Blame Surfline.
Surfers around the globe were treated to a “super swell” during the almost wrapped week. A “pumping” south lashed French Polynesia, the Hawaiian Islands, even California with powerful waves and much fun though smiles turned into frowns when the realization sunk in that leading surf forecaster Surfline, official partner of the World Surf League, had officially dubbed the event “Code Red II.”
The original “Code Red” swell occurred in 2011 but even then the moniker seemed… unimaginative. This second time around it feels downright stupid.
David Lee Scales and I discussed, anyhow, on today’s chat and he brought up the wonderful point that serial killers never have banal names.
Jack the Ripper, The Nightstalker, The Zodiac Killer, The Grim Sleeper, Dr. Death, John Wayne Gacy Jr. etc.
The list goes on and on and on and how do malevolent psychopaths get to carry such poetry while super swells are forced to stagger under the weight of dumb?
It is obviously Surfline’s fault and we must do better to coin a name for the next one before those bromidic bros get their way.
David Lee and I also kicked around the idea of steel trap memories, as they relate to Kelly Slater
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quite the contrary to The DIrt starring Motley Crue…which is really getting weird!
several issues there…but not now…
existentialitis!
happy hour material?
my small coastline is secure! tonight…
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While beachgrit discussed forecasting swellnet discusses surf news, swapover day? BG I just want a poorly & unprofessionally written version of this please:
https://www.swellnet.com/ne…
I’ll listen to it later
Seal of approval
from the bar!
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All I see is the lower shelf Patron, where is the good tequila?
clean-up on areolas, 6:00.
Not familiar with that tequila
its a panty-dropping, titty-twister…only available after 6:00PM
its a scam..royally!
Harry Bryant looks a bit depressed on the left.
Who wouldn’t, when your drinking parter is Angela Merkel.
or JMD?
bought a lens…Harry Stiles? https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx….
Nugget?
come again?
well. am watching my daughters wading in the keyhole, gearing up to paddle out at snappers. video camera in hand…very nervous! surflinedad, jenn.
As I was taking off my wetsuit at Doheny Tues night a girl parked next to me asked if it was crowded and was it as good as Monday. Yep, it was almost as good, not Code Red good, but it was crowded as fuck and I wasn’t into the fight so I watched after an hour of chaos…If only I had known it was a Code Red event created by Erik(the Okie running WSL) and the folks at Surfline, she might have headed back to Onofre where she surfed Monday night
u2 could shack up/
Less than half my age, likely not into fat old guys and Hey Nineteen comes to mind. Speaking of half, my wife would take half! HMMMM, something to ponder BUT she related to my oldest, the young corporate surf dude
So you also put on a wetsuit and randomly hang in the carpark, hoping women half your age will talk to you? That was just an East Coast move we did.
So! You forgot hitting the showers to look WET…
Now that I think about it, maybe the youngster was hanging in the parking lot, pretending to be a surfer girl but is actually looking for a sugar daddy…it’s all so confusing these days
Red is so fashion !
Just as long as they provide the swell direction, bouy reading, interval, and size, who cares if the swell is named?
I always thought “Code Brown” would make more sense?
Ignorance knows no bounds. And in this case the ignorance is as big as a huge zit on a teenager’s face. Fail…
“________________.” Party Pete, a commentariat turns its lonely eyes to you…
Surfline PM forecast 07/21…..Code Orange Mission Bay 8-10ft shore break Tower 7….crrrrrr…crrrrrr use caution 1-Adam12
doheny was awesome! really/
Outer and outer outer reef was impressive to watch, consistent 6 plus Monday night, 4-6 Tues. Not for the fat old guys…leave it to the youngsters and the groms who were ripping.
When you consider the amount time, effort, emails, teams, the collaboration back and forth between Surfline and the WSL to decide how best to package and “sell” this swell event and the best of the best agree to go with-
Code Red 2.
Brilliant, creative, inventive minds at work there!
freak flag flying…country rocks…
How can you do it, Chas ?
Week after week of sitting down to talk crap with Mrs Scales ?
I mean, I could understand if you were both in a bar and she was buying but you’re not …
It’s not all beer and skittles being in surf, is it ? Hard yards.
I worry about the environmental cost of producing something no one consumes.
David’s classic So Cal unbridled enthusiasm can be a bit grating , at least Chas has a good cynical approach ,maybe his formative years in the “jungles of New Guinea” helped with a more realistic take on the world?
That conversation and outrage about the dropping in on a “local” re french guys kid in the Ments was a good example of this .
Papau Ratso.
The Code Red was actually for the number of surfers in the lineup during the 3 or 4 days it hit California. But it appears most behaved and handled the shitshow of humanity with a decorum Surfline Man can be proud of