Cold this morning, between 30 and 34 ….. took a drive to check SdN, looked about as good as here…… All of W 10-13ft this morning, with light NE wiinds, supposed to drop to 9ft later today…. Wed., Christmas Eve, looks like a window might open for some surf….. W7ft @ 10-12 sec’s with SW winds later gusting to 30+ and the swell building to 15ft later as well. Christmas Day, looking nasty for surf…. NW 30ft with N winds 35+mph…… Friday NW 21ft with SW winds 35+….ummmmmm might make a drive north…….????? Saturday NW 12 ft witih SW winds 30+…. Streets still dry around here, but word is that 26 is still closed (as of this writing) the hill above Staley’s…… bus company is saying that they might run a bus on Wed. evening from Portland to the Coast for a return to Portland on Christmas Day……..????

I just had to forward this picture and “comments” from Finger in Astoria this morning….. hard to believe, he is 30 miles north……. I think I will go home and put my shorts and flips on…..too damn warm over here……… mark mekenas cbsurf@cannonbeachsurf.com www.cannonbeachsurf.com

Good news…… the weather in Cannon Beach is nicer than most places…. high 30′s this morning, no wind or rain, but still overcast, and an occassional drizzle….. Watched the local news from the city…… not pretty up there….. too much snow and ice………….. Bad News…. surf looks big, mean and nasty out there….. looks all of the W 14-17ft the reports are calling for. AM slight SW winds, picking up to NW later….. Tuesday , might offer a window, W 9-10 ft with SE/SW winds……. sdn…….. Wed. am W 10ft building to W 15ft later in the day with SE winds. Thursday, Christmas Day…. W 21ft with N winds, seems like another storm on the way for Chistmas Eve….. Friday W 19ft with W winds…….

so many have asked for the link to the super secret seaside surf spot, aka SdN….. here it is….. enjoy……

http://www.katu.com/home/video/36523944.html?video=pop&t=a

Glad we went yesterday, but, the reports are calling for “18ft seas”….. looks more like 7-10ft. Calm winds this morning, and the air temp is about 45….. nice change after all the snow and ice this week……. Monday W 18ft with N winds 30+ Tues. W 10ft with SW winds Wed. W 15ft with W winds Christmas Day W19ft with NW winds 25+
Rant of the day……. Media……… for those of us in business on the coast, the news channels in Seattle and Portland can either make or break a weekend business…… so….. on Friday, all the channels in Portland, except 12, were telling people to stay away from the coast…… ass munches….. So, last night we are watching the news reports from the city, snow, ice, cold…. god, the media channels were eating it up….. wanting to see some cars sliding around etc….. while down here, the snow was melted, some light rain, and just a bit of wind….. other than that, we had no problems driving around, shopping, going to restaurants, or just being outside…… now, this morning, we heard that 26 and 6 are closed due to downed trees….. wouldn’t it be too bad to have been “stuck” at the coast for an extra day, away from the miserable weather up there???????? Oh yea, heard that the big “secret” surf spot in Seaside made the TV news, with some surfers in the water…….. boy, that must have really made Benson pissed off over there……. so…… we enjoyed a cup of coffee out in front of the store this morning with a few of the other small business owners in town…….

mark mekenas cbsurf@cannonbeachsurf.com www.cannonbeachsurf.com

Got out this morning with “the foot”, “cheap bastard”, “bird” and “Pomona”…… surf was pretty junky, and it was snowing and about 31 degrees……. still found a few, and had fun….. was great surfing with “the girls” from school…… well worth the drive up to Indian…… Pomona drove her van up, that in itself was a trip…… one hell of a young woman she has gotten to be….. and, she now has the “getting stuck in snow” chapter over, and can move to the next trial in life….. Surf was everything from waist to head, and extremely fickle…….. now, we can deal with the storm that is supposed to hit……..

First shot….. a couple of “our girls” are back from school…… Bird and Pomana H……… enjoying pictures of the bird “surfing the dunes” earlier…….. Reports say the surf is 8+, but looks more like W 4ft @ 12 sec’s, almost no wind this morning, so….. looks like it will be the day to put on the wetsuit in front of the fireplace, and take a drive for some surf……..Should be in the water, no later than 10a… might warm up to 35 by then! We are supposed to get hit with a big storm later today…. winds 60-75 mph…. should be one hell of a show…. going to check the generators after the surf to make sure they are ready….. Saw our shop on the channel 6 news last night…. dreadlock jim was shoveling snow in front of the shop, and was interviewed…… also, Cory “the foot” dropped off some homemade cookies….. they didn’t last long…… between the girls and myself, pretty much devoured…… Sunday, W 12ft with SW/W winds 25+ , Monday up to W 16ft with W winds 20+, Tuesday W 11ft with SE winds 25+, then Wed. W 15ft with SW winds 25+……..

mark mekenas mark@cannonbeachsurf.com www.cannonbeachsurf.com

Snowing this morning, 3-4 iniches, air temp high 20′s… NW winds 10-20 mph today, surf reports calling for NW 14ft, but looks more like 6-7ft @ 8 sec’s……. think I will wait a bit, then take a slow drive and see what might be found…… 10:30 ish…….. Saturday still looking on the fun side…. NW 6ft @ 11 secs with S winds 15-25mph with rain and snow…… Sunday picks up again to W 13-14ft with rain and freezing rain and SW-W winds. Monday rain and snow, W 18ft with SW winds…… Tues. W10ft with S winds and rain and snow. Looks like rain through Christmas day…….