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The south did indeed come through. Thigh-high windswell mushiness. But breaking about 30 meters out. I'm going to go out for a bit after lunch.

What the f*&% is this? A tiny south bump coming through over the next few days? In February? This season continues to be terrible. This south isn't going to do anything really but make some mushiness in Dadonghai. But it should be ridable for a few days. I hope. I don't know anymore. Sick of having to talk about seeing garbage on the horizon!

Longer term, we can look for... nothing really! Longboard waves at Houhai. This is good for my training though, no temptation to go surfing instead of do my traithlong training. Half iron is on March 14th, so less than five weeks away!

This morning was fun up in RYW we've heard. Not much going on for the next week I'm afrai to say. Small waves in Houhai.

Not sure how yesterday was. There was a NE bump, and I'm curious as to whether it got the east coast point breaks working. From looking at the forecasts, it looks like there isn't much left for the next few days. Another bump coming through by Thursday. We'll keep an eye on it.

I was clipped by a car when out on a bike ride yesterday. Ending up rolling pretty well when I fell off so I didn't get hurt too badly besides a bruised elbow. Thankfully I was wearing my helmet. My head definitely hit the pavement during my roll. I'd probably be in the hospital now if I hadn't been wearing the helmet.

Wow, a little bump coming through Dadonghai! Only about thigh-high, but breaking far enough out to make for some fun longboard rides. I'm going to take the SUP out in a minute.

Our best bet for action on the east coast comes on Saturday. Here is what Magic Seaweed is calling for by Saturday. Probably in the chest-high range. It'll fade quickly - not too much left over for Sunday.

Wow that was a ton of fun. Spent the last three days up at RYW, with a bunch of friends from out of town, all down for the swell. A motley crew of foreigners spending the weekend together up in a Hainan shanty town, like some kind of retreat for the odd. I got a ton of great footage, so look forward to that coming soon.

Today should still be pumping up there. Tomorrow will fade a bit, and by Wednesday it should be pretty tiny. But we've got another NE coming in by Friday. Look for another fun weekend. After a warm El Nino winter so far, we are starting to see the NE swells behave like they are supposed to, coming down the east coast to China, then moving west across the South China Sea over towards us.

The boys say that it's pretty good up the coast now, at a little bit overhead and super clean. The best we've had so far this season possibly. I'm going to head up tonight with Nate and get on it eary tomorrow. It is finally turning on for a bit. It looks like it actually might drop a little bit tomorrow before it turns back on Saturday. A good three or four days of surf coming up. Enjoy it while we can!

Okay, something to get a bit excited about. We've got another swell coming in, should be good to go by later tomorrow (Tuesday). We've got a bit more size than last week's mini event, and some more staying power too. Looks like around three or four days of at least chest-high surf. It's pretty damn pathetic, but this could easily be one of the better swells of the season.

Ah I am in a very good mood, Had a fun session earlier today on some nice lefts with really good shape. Only about rib-high on the sets, but after the surf we've had recently, that's enough to get one pretty stoked. This was the second session I've had with my new Blair 6'2 quad. Super nice board, the dimension are quite good for me.

The swell will drop quite a bit overnight and not be too much left for tomorrow. But it looks like by Tuesday we will have an even better sized swell coming through. Still nothing amazing (probably not much bigger than shoulder-high), but we will take it. Stupid El Nino crap season.

We are looking pretty good for tomorrow, with an 8 foot swell coming in. Not all that big of course, but it should be at least enough to get chest-high up the coast. Some of the boys went up today already, but they aren't answering their phones so it must be okay.

Here's what Magic Seaweed says for tomorrow. Looking forward to it. I've dropped a ton of weight from my triathlon training so I reckon I should really be able to feel the difference tomorrow.

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