Arroyo Laguna

jp5 · Joined: 19 May 1998 Posts: 3394 Location: OnUr6

I visited there over the weekend and took this photo. Those brown things in the foreground that look like driftwood are elephant seals. My concern would be if they are on the beach, then ol'whitie must be out there swiming around waiting for them to get back into the water. That didn't seem to bother these kite surfers much.

kevinkan · Joined: 07 Jun 2001 Posts: 1661 Location: San Francisco

my buddy spent all last week at AL, lit on 4.0... he's still alive. Laughing

sounds like an awesome place... definitely on my "to do" list.

swchandler · Joined: 08 Nov 1993 Posts: 10588

Fortunately, Whitety likes them much better than us. Also, they like the situation closer to the Pietro Blancas Lighthouse, because there are a number of rock pullouts where the seals haul out and enter the water from deeper scenarios than off the beach.

higgybaby · Joined: 25 May 2004 Posts: 149

I've been kicked out by both Whitey and an elephant seal bull while surfing (not at Arroyo). Whitey just checked us out and we vacated on our own accord while the bull followed and harassed one of us all the way from the lineup onto the beach... literally kicked out. Those things are absolutely huge (head about the size of a person in the fetal position) and the way it zeroed in on one guy was pretty freaky. I think I fear both about the same.

plattik · Joined: 22 Apr 2000 Posts: 4

Don't forget this (potential) problem! Wink

D-wo · Joined: 13 May 2004 Posts: 239

I was there last Tuesday and Wednesday. Tuesday was too windy to sail (no one was out, I should've stayed in Cayucos). Wednesday I was powered up on a 4.2 ( I weigh 230). Plenty of Elephant Seals but no bulls this year. A couple of years ago I saw a guy with a red kite get chased by one of those bad boys. Hysterical to say the least (the bull gave up after a short spurt).

I also went to Jalama on Thursday. Classic conditions and I was the only windsurfer out - solid 25 knot winds, smaller surf but still some head high back side rides. Only a few kiters showed up and they went down wind to Tarantulas. Would have been nice to have a sailing buddy. Who still sails there? I definitely want to go back this spring.

dabull1 · Joined: 19 Mar 1997 Posts: 556

Hey platik, didn't you know that's the "locals only attack dabull," Arroyo Laguna style! Just one of my Central Coast operators... Da"Secos"Bull

MalibuGuru · Joined: 11 Nov 1993 Posts: 9300

cucuface22 · Joined: 23 Jun 2008 Posts: 8

arroyo is a blast! there are places north where the seals congregate, and i just assume the sharks are up there...about 1mile out there are some kelp beds that freak me out a bit, but i just stay away from them...amazing surf and wind, especially in spring time...4.0 from 1-6

if the weather sensor

http://www.weather.com/weather/local/USCA1013?lswe=san%20simeon,%20CA&from=searchbox_localwx
shows 15+, its gonna be windy up there...18+ means 4.0 LITTTTT by 3

Epenrose · Joined: 05 Nov 1997 Posts: 402

Notice the aggressive dangler in the picture has his helmet on and no doubt boardshorts over wetsuit.

The bull obviously just wanted to put him out of his misery and stop him wondering around other humans looking like a total tool, or was deeply offended by a human being wondering around his field looking like a cross between a star trek character and Folsom street fair patron.

Classic spot with a great local crowd. Some great surf and sailing days here.