The OC Beach Scene

Forget Groundhog Day! While Punxutawney Phil (yikes, had to spellcheck that one) may not come out of hiding for another month or so, any surfer in Southern California will tell you the same thing–winter is on its way out!

As I made my way down the path this morning at Salt Creek, the sky was an ominous gray, my freezing feet stung with every step, and the shivering faces of surfers on their way up the hill let me know that the water would offer no relief from the cold; however, as I stood atop the bluff watching the solid southwest lines wrap aound the Point, it sure felt a lot like summer! That’s right–not a week into January and the first south swell of the year is already stoking out surfers up and down the coast! Summer spots like Lowers, Malibu, and yes, Doheny, were all firing today, and as the prognosis for the North Pacific continues to look bleak, we can only hope that those unseasonal storms will continue to churn in the Southern Hemisphere. Now, if only they could bring some warmer water with them!

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