Holiday Swell at San Diego's Heaviest Wave

I originally wanted to combine everything from this swell into a single video, but ultimately ended up cutting out stuff from the other spots. Might post some stuff from Blacks another time because there was one pretty good session I filmed.

These two days (filmed 12/22/2024 and 12/24/2024) came close to rivaling last year's conditions, but we were left with some long lulls, and less than ideal weather/lighting. For a solid period of time on the second day, I couldn't see if waves were being ridden at all – it was that foggy.

I missed one of Skip McCullough's best waves sometime during the fog-out on Day 2, but like usual, Skip was the clear standout. So impressive to watch him master this place. The first session he seriously locked into that wave within 1-minute of reaching the lineup (after Mick Davey's long runner).

Also, I was using a new camera (Canon R5 Mark II) and it was super hard to see who people were through the digital eyepiece. That's Dylan Hord who got a sick one on the first day, and the hero wave on the gloomy day. He's been putting in time over the past couple years and it shows! Super happy for him.

Oliver Kurtz gets the award for sending it ala Larry Enticer. He was on the biggest board he had (6'3), but that clearly wasn't big enough. He had some wild airdrop wipeouts.

Thanks to Dante for letting me on his balcony and Jeremy H for connecting me. Will have to go back sometime when it's sunny because that angle makes this wave look like a crazy South Oz slab.

Appreciate everyone who enjoys these and I feel for those who are annoyed with my voice! Trust me, I am too! Don't feel bad about hitting mute! Thank you for watching either way!