Haven’t been in the water for a couple of weeks. The wave forecast wasn’t very optimistic, but I really wanted to get in a session.
I planned to meet at 6:30 at Yoshida but when I arrived, there was only 1 person there and he wasn’t getting ready to surf… Oh.
After taking a peek, I understood why. We then checked out Shizunami – it was a little better with about 20 or do surfers along the length of the beach.
Where was everyone? Katahama? Omaezaki?
Since it was a beautiful day, we decided to drive the extra 30 minutes of so to check omaezaki and here’s what we saw:
The winds were strong and the surf was terrible at Yoshida, Shizunami and Kashima. We decided to check out Omaezaki.
I took this grainy picture of Omaezaki (Melon) with my digital camera.
Nice looking waves! Unfortunately, there was a Nippon Surfing Association (NSA) contest being held. Tons of surfers were in the water. A little bit too crowded and competitive for us. Maybe next year! <ha ha>
Another rainy day with a forecast for small waves. Small really doesn’t describe the waves today at Yoshida:
One solitary surfer hoping for some rideable waves. A couple of days earlier, the waves at Omaezaki were great, so we decided to make the 30 km trek there.
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This is a picture from Tuesday (3/18) at Omaezaki.
Not a very high quality picture, but it was inspiring enough for me to dig out the surf gear. I finally got in contact my friend in Hamamatsu and decided to meet up yesterday. The water wasn’t so cold – just wore my suit and boots – didn’t need gloves and the hood. Had a good time, but unfortunately the beach is so far from the parking lot that I didn’t have the energy to go back to the car to get my cellphone to take some pictures. Maybe next time.
This is a picture from a few days ago from Tatadohama. I think we’ll be going there soon!
