PERFECT SURFING WEATHER WINTRY WAVES GRAB SURFERS' IMAGINATIONS.Byline: Daily News VENTURA - The week's stormy storm·y adj. storm·i·er, storm·i·est 1. Subject to, characterized by, or affected by storms; tempestuous. 2. weather lured surfers to the sea Tuesday to check out the waves rising along the Ventura coast. At the Ventura Pier, lifeguards reported 3- to 6-foot waves - average for this time of year - but not the 8- to 10-foot crest that hit Monday and that was expected to stay. Lifeguards cautioned novices against diving in, saying the wintry win·try also win·ter·y adj. win·tri·er also win·ter·i·er, win·tri·est also win·ter·i·est 1. Belonging to or characteristic of winter; cold. 2. conditions create rough waters that are no place for those just learning to surf. ``This isn't a good time of year to learn,'' said lifeguard Jack Futoran. ``The ocean is really powerful.'' Lifeguards also reported chilly waters, about 55 degrees, that might have discouraged some would-be surfers. ``There weren't actually a lot of people in the water,'' said Futoran. ``Usually there are people who want to try.'' Further up the coast at the well-known Rincon Beach, surfers braved the weather and the currents to ride the waves. Impressive waves, though, can mean rough waters beneath. ``Generally when the waves get big, only well-experienced surfers should be out in the water,'' Futoran said. ``An individual has to be a strong swimmer and a good waterman to excel.'' Despite surfers' enthusiasm for the waves, Ventura County Environmental Health Division officials advised the public to avoid ocean water at all Ventura County beaches because bacteria from storm runoff Runoff The procedure of printing the end-of-day prices for every stock on an exchange onto ticker tape. Notes: If the "tape is late" then it can take a long time to print off all the closing prices. might pose health risks. The health advisory remains in effect until 72 hours after the rainfall ends. ``I've been telling people not to get in the water because of all the runoff,'' said Futoran. CAPTION(S): 5 photos Photo: (1 -- color) A curious onlooker uses binoculars binoculars Optical instrument for providing a magnified view of distant objects, consisting of two similar telescopes, one for each eye, mounted on a single frame. In most binoculars, each telescope has two prisms, which reinvert the inverted image provided by the eyepiece to view the surf action along the Ventura County coast. (2 -- color) Surfers come from all over to experience Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, winter waves, especially those on the Rincon, a surfing spot famed the world over. Matt Keenan of New Jersey sends up a spray of water as he defies the waves. (3 -- color) There's an element of danger in challenging the waves in search of that perfect ride, every surfer's dream. But the large surf doesn't keep this surfer from taking to the water. (4 -- color) A surfer goes one way, the board goes another. But with a board tethered Attached to a data or power source by wire or fiber. Contrast with untethered. to an ankle, the two reunite re·u·nite tr. & intr.v. re·u·nit·ed, re·u·nit·ing, re·u·nites To bring or come together again. reunite Verb [-niting, -nited at the surf line The point offshore where waves and swells are affected by the underwater surface and become breakers. See also breaker. . (5 -- color) A surfer walks along the shore past what look like napping surfboards, exhausted by riding the waves. Andy Holzman/Staff Photographer |
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