Christmas Surfside
Surfing on Christmas is becoming something of a tradition for Chris and me. As it should. At two years, we’re still a relatively new relationship navigating through both of our families’ Christmas timelines. It’s important to remember to take the time on Christmas to do something for ourselves. Last year we broke away to Surfside to try out the new paddleboard Chris bought me, and this year we snuck out to spend a bit of Christmas Surfside again before heading back in time for Christmas dinner at my mother’s house. Honestly, it seemed more like spring than winter out there! Not that I’m complaining. Last year I only went out…
October Surfside
Is surfing season back yet? Things might be looking up for this October Surfside. When most people think of going to the beach, and even surfing, they usually imagine a balmy paradise. But as people who surf know, the best waves come in with the cooler temperatures. The warm summer doldrums yield mostly flat water, especially in the Gulf, and even more so this year. This past weekend marked the first time in weeks that it was worth going out on, and Surfside had some nice long gentle waves all day waiting for me to paddle out through. Since it’s still pretty early for fall, the water wasn’t cold enough…
November Surf
As the days get shorter, the waves get longer. This was one of the best days in a long while. When we first arrived at the beach, the waves were too big and fast to ride, but then they died down and cleaned up a little bit.
Big Surf
Are these waves even real? Is this even Texas? The answer is yes. Texas waves ftw.
Dog Days, Golden Surf
It’s officially August, and the dog days of summer are here. These are the hot sultry, lazy days. The beach landscape is filled with vibrant blue and bleached white everything from cloudless skies, but on most days the sunny lows make the wind and surf as listless as everything else. When an unexpected offshore wind popped up last weekend, we headed down. The surf was chunky, choppy, and unforgiving, but it was nice to get out and get stoked for a bit. I caught a few really solid waves before my board popped me in the eye and I decided to take a break. It almost goes without saying that…
