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Black Gold

With brilliant winter light and offshore winds, Blacks and other Southern Californian gems produced perfect surf for nearly two weeks.

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The waves were fun, not as big as the surf at west and northwest exposed breaks, but with lots of zippy, shifting peaks scattered over a large area with lots of waves to ride for the hungry crowd. Shane Steelman snags a beauty in the evening light. Photo: Chuck Schmid/Surf-Shot.com