My aploogies now that there won’t be any Samoan reports after this one for about 3 weeks. I’ll be up surfing in West Java and nop internet is available. Big catch up when I’m back. Regards …………..George Leslie
WEEKLY REPORTS for 2009
Report No: 13-2009
Period: Monday 23rd till Sunday 29th March
Monday. High tides @ 4.45an & 4.54pm. Small but clean – no surfing today
Tuesday. High tides @ 5.16am & 5.29pm. Slight increase in the swell during the course of the day. Ended up getting some fun little waves in the afternoon out at Resorts. About head high, no wind and a reasonable shape.
Wednesday. High tides @ 5.49am & 6.05pm. The crew awoke to storm like conditions, some new arrivals braving it and out front for a paddle to loosen up the arms. Conditions settled down during the morning with an arvo trip the Rivermouth which was about head high, with variable winds and some reasonable waves.
Thursday. High tides @ 6.24am & 6.44pm. The south swell kept coming overnight so it was an early and a late one at Pebbles. Shoulder to head high with light east wind making it offshore, and the inside was tubing and spitting as usual. In the morning the outside section was also peeling well and some would link right thru. Two x 3 hour sessions which were fun.
Friday. High tides @ 7.02am & 7.26pm. The crew went to Y-Tops which was really good, head high with no wind meant they had 3 hours of great waves. A few turns and a few barrels thru the middle and end sections. All guests stoked.
Saturday. High tides @ 7.45am & 8.13pm. They split into 2 groups today with one boat going to Y-Tops again which had dropped a touch but was still lining up nicely, again a few turns and a few tubes. The others surfed at the Rivermouth which was shoulder high rights with some nice walls. The wind got into it but they got a great 2 hours on it early.
Sunday. High tides @ 8.34am & 9.07pm. Another 2 boat trips with split groups and great waves all round. Surf 1 went to Y-tops which was pumping – big sets about double overhead lining up nicely from both the deep section and end section – barrels and turns a plenty. Surf 2 stayed local and scored some heavy ledges at Special K which looked easy enough from the boat but the big sets were a challenge to drop into. Some big open barrels if you picked the right one. They moved on to Pebbles which had some good waves running all the way through from out back to the inside section
Photos Sorry no shots this week. The tropical conditions in Samoa seem to really take a toll on our camera gear. Hopefully the servicing will be finished this week.
Cheers …. George
I’ll be up having a paddle in West Java for the next two weeks till April 17th so my dear wife will be sending the reports out.
