Monthly Archives: July 2012

Live Surf Report and Photos from Shikoku!!! UP now!

1-2 hours ago surf photos from Shikoku! good waves, good friends, good surfing, good barrels, good everything!!! this was this morning. i surfed 2x. going back out now!!! enjoy this hot surfing day in japan.
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it’s good to see Mar Ohno. this is japan’s superstar that made it to the international level. super nice, super humble, and super good surfer!
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Akila Shindou came from shonan this morning. a really smart thing to do because this is the best spot in japan on this july 31st day.
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it was good to see Mikala Jones and Jun Jo here this morning too. 2 cool hawaiians enjoying the culture and waves.
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super happy to see go-naminori blogger and mentawai boat member Ayaka Suzuki. she just came too. great timing!
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Kenta Hayashi had the barrel of the morning. took off in a thick barrel, disappeared, and came out 6 seconds later. hope to get one of these later.
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Kairi Noro asked me today how big the waves were. i told him 3-4′. this wave looks like 10′ for him. haha.
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i came here with 2 surfboards. now i have 5 in my car. Matchi always taking care of his riders. a magic board can change your life.
anyway, it’s hot and i’m sweating in this car posting these photos because i know everybody wants to see them. the waves are super good and i’m super glad i came here. i’m going to go back out and surf for my third time. then eat lunch, then back out again. have a wonderful day and will be back with much more photos. shoots brah!!!

Dream Session!

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OMG!!!! Waves are perfect!
3-5′ and epic!
Going for round 2!

July 31, 2012 Japan Surf Report

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Good morning 4:30am from Shikoku.
Waves head high with sometimes overhead sets.
Long rights sometimes barrel.
Swell coming up.
Wind offshore.
Clear sky.
Surf all day!
Have a wonderful day!