My modern equivalent to the Native American Rain Dance consists of a twitchy obsession with NOAA swell models and predictions and the UC San Diego Coastal Data Information Program (both concisely summarized by dive-celebrity Chuck Tribolet on his North Coast Sea Conditions at a Glance page), reassuring glances at the Fort Ross Tide Tables, Other Surf Forecasts, good old-fashioned Weather, plus an intuitive sense for how the view from the Golden Gate Bridge this morning fits all the other information.
At the moment, Saturday looks good.
It's a risk, driving a couple hours into the unknown, and we're always ready to call the whole thing off if we have a significant safety concern. The Pacific gets the final say. She is not to be trifled with.
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