Was filled with waves, wedding and wunning
Seven days straight with surf. Not unheard of, but not exactly a common occurrence either. The summer scenario can have a ridge of low pressure sandwiched in the North Sea which is what we got, making swell run through for the time it was stuck there. Wind directions didn't entirely play ball every day so it was a case of scouting around for places with the best approximation to an offshore, or choosing ones time of day when the winds were lower.
The 2 cleanest, although smaller days, bookended bigger and bumpier conditions on those in between. Went down to Bamburgh Mon.6th, not really expecting much on the basis of the forecast but scored 2ft to shoulder high waves which were clean and peeling. Got pounded after fluffing a late take-off on a backhander. Dinged tail rail on the board and a gash to the shin but, strangely, no wetsuit damage. The evening of Sun 12th had similar conditions at Bamburgh again and a raft of people taking advantage. Apologies to the guy I dropped in on- my fault- another wee accident resulting in more board damage pour moi. Bah! Will have to get some wing-mirrors.
Tue.7th/Wed.8th- waves were quite a bit bigger and winds too northerly for most spots. Swell was big enough to get into Annstead Bay and give some OK clean waves. I was out both nights with AM, and also surf-stranger The Baron, on day release from his castle on the Wed. Fun stuff but a little tame.
Too knackered Thurs.9th, but probably should've made the effort and ventured a bit further south. Have seen some photos of "a certain spot" looking quite tasty at low-tide on either that day or the Fri. Good result for those that scored it! I had stuff to do in preparation for going up to Glasgow on Thurs. eve for my sister's wedding on the Fri. That turned out to be a super day on all counts and thoughts of missed surf weren't to be found in my head or even floating in the nearby vicinity.
Made it out again on Sat., once back in the locale, but things were still at bit boisterous at Bamburgh.
Two brief sessions spent struggling with unpredictable surges bringing huge outside bombs that seemed to focus their energies right in the direction of yours truly. Rewards of rideable ones were few and far between, but exhilerating nevertheless. I saw sense eventually and bailed to conserve energy for the Coastal Run the next day- which was a good opportunity to check spots between Beadnell and Alnmouth including "a certain spot" previously mentioned.
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