San Diego was pounded with heavy surf today, actually most of the Pacific Ocean was hit with this enormous swell. Here are some photos I shot at around 12:30pm Wednesday December 5th, 2007 at La Jolla Cove looking north west. Although not the largest surf to hit the county (we had a much larger swell around 3 years ago) people are referring to this as Big Wednesday...people whom apparently have never been to Hawaii...but anyway...big waves =)
Figure those boards are about 9 feet long, making that wave face about 15 - 20 feet!
This guy had a tiny little 6 ft. short board out there. In larger surf like this, you need a much larger board to handle the bumps and the speed...this is generally what happens when you bring too little board with you.
A gigantic set rolled in and caught most of the pack sleeping inside. If you don't surf, picture this as the moment when you realize you're about to get run over by a freight train...twice.
A-frames off La Jolla cove, a rare but beautiful sight.
Cheesy photo, I know...but still...pelicans are cool.
La Jolla cove packed with people. There were even some geniuses scampering around on the rocks below.
While not the largest surf ever seen in San Diego, by any means, any time the waves break at the cove, it generally becomes a media spectacle.
This is generally the last thing a surfer sees before he hates himself for ever thinking it would be fun to surf in waves twice his height. This is a wall of white water about 15 feet high, he has to attempt to get under that wall, with his board...or ditch his board and swim to the bottom...both of which will result in what equates to throwing yourself in a washing machine....times like 10000.
More surfers getting caught inside...hahaha suckers.
If you can't see it, that's a surfboard in the middle of the shot, at the lip of the wave...making this wave the world's largest coffin. (Click on this photo for a high rez. version to see just how big it actually is)
Positioning themselves for either A) an escape to safety B) the best take off spot or C) an early death...
Looking west from the point at La Jolla Cove.
This is one of the nicest waves I have ever seen in San Diego, and no one was riding it! I died a little inside seeing this. Probably a 12 foot, perfect peeling wave...that is until it closes out and there's nothing but La Jolla cove rocks in front of you.
I love San Diego... =)
-David
