Orange County Help

[coolmtnbiker048]

In order from easiest to hardest (In my Opinion):

Los Alamitos Harbor- flat water, offshore sub planing wind
Cabrillo Beach (inside)- flat water, tons of wind
Belmont Shore- choppy water, no waves
Seal Beach- Chop, Swell, no waves at the launch, waves in the SG River
Cabrillo Beach (outside)- swell, chop, usually small waves, windiest spot in SoCal.
Sunset Beach, Bolsa Chica & Huntington- onshore wavesailing, can get knarly when the swell is big. Huntington is less windy and sailable less often.

Lake Isabella- near Bakersfield, flat water-small swells, tons of wind, 4.0 and up!!!

Spring is the windiest, and in the fall it settles down unless we get a good storm.

GOOD LUCK!!

[coolmtnbiker048]

oh, and use www.thewindmap.com to locate these places.

[geohaye]

I fully concur. 048 knows his stuff. I've spent many years in the area and have windsurfed at all of the mentioned spots. I'd probably follow the progression just as he listed it. Huntington Beach itself may be a place you don't hit very often as a windsurfer, but it can happen, rarely, and will be more of the advanced wavesailor type of experience.

Another tool to find these spots would be the region's Dynamic Map here on iWindsurf:
http://www.iwindsurf.com/windandwhere.iws?regionID=209&Isection=Gmap+Obs

All the streets are included. All the windspeeds are listed. Just zoom in cruise around. Click the "HYBRID" button to add in the satellite map, which is darn cool.

George

[geohaye]

Check out the iWindsurf local info page for Isabella to get the inside skinny. I think it starts blowing very early Spring when it's pretty doggone cold still, and April is solid (I've done it and loved it in April), then Is really shines in the months that spell the "June gloom" marine layer months of May/June/July....Aug and Sept can even have some days -- and that's of course when the water is the warmest.

When you're on the current wind graph page for Isabella, click on "Local Info" on the left.

or, here are some links:

Wind Archive - the entire history of the wind during May 2007, use the tool to change the month, year, site...:
http://www.iwindsurf.com/windandwhere.iws?siteID=204&archiveMonth=5&archiveYear=2007&archiveSearch=Go&Isection=Wind+Archive&regionID=221&geographicalAreaID=0

Dynamic Map for So Cal...Hit HYBRID for the best view:
http://www.iwindsurf.com/windandwhere.iws?regionID=129&regionProductID=1&Isection=Gmap+Obs&timeoffset=0

Local info page for Isabella, including kick-ass old race photo:
http://www.iwindsurf.com/windandwhere.iws?regionID=221&siteID=204&Isection=Local+Info


George

[coolmtnbiker048]

[coolmtnbiker048]

the board fee lasts for a year......i still haven't bought one yet though......
its gonna be very cold in december
would recommend going early spring-summer

[belladog]

Hi bro, yep HB can get good , start with the sequence advised- that's what all us local guys did back in the 80 and early 90s. If you need gear cheap call me, I rarely have time to sail anymore so all this stuff is collecting dust in my garage which is a sad fate:
Dave 714 746 6966 or davidkerry@earthlink.net

[coolmtnbiker048]

What sails are u looking for? I have 2007 5.8 and 5.3 wave/freeride sails that I need to sell as soon as possible.

feel free to email me at akoutzoukis@gmail.com

[swchandler]

The best wind is usually from the west, at least for Cabrillo, during the late spring and summer months. Much of the engine for this is the low clouds and fog present at these times. The wind is also compressed and accelerated by the PV Peninsula. I would recommend watching the sensors on iWindsurf over the long haul to better understand the pattern and timing.

[nealpar]