39 this morning…… still about 39 right now…. overcast, had some rain early, but actually having a sunbreak right now….. cloudy and a high of 49 today. Water temp is 51……. W 14ft @ 12sec’s with light S winds. minus low tide at 8:15am, high tide at 2:30p. Talk around the coffee pot this morning…. “damn, wish we had some of that global warming about now”…………….
Thursday, WNW 12 ft @ 12 sec’s, with light NW winds, sunbreaks and 53. Friday SW 12-15ft @ 13 sec’s with S winds 10-15mph, rain and 47. Saturday NW 20ft @ 12 sec’s with W winds 15-20mph, cloudy and 47. Sunday W 12-15ft with S winds 15-20mph., cloudy and 48. Monday W 12-15ft @ 12 sec’s with W winds 10-15mph, cloudy and 47. Tuesday W 15ft @ 13 sec’s with NW winds 15mph, cloudy and 54. Unfortunately, these forecasts have been pretty good…… wish not………
Today, another friend, Bob Bolen is having knee surgery…. he will be out of commission for a while, won’t be doing any shaping……so, all my Greek’s will be on hold, until he gets back in shape…… Sandy is doing pretty good…. talked to him this morning…. still a smart ass, and we hopefully will have him behind the counter in about 3 saturdays from now…… getting old is a bitch…. but , the alternative really sucks….

Been one hell of a week so far…….. yesterday morning, power went down, didn’t get it back until 5:30p…. had to pull out the generators (that we had just put away 2 weeks ago), got the house fired up so everyone there was comfy, then we got the Beach Store up and running, so we could keep the coffee hot and frozen stuff frozen, have lights and music……. kept busy keeping them both in gas…… I also heard we got some shots on channel 12 in Portland….. haven’t seen it, but I doubt if Dave had sent out the part with my real feelings aobut the power outage and crap weather…… a few F bombs in that part of the interview……. Today, SW winds, about 10mph, was 41 when I came over to the shop, should warm up to the mid 50′s again… rain and wind off and on…. WSW 15ft@ 13sec’s building to 20ft+ today. 7:30a minus low tide…. 1:40p high tide…and , looked like a full moon….. wow…that answers a few questions in my mind……
Wed. W 15ft @ 13 sec’s with light SW winds. Thursday WNW 15ft dropping to 12ft later in the day, light NW Winds. Friday SW 10-12ft @ 13 sec’s building to 15ft later, S winds 20+mph Saturday WNW 20ft @ 13 sec’s with SW winds 12mph. Sunday W 12ft with SE winds 10-15mph……
Sandy’s wife brought him by yesterday…… he is looking like he went through a triple bypass one week ago…… good sense of humor, and I am looking forward to getting him back in the shop…..seems like he is also looking forward to planting himself behind the counter!!

Rain and wind picked up yesterday late afternoon…. but, was 51 when I came over this morning at 6a. Actually had a sunbreak for about 5 min’s this morning. WSW 12ft @ 11 sec’s building to 15ft this afternoon. Light S winds in the am, picking up to 20mph later. high of 55 today, but the water warmed up to 52. 6am low tide, noon high tide. Monday SW 20ft with S winds 40+mph. 7am low tide, 12:45p high tide, should be pretty wild…. Tuesday WSW 20ft @ 12 sec’s wilth SW winds 20mph, showers high of 48, 7:30a minus low tide, 1:40p high tide. Wed. W 15-20ft @ 12 sec’s with light SW winds, cloudy and 51, light SW winds, minus low tide at 8:15a, high tide at 2:30p. Thursday WNW 12-15ft 2 13 sec’s wilth light NE winds, sunbreaks and 55. Friday WSW 10-12ft @ 12 sec’s with S winds 15+mph, cloudy and 49. Saturday W 12ft with W winds 15mph, rain and 50.
Looks like an “interesting” week…….

Got out for a paddle with Gordon this morning early…… air 41, water 51….. looked one hell of a lot better than it was, but we did get some excercise……… and a couple junkers……. but, probably better as the tide comes in…. W5ft, building to 7ft later light SE winds, 11a high tide… 5:30 lt….. swamped in the shop…….

Just got this from Bob Bolen….”The Greek” for those that have not been in a shaping room with a guy like this, it is very interesting… for others, you can see a guy who has been shaping for 50+ years….. and if you ever meet him, you will understand a “planing device”….. If you pay close attention, you will also notice the logo on his hat……
(Bob…. I have to order one for the shop!!! The pickle that is….. see you in April!!!) (and a new hat is on the way.) mark mekenas cbsurf@cannonbeachsurf.com www.cannonbeachsurf.com | www.bfdsurf.com

Been a pretty wild morning…. but, the sun is out now…. at 5:45a, had thunder, lightning and hale….. wind and rain….. dumped! The streets were white….. then , about 7:30a, no wind, sun breaks…….. Today, WSW 8-10ft @ 10 sec’s with WNW winds 15mph, water and air temp around 51. high tide at 9:45am, low tide at 4:40p…. and probably just about every kind of weather that we could ask for……… Saturday, swell drops to WSW 6-7ft, then down to 5ft in the afternoon @ 13 sec’s, with S winds 12mph. low tide at 5am, high at 11am….. should be a good day!! Sunday, it starts…… WSW 12-15ft @ 12 sec’s with S winds 15-20mph. Monday SW 15-20ft with S winds 30 mph. Tuesday W 20+ft with SW winds 20+mph. Wed. W 15ft with SE winds 15-20mph. Thursday W 15ft with SE winds 15mph.

Had a visit from the Flounder yesterday….. although the good part of the visit, was that his wife came down with him.. made the morning “bearable”….. So….. got this from the Flounder, seems he took the time to do a sketch of me….. sort of scary…. we have it hanging on the wall behind the counter, to avoid making little kids cry…… and of course, he added the quote of the day……
Also got a chance to speak to Sandy today as well…… he is completely unplugged, but still pretty sore and groggy, with a fair amount of drugs still being injected……. but, at least he is on the road to recovery….. should be back at work at the shop in about 6 weeks or so….and in the water in about 10-12 weeks…. or so we hope!!! I have been passing along all the good wishes from all of you……

Cloudy and light rain today…. 52 the high. but, a few sunbreaks, like right now….. WSW 9ft @ 9sec’s building to 12/15ft by this evening. S winds light this morning , but supposed to pick up to 20mph later. high tide at 8:30a, low tide at 3:45p Protection from the south seems to be a good thing right now……
Friday W 12ft @ 13 sec’s dropping later in the day to 8-10ft with SW winds 20mph. Sat. WSW 6-7ft @ 13 sec’s with light S winds, cloudy and 63…. hight tide at 11a, low tide at 5:30p “the window”…. Sunday W 12-15ft @ 13 sec’s with S winds 15mph, cloudy and 55. Monday SW 15-20ft with S winds 25-30mph, rain and 50. Tuesday W 15ft with SW winds 15-20mph with clouds and 52. Wed. W 12-15ft with E winds 20mph.

Just got the water quality report for CB…. all good…… Surf today is sort of all over the place…. long lulls, where it almost goes flat, then some nice shoulder high, about 5-6ft, then the bombers…. 8-9ft start marching in………. WSW 6ft @ 13 sec’s building to 8ft later today. 7am high tide, 2:40p low tide. Light NE winds in the morning, turning SE later air temp was 41 , but should warm up to the high 60′s today. Sun is out……. Thursday W 8 @ 12 sec’s with light S winds. Friday SWS8ft with W winds 12mph. Sat. SW 7ft with S winds 8-10mph., Sunday SW 15ft with S winds 20mph. Monday SW 15-20ft with SW winds 20+mph. Tuesday SW 15+ft with S winds 20mph…..
Sandy is doing good, still pretty drugged up, but looks like he will surf in a couple months…..

Air temp was 36 up at the beach….. damn, I am getting sick and tired of the cold….. yes, I admit it, and have written it!! Gary, the pics you sent from S Cal were sweet…..screw you!! But, I am going to wait for the sun to warm things up to the high 40′s, and if we have no surprises, will go back …. high tide was at 5:40a, low tide at 1:20a, and the Bird is working the shop this morning…… W 6-7ft @ 10 sec’s with light N winds. Supposed to warm up the the moid 60′s today, just like yesterday afternoon….. Wed., W6ft @ 13 sec’s, but will build to about 8ft later in the day. with light NE winds. 7am high tide, and 2:40p low tide. Thursday WSW8ft in the am, building to 12ft by the afternoon. S winds 10+mph. Friday WSW 12ft in the am, dropping to about 8ft by the evening, SW winds 15-20mph. Saturday WSW 6 ft in the morning, building to 9ft in the afternoon. Light SE winds. Sunday WSW15ft with S winds 20+mph. Monday W 15ft with S winds 15+mph. As I write this, Sandy is in getting worked on…….. once I hear anything, I will let you know…..