoy (@buoy51201). A larger Northwest swell is forecast to arrive on Thursday the 19th (3 feet at 11.4 seconds 316°), providing some fun surf for the Country.
I’m not sure I’d recommend listening to Nicole Jackman’s advice should you find yourself standing on the shore at Ehukai and wondering what to do next. Here’s a few gems from How to Surf Pipeline:
Seriously? You’d be better off watching North Shore.
