Surf play L3

Full Name: Ken Sund
Activity Title: Surf play L3
Date of Activity: 4/19/2024
Narrative: Take advantage of small swell and mostly favorable conditions to work on your comfort, skill and self rescue techniques in ocean waves. Tide will start ebbing after 10:30 AM. We will assess where to collectively work on skills. Paddlers should be comfortable swimming with their boats in dynamic water and self rescue techniques. wear a drysuit that doesn't leak too much. We will assess our conditions and after playing awhile in surf then decide if we want to go beyond the surf break. Paddlers who have taken Bill Vonnegut's surf classes and have experience in surf or surfing should be fine with this practice. This is not a class.
If another TO wants to help me with this, we can expand the quantity of paddlers. Let me know soon. Don't automatically sign up only to bail out just before the date.
Meeting Time: 8:00:00 AM
Launch Time: 8:30:00 AM
Type of activity: Paddle Trip
Put in: 2176 N. Three Rocks Rd. Otis, Oregon 97368
Take out: Same
Route Alternative for bad weather: None
Required equipment: Helmet
Minimum Immersion protection: Drysuit
Primary Organizer: Ken Sund
Co-Organizer(s): Joe Howell
Has organizer paddled here before? Yes
Has organizer led an OOPS paddle here before? Yes
Organizer's first aid and CPR current? Yes
First Aid /CPR Person: Ken Sund
Maximum number of paddlers: 4, Maybe more if I get more co organizers.
I certify that I understand and will conduct this activity in accordance with the OOPS Activity Policy: Yes
Estimated Air Temperature: 50s-60s
Estimated Water Temperature: Salmon river will be around 48, Ocean 52 degrees F.
Estimated Water Time (including breaks/lunch): 4.5 hours
Tide times & heights: Low: 1.5' at 4:30 AM, High: 5.7' at 10:20 AM, Low: .3' at 4:54 PM
Current information: 2 kts in visible river channel, varies in ocean. rip currents over sandbars.
Hazards:
Wind strength: Level 2: 7-12 knots (14 mph) – wind noticeably effects movement of paddle
Swell/Surf size: Level 3: Waves to 3', breaking waves to 2'
Sea state: Level 2: Waves up to armpit; light to moderate chop, scattered whitecaps
Landing types: Level 1: Frequent easy landing opportunities including gently sloping, sand, gravel or grass
Currents: Level 2: Mild currents (up to 2 knots): current increases / decreases group speed by half
Total distance: Level 2: 6 to 11 miles
Open crossing: Level 1: Less than 0.5 miles
Paddling Environment:
Overall rating: Level 3
Rating Comments: Forecast prediction on the coast is fickle and sometimes the doors to the sea open up and let us in. Other times many factors conspire to thwart our attempts to pass through the surf zone. Some paddlers may find my ratings too high and others too low.
Location: Salmon River mouth. 45 degrees 2.714 N, 124 degrees 2.811W   https://maps.app.goo.gl/puvyvBYv4ZihXXsu8
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COVID-19 Status of Trip: Participants of this trip may, or may not, be vaccinated for Covid-19
Tide Station: Salmon River