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The Real Winter Wonderland: January in California

January was an amazing month for waves along California’s coastline. After what seemed like an eternity of flatness, the charts finally starting showing some color, and surfers shook the cobwebs off their boards and paddled out.

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Conner Coffin at Rincon. The lineup was mechanical perfection for days and gave plenty of time to set up and enjoy. After doing 15 turns on each wave Conner kept paddling out saying “that was fun.” Photo: Aroyan/lowtiderising.com


January was an amazing month for waves along California’s coastline. After what seemed like an eternity of flatness, the charts finally starting showing some color, and surfers shook the cobwebs off their boards and paddled out. These are some of my favorite moments from January.