Estero Bay Women on Water

Wind, white caps and 47 degree water means its spring time. At 8:00 AM, there were 20 surfers in the waves at Morro Rock, by 9:15 there were 2 surfers. Wind has been the main factor. Not all days are bad, just this weekend we had the Kite Festival. Many of the larger kites did not have enough wind to fly until 1:00 PM. There have been many days this past month and a half where I never took a shot, sometimes never getting out of my truck. On the the better days, I did get some of you girls and one “grom.

Keep a leash on it, Bob

Ian

Stella

Helen

Sydney

Monica

Julia

Michelina

Marie

Kelly

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Kennedy

Monica

Late September and early October turned out to be great weather!  Not quite “Indian summer,” but beautiful. The water is still 54-56°, with an occasional spike to nearly 60°, but only for a day or two.  3-4mm wet suits are still the norm.  Only the most hardy wear less.  A few new faces this issue and some you have seen before.

Keep a leash on it,     Bob

I think it was sometime in July that I saw the last sunny morning. Maybe this marine layer will give way to an “Indian summer.” We can always hope.

However, nothing stops a surfer from getting wet. Now for me… I gripe because of the lighting for the photos that I take of you.  I like a sunlit smile in a breaking wave. Here are some with sun and some with smiles from late August through September.

Keep a leash on it Bob

Item:  Later this month watch for “Geezers and Longboards.”  One of the only times you will see men on a website for women!

We still have a small south swell and surfers that will brave the 52 – 54 degree water of Estero Bay. Summer fog makes for poor photography most of the time,but we do get a brake once in a while when the sun pokes through.A few new faces and some you have seen before.It’s now August and I am not sure we will ever see a “spring suit.”

Keep a leash on it,      Bob

If it’s not foggy or windy it’s set waves that are “double over ankle”. But things can only improve. What the hell, it’s summer. 

Maybe I can do a piece on Bakersfield beach fashions or a centerfold beefcake surfer, after all, this is for women! 

We try to be an equal opportunity surf blog, from first timers to Alzheimer’s.

If you surf Estero Bay and are female, their is a good chance you will see yourself here.

Keep a leash on it, Bob