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How we get waves from hurricanes and more Surf Photos from Rick Briggs

2013-08-07T09:35:00.000-07:00

We have a couple of new stories up on www.Solspot.com. There is a visually stunning new photo gallery from our new friend Rick Briggs. He shoots a lot of beautiful Central American and Mexico lineups and with only a few years under his belt has some amazing water shots from many of the top tier breaks in the region. Check out his IN FOCUS Article http://solspot.com/content/

Surf Photos - Images from the SSW swell hitting last week

2013-06-12T08:57:00.001-07:00

Once this swell got going there were lots of waves hitting all over Socal. Check out a few of the slide shows sent in to Solspot.com over the last few days. Shots from Thursday morning http://solspot.com/content/north-pacific/southern-california/north-orange-county/adam-wright/surf-photos-thursday-morning-at-the-wedge Some Point/Reef love on Thursday along with a few meaty afternoon

SWELL ALERT – AN INTENSE SOUTH PACIFIC STORM IS BLASTING OUT A LARGE SOUTHERN HEMI SWELL FOR THIS WEEK

2013-06-03T22:08:00.000-07:00

If you have been reading the long-range forecasts or even remotely paying attention to the swell models you probably already know that a strong storm is currently tearing up the South Pacific storm track and is already starting to send out a hefty dose of Southern Hemi swell for the middle of next week. This system is big enough and moving along such a good track, that its swell will light up

Long Range Surf Forecast for Southern California - 03/14/2013

2013-03-14T19:01:00.002-07:00

Southern California Daily Surf Forecast Overview

Southern California Forecast Overview - 03/14/2013

2013-03-14T19:01:00.001-07:00

Solspot bringing DVR features to your Surf Camera.

2012-08-26T07:49:00.001-07:00

Surf and Beach Cameras are everywhere. If you paddle out at a well-known spot there is a good chance that someone at home will be watching you catch waves. Well watching the surf live is awesome, but what if you could actually watch your session later that day? Or even pull up your surf day a week later when your buddy is calling that last swell double-overhead and you just want to "remind him"

Solspot.com just added a brand new HD Surf Camera for Cardiff State Beach

2012-06-26T15:07:00.001-07:00

Solspot.com just added a brand new HD Surf Camera for Cardiff State Beach (free of course)...check it out when you get a chance. http://solspot.com/cardiff-state-beach-san-elijo-surf-report/

North Pacific Swell Alert – Large WNW swell forecast for Later this Week

2012-01-04T11:52:00.000-08:00

Unless you were living in a sea-cave being raised by your evil dolphin family…you probably already know that there has been a strong storm forecast to brew up in the North Pacific and that it will be sending us some swell relatively soon. I have been watching this storm for the last 7+ days and have had it in the long-range forecast but have been staying on the

Last week of "What's in Adam's Stocking"!

2011-12-21T11:35:00.000-08:00

It’s been a great December and we are kicking this week off with some great prizes and some great waves – hallelujah! Pay extra attention to our Facebook wall this week. We’ve got some very cool prizes every day. We’ve got stuff from Volcom, Oakley, Foam E-Z, Vita Coco and of course yours truly Solspot. Stay tuned to the daily Southern California Surf forecast on Solspot.com

Free HD Surf Cam #22, Das River Jetties. « Solspot

2011-10-24T09:04:00.000-07:00

Free HD Surf Cam #22, Das River Jetties. « Solspot Solspot is stoked to announce our newest sponsor McKenna VW (a great place to buy a VW but the worst to drive past while playing “bug punch”). That's right, Surf City VW has joined the Solspot family and you know what that means. Sponsors keep the site free, sponsors make the site better! With the addition of McKenna VW we are launching FREE HD

Ocean Science 101: Upwelling, Downwelling, and other random acts of shrinkage

2011-09-14T20:54:00.000-07:00

I’ve been getting a lot of questions this summer about upwelling and downwelling and while I have written a lot about the effects of these phenomenon I haven’t really took the time to sit down and explain exactly what they are…so here it goes, I will try not to get two nerdy in the explanation but hey no promises. Upwelling Most of you know or have heard the term upwelling and that it

New swell and a new FREE HD Surf cam… Solspot is showing our O-Face :)

2011-08-30T23:54:00.000-07:00

In case you live under a rock and you haven’t heard, there is new swell on the way. The swell starts to trickle in on Wednesday and goes off Thursday and stays with us through the weekend. Time to think about cancelling that trip to Vegas for your fantasy draft and think about surfing. In other news we are launching our 17th FREE HD Surf Cam. Oh yeah, O…O…O…Oceanside you are up on deck. The

Solspot announces FREE surf cam #16 – The HB Waterfront Cam! « Solspot

2011-08-17T10:13:00.000-07:00

Solspot announces FREE surf cam #16 – The HB Waterfront Cam! « Solspot We've got HB covered...good shots of both the North and South sides of the Pier, a whole stretch of city beach that no one has, and now thanks to the Waterfront Hilton we have a great overview of the whole area. Check out the camera when you have a chance.

Boo overpriced surf cameras. Hooray FREE HD Malibu Surf Cam!

2011-08-09T16:59:00.000-07:00

Solspot is giving you longboarders (and shortboarders when the swell is PUMPING) something to cheer about. We just lit up our FREE HD Malibu camera. We’ve got to give a special shout out to our friends at Red Stripe and Jeremiah Weed. When we get sponsors to support the site we use that money to make the site better. Next time you’re thirsty grab a 6’r of Red Stripe or a couple of those big ol’

Where did the forecast go?

2010-11-15T18:43:00.000-08:00

Hey guys…I know most of you already know where to find the forecasts now that they are over on Solspot.com…our new, much more powerful site.But just in case some of you new visitors googled in…I wanted to make sure that you can find all of the new cool stuff. This blog isn’t updating the forecast anymore, all of that has been pushed over to the new site. Here are a few of the links that will

Movember...where moustaches join the fight against cancer

2010-11-06T10:34:00.000-07:00

Hey gang! This Movember I’ve decided to donate my face to raising awareness about cancers that affect men. My commitment is the growth of a moustache for the entire month of Movember, which I know will generate conversation, controversy and laughter (really I am thinking that it will cause more laughter than anything).I’m doing this because: • 1 in 2 men will be diagnosed with cancer in his

Monday’s Surf – Still surfable…but the winds are getting their funk on again

2010-09-19T22:48:00.000-07:00

Monday looks rideable…even surfable if you are in the right place…but unstable morning winds, a high morning tide are going to hamper conditions for some spots.In the water we are going to have a mix of slowly fading S-SSW swell (180-200) and increasing NW windswell.Average S facing spots will be in the waist-chest high range with a few shoulder high sets at breaks with a little more combo

Southern California Long Range Forecast 09/09/10

2010-09-09T17:55:00.000-07:00

Finally the small slop is going to take a break…conditions are going to start cleaning up and a new S swell will start to arrive over the weekend. It won’t be much, but it will be an improvement over the last few days (or weeks depending on where you live). After this S swell fades a much stronger S-SW swell (180-210) starts to arrive later next week and it looks like plenty more on tap after it

Surf for Thursday - Revenge of the Fuglies

2010-09-08T16:32:00.000-07:00

Thursday is not looking like much of a surf day.We are going to see a mix of mostly leftover Southern Hemi S-SW swells (180-225) and some background NW windswell. The wind is what really looks funky…the various wind models are all over the place with the COAMPS calling for some rather strong looking onshores for the morning and the NWS/NOAA coming with lighter/more manageable winds. I have a

Surf for Tuesday – More Eddy lameness

2010-09-06T20:35:00.000-07:00

Tuesday doesn’t look very surfable…most areas are going to have to deal with a mix of onshore texture from the eddy and a small, inconsistent S-SW swells and generally those things don’t work together very well. Get the full forecast over at www.solspot.com Tuesday's Full Forecast

Southern California Long-Range Forecast 09/06/10

2010-09-06T13:51:00.000-07:00

Holy weaksauce Batman! Most of this week is going to be weak and textured…the combo of eddy and small S-SW swells will keep the surf in the “marginal” range through Thursday. Fortunately the weather and the swell start to slowly improve on Friday and will continue to get better through the weekend. Long-range is looking A LOT BETTER thanks to a re-energized South Pacific and a series of SSW-SW

Southern California Long-Range Forecast 09/02/10

2010-09-02T17:17:00.000-07:00

Guys...the long range forecast is up over at http://www.solspot.com/you can go find it pretty easy on the homepage...or go directly to it herehttp://surf.solspot.com/content/long-range-forecast/adam-wright/please-save-us-from-the-small-surf

Thursday’s Surf – Weak but rideable swell blend

2010-09-01T17:29:00.001-07:00

Thursday will be surfable…but like the last couple of days you won’t be dealing with a ton of swell…just a combo of soft/weak S-SW swells and local NW energy.In the water we are going to have a mix of S and SW swells (spread all over 180-220) as well as some background NW windswell…again nothing all that exciting, but still sometimes fun if your spot can combo the swells up properly.Get the full

Waves for Wednesday - Small and Clean with a few nuggets still hiding out there

2010-08-31T17:37:00.000-07:00

Waves for Wednesday - Small and Clean with a few nuggets still hiding out thereWednesday will be a surf day…not a great surf day, not a big surf day…just sort of slow and fun, with sunny skies, and clean morning conditions.Our swell will be a mix of overlapping S through SW swells (180-220) from a few small storms in the South Pacific. I am even seeing some long-period SW energy (220) on a few of

Southern California Long-range Surf Forecast – 8/30/2010

2010-08-30T17:00:00.000-07:00

The latest long-range surf forecast is up over at solspot.com...Things look playful and clean for the next couple of days with weaker waves due by the end of the week.Here is a link to the new forecast...http://surf.solspot.com/content/long-range-forecast/adam-wright/weak-mix-of-small-southern-hemi-energy-and-local-windswell