Sant Cruz, CA Surf Report: 5-7 Foot, Offshore, Pumping Its always nice to surf glass right after eating all your Halloween Candy, it gets you amped and ready hit the lip. My name is Parker Russell, the new Junior Intern here at SnowBrains. You may have seen my edits posted on SnowBrains. Today was not supposed to be ideal Santa Cruz, it was supposed to be 15mph onshore from the clearing storm. However, Santa Cruz decided to be perfect so the pumping 5-7ft waves.[…] Surf Parker Russell | November 1, 2014 2 Comments
Conditions Report: Santa Cruz, CA New Years Eve @ Steamer’s Lane Steamer’s Lane is one of the most famous places to surf in Santa Cruz. It is often where the Cold Water Classics comp goes down and is where a lot of surfing history has been made in Santa Cruz. It has gnarly waves, when it’s good, and is in a stunning setting right by the light house that looks over the Santa Cruz bay and the Beach Boardwalk. Tuesday evening (New Years eve) was gnarly. The waves were BIG, the swell was consistent, the tide […] Conditions Report Bevan Waite | January 2, 2014 0 Comments
Santa Cruz, CA Conditions Report: 3-4 ft. @ Pleasure Point Yesterday With the holidays in full swing and Christmas only a few days away most people are running around trying to tie up and loose ends to make the holiday complete. While those of us here at swell brains have that somewhere in our mind our focus and energy is still directed toward the pursuit of our true happiness. This is achieved by pursuing our passions. While my focus of as of lately, outside of school, has been all things ski related, […] Conditions Report Ryan Mulcahy | December 23, 2013 2 Comments
Swell Saturdays: Amazing Aerial Footage of Surfing Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz, CA This footage was shot on July 21st, 2013 from a remote control DJI Phantom quadcopter mounted with a GoPro at Steamer Lane, Santa Cruz, CA. ย Itโs very cool to see what Steamer looks like from the sky. ย This guy is good with the heli. ย Heโs able to follow a few rides and get some great shots. We need to get […] Surf SwellBrains | August 31, 2013 1 Comment
Fake Shark Attack Warnings Posted in Santa Cruz, CA Yesterday This is genius, really. ย A rare south summer swell is coming. ย Itโs gonna be a sunny week. ย Santa Cruz is going to be facing just the right direction to plentifully harvest the swell. ย This winds are down. ย Everything is lining up perfect for a killer surf week in Santa Cruz, CA… except for the crowds. ย School is out, summer is […] Surf Miles Clark | June 7, 2013 4 Comments