Samoan Surf Report For Week 34 From Sa'moana Resort

WEEKLY REPORTS for 2008

Report No: 33-08
Period: Monday 18th to Sunday 24th August 08

Once again another warm and sunny week in Samoa.

Monday. High tide 7:30am First stop was at Pebbles which was a little funky in the medium size swell with some great barrels scored before the call to move onto a more user friendly option. So Coco’s was it with solid double overhead sets rolling through. As the wind came up and the tide dropped out they moved down to Boulders to finish off the day. Being nicely protected from the wind some nice clean waves were coming through on the sets at close to double overhead.

Tuesday. High tide 8:12am An early morning boat back at Coconuts was the first stop. The swell had dropped considerably but was still solid at head and a half. The wind came up fairly early so they moved back to Pebbles which is offshore in the SE winds, and was its hollow self throwing out barrels however sets tended to be inconsistent on the dropping swell.

Wednesday. High tide 9am Strong winds and rough seas meant no boat trip for today. Instead a few waves were had down at Village Lefts but with the strong SE winds and the swell from the SW (VL is best on a SE swell) meant trying conditions.

Thursday. High tide 9:56am The winds had dropped overnight and the morning boat trip to Inside Siumu was clean and about head high with some fun sections, perfect for smashing out a turn. Second stop was Pebbles where shoulder high barrels were pushing into the strong ESE offshores.

Friday. High tide 11:03am Wakas was the focus today but strong ESE winds made a mess of the shoulder high sets. Some nice looking waves were spied at Village Lefts on the way home and a fun session in the head high sets proving sometimes you don’t need to go far to score good waves.

Saturday. High tide 12:21pm A late morning surf at Village Lefts in the rising S swell with some solid head and a half to double over head sets coming through. Some good waves were scored and a close out section made for challenging conditions and wave selection important. With the swell building an afternoon trip to Boulders was the call where classic overhead barrels were scored in what was undoubtedly the session of the week, and all the guys came back frothing and telling those of us who didn’t go how good it was.

Sunday. High tide 1:37pm Stoked on yesterdays surf a return to boulders was on the cards for Sunday morning. Unfortunately the swell had dropped overnight making for a slow session with a long wait for the set waves. On the tide they headed back at Pebbles which was throwing out some super quick barrels in the strong offshore conditions. It wasn’t the easiest place to surf but the crew managed to tame the beast with some late take offs and nice barrel riding skill.

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