Winter Surfing

[TwoTwoLeft]

While everyone else is buried in snow, I headed out to the beach. It was pretty tricky shooting since the sun was peaking in an out of the overcast as it was setting...

 

[timor]

Interesting. How warm is the Pacific waters around California in winter ?

 

[TwoTwoLeft]

Interesting. How warm is the Pacific waters around California in winter ?

Sometimes warmer than the air! In the winter it usually stays around 58-60F. Go up North 50 miles past Point Conception and it drops to the low 50s.

 

[timor]

No kidding, California is that cold in the winter ? Water below 66F is a dangerous place.

 

[binga63]

steamer?... the only way for freezing swells ... nice pics

 

[TwoTwoLeft]

I used to do a lot of work offshore around the Channel Islands. Thankfully over the water, not in it. In 60F water, without a wetsuit you're dead in a little over 3 hours. Hell, you'll go hypothermic in 80F water, it just takes longer!