About a year ago myself and a few people managed to be in the right place at the right time. I don’t think any of us knew what we were in for. We were rolling the dice like every other time.
That’s surf in a nutshell around here–a gamble. Just when you think you understand it, recognize a pattern, or have confidence in the numbers, along comes some serious skunking. It’s an emotional roller coaster of stoke fueled anticipation derailed by long drives to nothing. It sucks. It’s expensive. It’s discouraging. There’s no way around it.
In the last year i’ve been to some amazing places, and have had many good sessions. But nothing come remotely close to that day 12 months ago. It’s burned into my brain.
The other day i saw it again. Completely unexpected…
20k on the vehicle, hundreds* into my tank, countless skunkings, more road time than water time, just to see this once a year….
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fuuuuck. Thats rad… Fuck!
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ur a retart. good job u figured out that waves break in washington. big secret. keedp it to your self.
well, that’s the thing….they don’t break.
thats true you should be happy to have gotten this wave that good. most likely the best I have ever seen. will help you out. I will tell you when it will be this good once a year. and in return you can save the gas, and traval time and surf at westport for thew rest of the year
sweet, thanks man.
Yeah! Go surf with the rest of the retarts in Westport or get a beat down from the SSS (Salish Sea Slashers) and, by the way, great site!
dude are u 24 yrs old is that why ur screen name is ripshred…24… man r you angry guy. There’s no crowds in Washington. Surf Cali, or Haw…then come back here a better attitude will find u, im confident of that.
people hate on westport. thats good. the jetty can be quite nice.
hate.hate.hate.hate. ripshred, its easy to see that you don’t get out into society very often…you can’t even spell retard right. Who cares if he posts pics of cape flattery….im just guessing…If you don’t like it you shouldn’t be into this site.
i love all the local(ism) attitude from the washingtonians (young kids i’m guessing). as if one day everyone in the coastal cities of the US will leave their local backyard break move to seattle so they can ferry-it across, drive however many miles, just to score every now-and-then in icy water. washington will always be a chill surf scene. horrible weather and having no city on the coast will keep it that way. period. the most protected spots in WA break in winter infrequently when only handfulls of washingtonians will go out in that shitty cold anyway. relax kids, no one is moving to WA for the surf. keep your secret spot a secret (even though it’s not), but when you see a couple other guys out in the water, smile and say “hey” because you’ll likely see them again. ..and who knows you may need to borrow some gear that you left 200mi. away.
looks like a super fun glassy greybird washington surf day! keep the pics coming. -aloha
no same age as all you and live in the same area. only diffrence I started around 93 ish and have seen spots change alot and get closed. I’ve surfed with your budys before and don’t have issues. but thier is something to be said for keeping it low key. There are a lot of placs that I can’t surf any more casue they are closed. so no things will not always be chill. but watever take it how you want to. Also I spent all —day sitting infront of a computer at work while my as hole friends cell phoned me pics of the waves.
my friends do that shit too. but it’s cause they care.
saw your friends snapping celly shots from the beach. i don’t get reception way out there.
that totally happened to me one time…drove my ass way the f out and blamo, forgot one bootie. was about to just deal with it and some dude hooked it up. stoked.
Shoulda seen the lefts we were riding this past week. Puts that right to shame;)
dang, i bet….
BFD. So you got chest high waves. Hahaha! Actually looks super fun compared to the HH closed out beachies I surfed yesterday. Good to know access is there. Need more rights in my life.
I’m always stoked to see fun waves in Washington. I too started surfing around here in the early 90′s. Unlike other people, I hope to see others in the water to break the lonely isolation that is Pacific Northwest surfing.
Wow. Break the lonley isolation? Sounds heavey, like maybe you need some surf bros dude?
Oh and while were at it….started surifng in the mid 80′s? How many gold stars do I get?
Jesus says ‘don’t surf here’! and can’t wait to see you on the straits again with your camera…fuckin dorks
It’s called a Strait, not straits. It’s singular because there is only one. But you probably knew that since you own the place.
thanks for setting em correct (straight?). STRAIT. THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA. There are waves there. Boohoo. More often than not a surfer mise as well go straight to the coast.
There were dudes surfing those waves in wool suits long before any of you. And of course the natives thousands of years before the wool suit dudes, cruising in their dugouts. No one here gets a gold star for how long you have been surfing washington. But you sure as heck deserve some gold stars for putting out the effort in washington to surf because as we all know it can be A BITCH.
Share waves. Dont be a douche. Lifes too short.
This site is turning into a hate fest…wtf….no body cares about your opinions on outsiders…jjjj is right. Life is too short to be spewing your negativity. PS Jesus wants you to give him a big hug when you see him
It all comes down to this. Your motives as a person and a surfer. Your actions attest to the fact that you could use a lesson in WA surf etiquette, just like the wasurfacademy.com crew. Our quality spots are few and limited. They have been protected by people who are in it for the right reasons for decades. There is a reason that our surf has been so low key in magazines and websites for so long. Is further comprimising the purity of our surf worth it? Have you not been navigating the kooks, Canucks and Aussies chasing these last few swells? Chalk yourself up as one of them and not one of us.
the reason surf around here has been so low key in the media is cause it’s cold, fickle, shitty weather, and you can be fly to mexico in the same amount of time it takes you to get to some of these spots. im sure your aussie/canuck buddies can attest to that.
more people are surfing in the nw these days. that’s a train you can’t stop. dish some of your agro out in the line up next time you see someone you don’t recognize. or just smile and nod.
this site is intended to dish out a little stoke, some humor, maybe something interesting via bad writing. some people dig, some don’t…. can’t please everyone.
ain’t trying to.
You have assumed your position as the trains conductor. Steering the surfers towards stoke with your forecast and humorous, ego stroking blog. Check me out! I was in the right place at the right time. That’s the part that gets me, surf isn’t about that, nor is it about being agro. Especially up here. I ain’t trying to stop the train, but I sure as hell don’t want to speed it up.
damn, you lit me up on the choo-choo stuff!
the point of this post has understandably gone right over your head. i was hoping canucks/aussies/oregonians/whoever would read this and realize that the surf lore around here is just that–lore.
i bet all the dudes driving around scratching their heads these last few swells can attest to that.
unfortunately anyone with half a brain can locate. fortunately it takes a full brain and a LOT of time to decipher.
ego stroking? nah, im just stoking. plain and simple. solo sessions, watching my friends, watching people i don’t know, hell even watching assholes who i’d like nothing more than to knock the fuck out tear it up stokes me.
dontbeakook2 is right drex…you love to stroke your ego. and if thats not the case then what is? are you hoping more people will want to surf around here? isn’t there aready enough of you shoulder-hopping kooks cloggin up the lineup lately? you would fit in great in Socal. lots of consumer minded dorks chatting about their new $700 Lost monkdorks and driving around in white VW vanagoons. your just another wannabe poser!
good question Titus. the original intent of the site was to consolidate weather, buoy, tide, snow, temps, and forecast data all in one page. traditional surf forecasting websites had (and still do) pretty bad information for the NW.
at the time i didn’t know a damn thing about web development, design, html, css, php, etc. i figured it out myself–kinda.
you could argue that any website is probably a bit ego driven and somewhat show off. i like to think mine is a celebration of stoke, some legit weather info, and comedy–which you Titus, are helping with. Thanks bro!
consumerism? shit, you got me there–this huge designer coffee im drinking is good.
intent of the lost post was to provide some info on the board for people who might be thinking about something similar. i tried to write about it relative to other stuff so people might be able to relate. i was pumped on the board, felt like writing about it.
i like writing.
The Stoke can have a strong influence on the weak-minded.
you were ‘pumped’ on the board? thats gay. who was it? obi-wan? are you walking funny? anyways, traditional surf forcasting sites have bad info for the NW? good. what, a little mystery is bad? here’s a secret forcasting site you probably never heard of….NOAA. as for your board review crap, i would actually have a tiny bit of respect for you if you ‘reviewed’ Shuler, Ewaliko or someone else’s boards. they might not be fashionable but they are local. do you not not supportt your local shaper? nope… you don’t. matt biolos is a yuppie dork and your not gonna surf better anyhow on his pop-out garbage. and yes…this site is comedy.
all weather on here is NOAA bruh.
Agreed- Mike Ewaliko makes siiiick boards AND he’s a nice, laid back dude. Hell I’ll let you borrow one of my Ewalikos if you’ll review it. He needs to get more press- his boards are spot on and affordable.
-thanks Mike I’ll take that check now, just deposit it in the usual place
I love this website and so do other people. The simple solution is not to visit it if you have some serious PMS going on like Titus and Dontbeakook2; however, you guys are hillarious. If you want to provide everyone with some laughs keep the anti-stoke vibe going. I would like to keep seeing some rad WA surf pics. Keep up the good work
what? can’t post my comments anymore? do i make you sad Shane?
you make me sad. inside.
what would really make me happy is if you introduced yourself sometime. maybe you could give me some tips how to turn better.
how to turn better….hmmmm…..you might have to wait a few years for that one. maybe don’t ride such a big kook board. introduce myself…..you’ll see me ’round one of these days. i spend half the year in Kauai where i was born. been here 20 years now. split my time between here and there since i was 10 (im 30). not such a mean (well…heckler) guy in person, but what this place is becoming drives me mad. this, the NW, is the last unspoiled place in North America worth living and surfing. if this was Kauai people would not be as polite about your ‘picture’, ‘bragging’ fest as me. trust me. just chill on the ‘surf’ bullshit and no worries…no more heckling. stick to the snow …bra.
i think alaska is pretty unspoiled.
sheesh…Kauai? nice…i heard it’s going off.
hey titus before you start slashing tires
you might start with that other tranny from Kauai
Bobby easy to find look for the big yellow boats on top
he blew out the whole n coast complete with maps
15 f_ing years ago
you know what
who cares its over with
just ask Peter Mel next time your out at the rivermouth
Yeah and before that there was Ricky Young who contributed to getting PA point closed down by doing the same thing. Fuck even Frank fucked things up by posting all his picks. Point is you can find someone else that has done more than you to expose WA surf or you can take a look at what you are doing and the effects that it has. Yeah there are other, collaborative, sites that are worse, magic seaweed wannsurf.com but when it comes down to it you, as one single person, are doing a lot to draw attention to an area that can’t handle all the traffic. Pictures are worth 1,000 words and nothing makes people more stoked to look for surf, or go surf a spot than a pic of a nice empty line up. Also doing the mirrored wave trick only makes people look harder for secret spots and creates a false illusion of an empty surf spot that doesn’t exist
The idea of trying to keep spots under the radar has nothing to do with endorsing localism or trying to intimidate people. This isn’t a new concept either. I usually will not tell people were spots are and don’t post any of my pics. However I am still nice to people in the line up.
Most spots up north have limited space for both access and the amount of surfers that a break can handle.. Lets face it all surf eduquite ends up going out the window once the crowds reach a certain point. At this point no one has fun. Some land owners have been pretty cool about letting people park and surf at certain places. This too goes out the window when it goes from 4 cars parking at a private spot to 15 plus.
Its not the waves that make Washington a cool place to surf it is the atmosphere and the solitude. This was recognized a while back and a lot of people have tried to keep it this way. If a spot is already at max capacity or there is no parking I will drive to the next spot. There will always be waves there another day, and there will be no hard feelings The new school attitude of I will park and surf wherever I want, no matter how over crowed a spot is or the limited amount of parking is available, and then post pics and tell everyone how rad my bro session was is at a direct opposite. Doing this is going to cause tensions to build. It is not surprising that your site pisses people off. I doubt when you go surfing at these spots you introduce yourself as the broweather guy.
I have spent a lot of time exploring up here, with a topo map not an internet sites, and surfing up here and I understand that the days of empty line ups and free camping at la-push and the bay are gone. But it is upsetting to see the lack of surf ediqute that has developed over the last 6-7 years. Every year there are more people and more no trespassing signs. I guess people that just started over the last couple of years see this as normal. Documenting experiences and sharing them with people is fine. Just try and not let it stop others from enjoying the experiences they are used to having. Also internet blogs always lead to one thing. Shit talking.
well, i don’t think this site has as big of an impact as you(s) think. the population in WA state has grown by 2 million people in the last 20 years–most coming from cali. read this.
blame Kelly Slater and fun.
google pretty much anything surfing related and this site doesn’t pop up. the traffic here is mostly people who’ve heard about it from other people. similar to how most people find surf–via friends. aside from the nwbroweather surf spot locator i don’t think people will be able to correlate anything on this site to physical location (sorry la push and westport). even if you compared the few pics on this site to the ones on others that do show location/directions/names i don’t think you’d be able to get very far.
if an empty lineup or solo session is requisite for you to enjoy surfing then you’re going to be bummed out a lot. maybe switch to video games or pottery. but i do agree with your point of an empty lineup pic getting people motivated. still, the documentation is limited here and has been since inception. just like you i like to surf with minimal people. hell, i’d rather surf junk by myself than sick waves with a crowd. difference is i don’t get bummed out when i do have to share waves. don’t let the weather get to you.
i can’t speak for people who park where they shouldn’t. that’s just a lack of common sense or inability to read. if you own land and people park where you don’t want them to maybe you should help them with their lack of common sense via signs or gates. or maybe you shouldn’t have told a friend, who told a friend, who told a friend, etc.
the whole point of this post was to say to people who might be looking…”good luck, you will waste time and money”. which is %100 true. almost all of the surfing i do, i don’t recount via this site. a sick ‘bro’ session isn’t a good read.
This ended up being a lot longer than I expected it to be.
Take it for what it is. Your right out of the factors mentioned
you’re not that high on the list. I think focusing on these factors
is of limited value as they will continue to evolve, relatively
unaffected by the actions of Washington surfers. It isn’t
reasonable to think we can control the states’ population rate, or
the popularity of Kelly Slater/ mainstream surfing. Also the
fallacy that any action is legitimized by pointing out someone that
has done it to a greater degree than you has run its course. If you
are truly interested look at your own actions and the effects they
have. If you’re not that interested then the world is full of
d-bags to compare yourself to. It is dumb to say you are
responsible for ruining surfing. However, you don’t help. To what
degree do you contribute? I don’t really know how to quantify this.
These are the main issues I have: PEOPLE CAN USE YOUR SITE AS A
REASOURSE TO HELP FIND WAVES: Your statement that people can’t
connect anything on your site to a physical location is not true.
Look at the blog were you link mid paragraph to a pic gallery
titled NEAH BAY that showed the majority of the spots up there and
was more than revealing. Most people that have heard of Google
earth, and didn’t already know, likely connected the dots. More
specific example would be your “house size waves at the wedge”
blog. Also what is the point of the mirrored pics/videos blogs? If
you are worried about drawing attention to these spots, do what
most people do. Don’t post pics of them. I will say that lately
your pics are more on the mellow side and it seems as though you
have removed the more descriptive blogs. Maybe this is the
direction you are heading? Let people figure it out on their own.
Putting in the effort to find a break is what surfing Washington is
about. This also gives you more respect for the places you are
fortunate enough to surf. THE HYPE FACTOR: Bro Weather? that sounds
edgy, fresh, and describes my Pac Sun lifestyle, I’m already
interested!! There is a lot of logistical hassle to surfing waves
in WA. Will people give up? They haven’t yet (quite the opposite).
It is the good days that fuel the fire. Continually hyping up the
area by posting nice pics and stories of bro radness, even amongst
the bro dude skunk sessions, does little to tell bros they are
wasting their time and money. The hype surrounding a spot and its
popularity are directly connected. Look at the story in the new
Surfer Magazine-Pacific edition or Patagonias new wetsuit add. Even
your bro-dude-guy-bra-bud (you can use this in future blogs if you
want) Clem said it wasn’t until Frank posted all his pics that he
got stoked on coming up here. By the way Franks defense to this,
via his old internet forum, was something along the lines of: I
don’t tell people where these spots are and I only post pics that
are already on the net. This line of thought sounds familiar You
don’t need to hype up spots to stoke people out. The area up here
should do that for them. TELLING WHEN YOU SCORED A SPOT: It’s not
knowing were a spot is (any one that is moderately resourceful and
has an internet connection has figured this out) its knowing when
it will break (few people have dialed this is) that’s important. I
don’t want to elaborate anymore. Please no more last week end posts
YOU HAVE AN ADIANCE TO AIR THIS TO: It’s the internet, you have
taken steps but, short of password protecting your site there is
not a lot of control you have over how many people visit your site.
I found it, Titus found it, the people that want you to advertise
their products think enough people found it. In regards to
trespassing that was more of a personal comment. Look at your other
site (assuming other have found this site as well) .2009 11 xx pic
2/16 if you are still confused. Seriously what part of this seemed
like a fucking good idea? And no it is up to you to figure out if
you are trespassing. Chains and sings are end results we want to
avoid. That being said I don’t think you deserve all the shit
people give you. You strike me as someone with good intentions that
never deliberately wanted to make anyone upset. Most of the anger
on this site stems from a lack of understanding on your part and
misguided anger/ resistance to change on others. People posting
about parking on private property and unraveling locals spots
doesn’t help you out. Also, at times the collaborative tone of this
site is reminiscent of a coddled only child with no older brother
to punch him when he said something stupid. I am not a local by any
means; it takes me 3 hrs to get to the beach. However, I do still
have to deal with d-bags like Pepsi and Tate Think about this
first. It has always been the people that surfed a break before you
that set the norms the traditions. A tradition alone doesn’t
justify an action. However these norms and traditions would be
worht examining if you are curious as to why people get pissed at
you. If you did this you might start to see that given the history
of this area, keeping things low key has a fair amount of rigidity
to it (using this frustration as a bias for localism doesn’t). You
seem like the type that plans on sticking around for awhile so take
the time and figure it out. Talk to the people that have made
surfing these breaks possible for you. Your current thought process
that you should show up with a blank slate and use Wannasurf,
MagicSeaweed, or the self fulfilling comments on this site, as
point datum point is arrogant and won’t help ease any tensions.
Honestly I’ don’t care that much anymore. There are better thing to
spend time doing, as I have no grand illusion that the internet
surf blog will end with you. Just hoping you will think about this.
Also reading your stories of driving to the wrong spots looking for
waves that never existed makes me happy. Just kidding. Only a
little, it is funny.
and by the way…one BIG reason you and your dork crew bother me…my family owns land where you kooks have posted some of your pics. so tired of goons trampling around acting like you have rights to park your cars where you please. oh, i know, people have been doing it for years right…no. they had permission. friends. you know? no you don’t. just a johnny-come-lately-clown. you are only helping NW surfing become more and more unraveled. just stick to Pooport and PA. one last thing…i would have never known of this kook site if you didn’t spam me….get it?
spam? no, i don’t get it. is that something related to the canned meat product that is confusingly popular in HAW?
Hey Ripshred, thanks for the novel! I especially enjoyed
how you condradicted yourself 20 times! Everybody knows when its
gonna be good (thanks NOAA!) so don’t trip, and even then its only
crowded on weekends… You and the other haters are all idiots,
this site doesn’t give away shit. Its not un-crowded here because
of locals regulating traditions (besides on the internet). Its
because the “good spots” are in the middle of fucking nowhere! Just
relax and get some waves, even if there is a massive crowd of 5
other dudes…
Take the time and actually think about what I wrote.
Nothing about that post was indicative of a “hater”. I don’t surf
to fulfill any competitive needs. I recognized a long time ago that
if I want to still have fun surfing, sharing waves was the only way
to go. Come up with a new argument. I know people that think
different about the TOPIC OF EXSPOSURE then you must be an asshole
and should be dismissed by your witty responses. Seriously what do
you ever offer?. You talk as much shit as Titus. If you think there
were contradictions give me an example, not saying I am an
authority on anything If shit talking is the only card you I have I
will adapt for you. I did use the term d-bag to describe people in
my last rant. After consideration I would say your spot on the list
is long overdue. Thanks for all the great insight; I’m sure the 4
months you spent at the bay defiantly makes you an authority over
the people that grew up there. If you need attention I would
suggest you quit your blog and tell people the article in the new
surf mag is actually written about you. It sounds like the gay shit
you love spout off. Also one time I was out at la push and a half
native/Hawaiian offered me a joint the size of my thumb. On that
alone I am going to Titus is cool as shit and you should show him
some respect. See that was much more productive. I no longer hate
you.
Damn, whats with the hostility? I thought the whole point
of comments was to either be a smart ass or say something
relevant… I chose the former.
Half your time in the islands…. and you are complaining why?.. The summers are nice here though.
good stuff titus, some amazing internet ramblings going on here…. perfect forum for your passive aggressiveness…
Here I thought the only butt-hurt wa. coastals resided in W.Port. Congrats to proving that theory wrong!! Say hi to the dork crew next time were in up in your hood, parking in your backyard… what?!? I’ll waive as i’m riding down the line, watching you burn up because your spot is being unraveled. ; )
Warshinton’s costal landuse policy absolutely sucks. Not to mention it’s a police state. And the fact that because people own property, they think they have exclusive rights to the ocean is even more ridiculous. If it was planned properly there would be public easements, which would elevate these tensions.
WA sure isn’t as progressive as your fine state of OR with coastal access… One of the mandates of our state Shoreline Management Act is the right to public access. which you would think would be a good thing…but it’s in conflict with coastal land owners, who a lot of times own land down to MLLW.
A lotta NW longboarders can attest to that…
“you can be fly to mexico in the same amount of time it takes you to get to some of these spots.”
damn it! so true! lol for cheap too!
the beauty of the northwest is that you can get phenom snow, and phenom surf, all from the same region! neither are consistent. both are fickle as shit. both require investments of time and money and girlfriends get pissed… but that’s the point. it’s the drive and the passion for these things that envokes the stoke we all share. why be such a hater? times change. things change. life changes. life happens with or without you adapting, and if you aren’t able to comprehend a simple site such as this, which doesn’t give geo-coordinates like iwannasurf.com and the ilk, well, someone else would be doing it if nwbro weren’t around.
do i get extra credit cus i grew up surfing with the inventors of the fish? or that i do support my local shaper? or that i grew up in a heavily localized spot? no. do i think anyone deserves a wave more than anyone else? if we’re all abiding by the same rules of a lineup like everywhere else, no. you paddle out, wait your turn, get your wave, and get stoked watching others rip it up while paddling out to wait in line again. travel anywhere you’re not a local. show some respect, and 9 times out of 10, you’ll get some respect back. that 10th time? brush it off. no sense in stressing out.
sure, i know shane personally. is this a vouch for his site? if you want to read it like that, go ahead. i’m just sick of hearing people bitch about surfing getting crowded, my secret spot is now spoiled… well, i’m sick of my job description changing. know what? i adapt. we all do. cherish the moments when your spot isn’t getting “spoiled” or ass hats aren’t parking in “your” spot. i do agree with shane on the stoke. i love watching my friends tear it up on a wave. i love watching good surfers tear it up. i even like watching someone tear it up, even if i’m not on good terms with them. it’s just fun to surf and fun to watch others surf.
that’s life. that choo choo train is motoring. get on board or quit your bitching.
If you’re really pissed off about this site why not take it to the big guys. Did or has anyone seen the Chris Burkhard photos or the Patagonia catalogue? Chris is selling online prints of a WA spot to the masses. Why waste your time going back and forth here when well known sources are publshing articles about your favorite spots? Write them a letter or something telling them how you feel and not anonymously. I actually took the time and swapped a few emails with Chris telling him how I felt about photos of a spot that’s already pretty crowded and quite a drive for me. I’m not sure what difference it will make, but at least he knows how I feel. He did say he was invited by locals to shoot said spot though?
wow…quite the sense of entitlement kev. surf lineups aren’t chairlifts. if your not a local you don’t deserve waves no matter how polite or respectful you are. not to say you should be punked out of there for not being local, but there IS an understood, established order amongst surfers. go down the beach to another peak or go surf somewhere else. you really think a guy who’s been surfing somewhere everyday for say, 10 years, has to let some guy who just showed up get waves? fuck no. that guy (local) has earned his place in that lineup. but really, it has nothing to do with you not living there. self-entitled assholes like you will probably never understand that. this is the worst ‘changes’ surfing has seen…entitled arrogant pricks like you who think they can do whatever they want. kinda why most of the world can’t stand Americans. your just another PILGRIM!
how funny is your other comment? if shane didn’t have a site like this then someone else would? why, is there a need for it? he should jump right on it before someone beats him to it? weird shit. as far as supporting your local shaper, why wouldn’t you? do you not consider yourself apart of the local surf community? no. you don’t. you probably complain about CA people and turn around and buy a lost, rusty or CI. i bet you have a ‘made in thailand’ tufflite though. kook. talk about no respect…
These aren’t the surfers you’re looking for.
so, titus… who’s the self entitled asshole, you or me? from your arguments, it’s both of us.
don’t think i know localism? you saying so-cal isn’t privy to it’s fair share of fights in the water and no localism? wow… well traveled you are. well done my man. never did i say you’d be able to stroll up to any beach and get any wave. did i? oh, no, i didn’t. you read that, through the lines. but hey, that’s english.
yep, a pilgrim. that’s what i am. and irish. and, you being from the islands… what does that make you on the mainland? a tourist? joj?
your response to my reasoning for this site would be here, if it weren’t for shane… hmm. let’s walk through this. he didn’t do it because someone else would. he’s stated, multiple times throughout this thread, he did it to have a resource to look at for conditions, and to share his stoke with buddies. further, this site isn’t entirely for surfing. in fact, an overwhelming portion of this site is for snowboarding.
let’s see here… as for supporting my local shaper. i’ve got a steve lis fish, some rusty’s some custom bessell’s, some custom boards from chapman down in margaret river region, custom larry boards from south coast, custom pradmanovich boards from south coast… shall i go on? no tuflite’s [one f, not two] yet, but i haven’t minded the ones i’ve tried. they are all tools for riding the wave. and i’m not strictly a shortboarder if that’s what you’re reading on that. longboard, shortboard, fish, mini-mal… as long as i’m having fun, that’s the key.
no need to complain about people from CA.. i’m from CA. not sure where you’re getting the “talk about no respect” philosophy from… pretty sure i made it clear, when you paddle out, show respect. i honor a local’s spot, whether i’m in oz, mex, WA, CA, 808, rsa… yeah, i wait my turn. i don’t expect anything. every time i’ve traveled… haven’t had an issue, from being american or in the lineup. sorry to burst your bubble bro. i’m sure if you and i met outside this thread, we actually could swap some good stories and throw back a beer, but from the sense of your response, i’ll assume you’re beyond that. bummer. i prefer throwing back a beer and talking story than having a pissing match. anyone else here want to share a beer?
“you paddle out, wait your turn, get your wave, and get stoked watching others rip it up while paddling out to wait in line again.”
I wish it were like that. Just ’cause youre “local” shouldnt give you any more right for a wave. And technically, doesnt “local” mean you moved there from somewhere else? “Native” means your actually from there. Seems like a WA Native would have more rights to waves than self proclaimed locals from other states, at least using their thought process. My family has lived in WA since the 1800′s and im not considered a local at any break in our state…maybe its cause i suck so bad. Native Washingtonians get no respect….
anon, locals do have more of a right. btw, locals are someone who live near a spot they surf everyday or every time it’s breaking. they’re dedicated. being born in WA doesn’t mean shit. my family has also been here since the 1800′s. when i go to la push or shitport do i think i get waves over OR or CA guys? no. putting your time in somewhere and becoming a part of the local surf community is what means something. if you come to westport, PA or neah from seattle, tacoma or wherever you are not a local. just another inlander. if you want or expect waves then live there and put in your time. or shut the fuck up and get to the back of the line.
really… are we really doing this right now…? Well my family came over in 1834! Well my uncle was sir meriwether lewis! ….
and titus, don’t you only live here half the time? Most of us live here all year… So you probably shouldn’t be the one claiming “local” status…
I just wanna have a good time…
People have tried to reason with you or joke with you and all you want to do is be angry by belittling people that don’t live directly on the beach and surf the same spot everyday (which would just be stupid in WA). You should be giving accolades to people that have to travel to get there- they drive forever and pay out the yingyang to get to what they consider the most beautiful places in the world to commune with nature. That’s called commitment and passion and nobody has time or interest in getting flak or rote propaganda lectures for following their passion.
Maybe you should take up your locals only argument with this guy?
http://imgur.com/gyksb.jpg
I thought being dedicated was spending all of my time and money to get to the spot i surf 2-3 times a week year round. So if i just move to the spot i always surf i’ll be excepted by the “locals?” Dont think so, its only okay if they do it. I dont see the locals out every time im there or every time it breaks, wheres their dedication? Seems the guys who travel farther to do what they love are more dedicated in my opinion.Just my opinion though, chillax. Also, does that mean guys from Aberdeen that surf westport 3 times a week are local, even though they have to travel also? How many miles away from your “surf spot” do you have to live to be outside of “local” status?? Can you just own a cabin/house at your surf spot that you frequent and be a local? I wanna know.
Squatch- merriweather lewis eh? Thats awesome!! I might have some sacajawea in me…or maybe it was pocahontas….not sure:)
I wanna have a good time as well, just tryin to figure out where all the self righteousness/self entitlement and arrogance comes from, thats all.
i do spend half the year here. with they NATIVE / HAWIIAN side of my family. I have MAKAH blood. what a bunch of donkeys thinking your drive qualifies you as a local. commitment is paying to drive out here? what? so you show up to a spot and think you deserve something? no one asked you to come out here. all im saying is learn a little surf etiquette. be low key. so many fags starting to surf here can’t grasp that. you know, there is a hierarchy at any established surf spot when locals are out. if you lived in say…westport or PA, would you be pissed when a bunch of seattle kooks show up, paddle straight to the bowl and think they’re up every wave? oh…then go home and post pics of the ‘rad bro sesh’ on their CA made surfboards. thats disrespecting the whole NW. your all to greedy to see anything wrong with that type of attitude you carry. or support the local surf community. sad. btw…i drive a black toyota pickup and would love to chat in person. till then…i’ve lectured you kooks enough…I offically retire from NWgoonweather.
it comes from grabbing his ankles for the OPC
titus makes the rules. Everyone listen to titus. He is gonna regulate on all the kooks. What a fucking joke! Does anyone even know who titus is? titus, why are you one this website. Nobody cares what you fucking think. haha
I lived in the Bay for about 4 months and I often HOPED there would be other people that showed up, since it was a ghost town 95% of the time. But lets face it, a lot of the spots are a bit dangerous to surf at, especially by yourself. It doesn’t matter how good you are, if you farg yourself on the beach a half mile down a steep ass goat trail, then you could be suffeciently screwed…
And lets get real, on the very best swells of the year there may be a bit of a crowd but most of the time its only a handful of other dudes. And I am sure most people here have surfed other places where there are REAL crowds (50+). so its a bit hard to complain, although no matter where you are people are going to be agro about “crowds”… just look at these comments from Alaska which are exactly like what we are seeing here:
http://surfalaska.net/201011/surfing-localism-in-alaska
In the end it doesnt matter how many people are out, if you surf good you get waves.
Lineups are like America, 95% of the wealth goes to 5% of the population…
interesting stuff on that “last frontier” page
sasquatch makes a good point in saying “if you surf good you get waves.” All i know is if you add polite etiquette to that, you and everyone else are welcome at “my” break. Except, you dont have to necessarily be a talent out in the water. Just dont be a jerk. Also, any more than several out is a hassle. So if you see there are people out, Dont paddle out. Wait until someone else comes in
shane- why have you described yourself as ‘really good at surfing’ before (your 2008 oahu bullshit) . hahahahaha. your a fuckin donkey!! i was there…we heckled you! AI heckled you! called you a fag! you can barely stand up. what a kook! all washington coastal locals know your a kook! stay in seattle you cap hill poo-pusher. YOU REPESENT SEATTLE ONLY! NOT WA!
ok titius. i think you’re just pissy cause this site uses NOAA data.
Yeah that AK page hits it right on…Localism is absolute BS. Unless you grew up surfing the same wave everyday since you were a grom, and now you are 40…
Etiquette is more important in surfing than most sports/hobby’s…and if you are acting like a donkey, you SHOULD be called out. Snaking, shoulder hopping, ditching your board, littering, we know the rules as surfers.
Posting some random shot of someone riding a wave isn’t exploiting a spot…and whoever thinks that it is ruining their spot, is a clown.
This site, or even the web isn’t what makes surfing crowded. I blame the invention of cell phones, and Slater banging Pam Anderson.
Nothing pisses me off when someone catches a wave and thinks they deserve to come back and sit further out than me…all b/c they come there more often than me.
Living in S0-Cal now, I experience my fair share of crowds, kooks, and everything in between. Sure there are some reefs, or lil holes that only turn on when there is a big swell…but they aren’t secret, or controlled by locals. Population is growing, and surfing is getting more popular….GET OVER IT!!
Now if NWBW made a laminated map of WA with all the surf spots on it, and started a surf camp..that would be worth getting your panties in a bunch…maybe waxing a car..haha!
Can a get the first copy of that map…and some lessons too?
Titus Haiku
BLACK TOYOTA TRUCK
SUPERLOCAL EVERYWHERE
INTERNET RAGER
HAWAIIAN MAKAH
PERMANENT VICTIM SYNDROME
TITUS IS THE NAME
thank you for your time
Hmm. I wonder where titus owns land…? Because I know the people who own the “parking area” at one of the spots… Could he just be completely full of shit?
baahahaha, too awesome. “NATIVE HAWAIIAN MAKAH BLOOD”?? riiiiight. nwbroweather or drexnefex has got to making this “titus” character up. there is no way a human could be this big of a douche bag!? nice work nwbro and its time to fess up…its obviously a good idea for web traffic.
Titus Haiku = best haiku ever, ooh geez, too funny. thank you “a”. anymore where that came from?
Wow dudes are quoting BroWeather 2008! You got some fanbase meng!
Guess I got a ways to go before I can claim local NWBroWeather status? Damn!
Yo Titus my man…”INTERNET RAGER”.?.? All the attention and comments you draw to to this site is blowing out the WA surf. BroWeather is climbing the Google ranks with your SEO heavy “SUPER LOCAL EVERYWHERE” vomit.
Do us all a favor and shut your smelly hole.
not about being local…read my posts. i just advocate supporting local business and leaving the camera at home. felt i needed to come out of retirement to make this clear. why such a problem with WA surfers? you goons love to complain about CA, canadians, OR or whatever, but then ride SOCAL brands. WTF? and Drex, the only CA moving here are mexicans. and to the hecklers…i don’t just exist on this site. bring it up on the beach when you see my truck. black toyota pickup. 92 bra. try me. WA is full of passive aggresive cowards who surf more internet waves then real ones.
see Drex…more people see your kooky surf crap then you think. what? i bring more traffic…idiotic to think.
when the aliens land seattle goons will squirt 3 tubes crazy glue up their ass to protect against anal probes.
wanna get down to localism? if people said where they lived when they posted i bet the majority, if being honest, are from seattle or somewhere inland. which equals self-absorbed scum dwellers for the most part. a few are cool. but really…you are always the ones posting youtube videos, pics and giving directions to spots. no coast or strait locals would side with you on these things. no sense of surf etiquette on your behalf.
as kev says….like to tear it up, then watching someone else tear it up, then paddle out and watch someone tear it up. what?? who talks like like? oh…watch funny surfer guy on youtube. oh, that might just be drex the more i think about it….hahaha.
Kirkland, wa: Feel better Titus?
i’m not local anywhere, don’t plan on moving to the penninsula or Westport anytime soon. That being said…, I’ll still go out surfing at my leisure, and you are just gonig to have to share your waves. If crying on the internet on every site that posts pictures of wa waves makes you feel better, than you should. Why not start with http://www.nxnwsurf.com. The pictures on that site got me stoked to travel out on the penninsula 10 years ago. The few spots i’ve surfed on the penninsula, ‘when they are even good’, are not crowded by any means. And the level of surfing by 99% of all the surfers is intermediate at best. If you want local status, let your surfing and knowledge of the spot do your talking. People see this and respect it. The garbage your spewing on this site is getting you absolutely no respect from any of my friends, (self-absorded scum dwellers), Is that really what you want? At this point, i’m pretty sure noone cares about your status on the straits, and doubtful that anyone is intimidated by threats via internet…; )
what threats? i just heckle and question why nobody on this site supports WA surf companies. i also hate dorks with cameras with a weird need to post pics of DL spots. and yeah…NXNW is stupid as hell. ever see that guy surf? funny. plus, he ripped of the name of his shop from a Surfer article years ago. anyways, what?, i talk a little meaningless shit…sorry your so sensitive. but mark my words….people are always looking for new surf areas and eventually a lot more will come. sites like this will help push it. is anything sacred anymore? and as Ripshred said…i doubt drex would tell anyone (on the coast or straits) that he’s the NWbroweather guy. shit, he even posts ‘NW surfing’ youtube stuff. can’t understand why some people can’t just keep it DL. NEVER GO FULL RETARD!
now i’ll get back to my retirement. thank you.
I seen him in this vid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zJigbFAD-U
Def not a ripper but looks like he has fun I hear he only snowskates now
Said he got the name from here http://nxnwbrew.com/
When his band played there and the name reminded him of growing up in washington
always been plenty nice and stoked when i’ve stopped by.
i love living in hawaii, where surfing is and has been. where if your surfing doesn’t do the talking your reputation of good etiquette and positive attitude will. where respectfulness is not really optional. surfing crowded waves happens and you become a stronger surfer because of the fact, forcing you to take off deeper and stay busy in the line up. surfing incredible wave by yourself happens because you knew where you needed to be at the right swell height / direction. i like living in a place where you can never think of yourself as a good surfer because those around you have set the bar so high that good is unobtainable, limiting you to goals of constantly improving or having the most fun. i like the fact that changes happened long before me, things people thought would ruin surfing, and they didn’t. i like the fact that i get to look at the web cam before i go out and know exactly what i might be dealing with.
i love coming home to washington and surfing with my friends. i love that the idea of insanely crowded is 30 people spread across 400 yards. i love how excited washington surfers are and how happy they are to be in the water with the same people they know from the mountains. i love that the shit talking interweb terrorists are just a handful of passive aggressive pussy’s that are letting the most minuscule issues ruin their surfing experiences.
hmmm.. time to check the surf cams. on-shore, fuck. well i’m going anyway. it’s always good to get some exercise. should i take my al merick or my eric arakawa..?
I only ride boards that I have widdled out of local old growth douglas firs, and my wetsuit is made from stellars sea lions that I strangled with my bare hands…
Washington locals have failed to lock it down like some of the Oregon locs have. Pretty easy pickins in the Evergreen. Hide from the swell and no hastles. Jus sayin.
No offense R, but I can’t seem to tell if you are being sarcastic or not.., WA is much different than your neck of the woods… 1st of all, we don’t have a fancy “road” that goes straight to the parking lot of our breaks… 2nd, Your “lockdown” spots are less than 2 hours away from a city of half a million… I would get aggro too with all those city dwelling kooks (sarcastic, kinda)… Despite the proximity, our surf situations are very different…
Titus, you came back…awesome!! You got longer black wavy hair by chance? I think i may have dropped in on you a few years ago at La Push(secret spot)when you were rockin your high performance funboard/egg/thing.
personally, i think Titus needs to get laid. you’re wound pretty tight my man!
i happen to live on the WA coast and have for quite a few years. i have custom boards in my quiver from both of my hometown shapers, but i guarantee neither of them get offended when they see me riding down the line on my TDK (SoCal). they’re f-in’ stoked!
this site is simply a reference point for weather, links to webcams that weren’t put up by NWBW and a forum to share thoughts, experiences, but most of all stoke. bottom line is not much of that matters – you paddle out showing respect, practice surf etiquette and can “rip” – you’re gonna get waves. the whole “local” term is so loose it’s ridiculous to argue exactly who is local and who isn’t, and really who gives a shit! i personally don’t want to hear anyone bitchin’ or yellin’ while out in the line-up. “local” or not.
there are a zillion reasons why surfing is blowing up. you could blame Columbia Pictures for producing “Gidget” for starters…(1959). it’s 2010 and look how empty our line-ups still are. of course keeping spots on the DL is always a good idea, but a few pics here and there aren’t what’s killin’ it. maybe you can find comfort in the fact that no matter how good wetsuit technology gets, there’s only a certain type who’ll be willing to deal with NW surf conditions. lucky for us! try my method – stick to weekdays.
btw…i don’t usally put my two cents in when perusing NWBW but i couldn’t resist after reading this string of ridiculous banter. everyone’s entitled to their opinion i guess, but it’s an art form (not saying i’ve perfected it) to know when and how to deliver it. definitely noticed a few who could really use some practice in this area.
CANT STOP WONT STOP:
BLACK LONG AND WAVY
HIGH PERFORMANCE FUN EGG THING
TITUS MEMORIES
IT’S NORTH BY NORTHWEST
IT’S STOLEN FROM SURFER MAG
NOT FROM HITCHCOCK FLICK
“CANT WE GET ALONG?”
LOVES LIVING IN HAWAII
ALOHA ZACH M
R CALLS LOCS PUSSIES
HE’S PROBABLY GOT A POINT
SECRET POINT: POST MAPS!
IF YOU CANT SMELL WHALE
YOU’RE SELF ABSORBED SCUM DWELLER.
WHO RUN BARTERTOWN?
HOW’S THE WATER TASTE?
HEAVY RAINS BRING A SLIGHT TANG?
YOU KNOW THAT’S MY POO
dd- You hit the nail on the head. Oh, and the weekdays thing…its the only way to roll.
man, this whole comment thread seems to have taken a turn towards the theme of e’s old niceness blog….people trying to claim OG status, talking about secret spots (if your spot is under a big red bridge it ain’t secret), internet chest puffing locals, the whole shebang.
net net: surfing is fun as fuck and one of the greatest highs, but surfers in general are a bunch of fucking kooks.
You almost had to have lived in the SF Bay Area to
understand the shenanigans involved in those Niceness comments. A
lot of it was for pure entertainment sake. BVB (Bad Vibe Bob) is
actually a real dude who surfs OB, but his alias on niceness was
actually Lewis Samuels and a lot of it was BS-stir the pot type
shit. The commenter’s and their commentary is what made that blog
so damn good. I miss it.
T – to
I – ignorant
T – to
U – understand
S – shit
think i know this titus guy. heard this babble before in westport during the surfrider contest. if it’s the guy im thinking of he’s from tacoma. hahahaha
R, yuup, I lived in the bay during ethan’s blog’s heyday.
For the most part everyone on there were good peeps, even
Bob.
sasquatch is posting pics on surfine now? must be a lonely
guy who can’t surf so this is his way of scoring. shame on
you.
bwah ha ha! laughed my ass off when i saw that shit on surfline! angry bitter warshintonians. oh no! close the borders! the hippies are having panick attacks!