Steamers Lane is just about the most perfect right hand point break wave that I have ever seen. I can watch it all day long but have to get in for a slice of the fun for myself. Endless rights off the point which just go on and on and on and on. Fantastic. The waves are head high plus a bit more and there are steps down the cliff face so I can just paddle straight into the break. From here it is actually possible to surf it all the way to the beach about a 1km away, then get out and walk back along the cliff to the point and start again.
I got this picture of the back of the break from the Santa Cruz pier. You can see how it just keeps breaking off the point. Gorgeous.
As usual I am visited by nature as soon as I paddle out. I am beginning to feel like Dr Doolittle when a sea lion pops up next to me to bark at me a few times and then disappears back under the water. I notice that most of the wax I put on for my last session has rubbed off, which isn’t ideal, but it doesn’t matter because I catch a couple of waves in the quick hour I have available this morning and they are both absolute peaches.
The first place waves break is the point next to this lighthouse which is also the surfing museum. I catch two waves here carving them up into the next break called The Slot, then through Middle Peak and Indicators. The next break along is called Cowells after the street across the road and I dont quite make it through this section as the waves peter out but both rides are EPIC!!! So good in fact that I decide straight away to extend my stay here. Will definitely be hitting this wave twice, thrice or possibly more often than that, and will attach my camera next time to try and get some video footage. Awesome just awesome!
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