series cruzadas
English translation: combination swells/swells from different directions
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|  Selected response from: Marie Wilson Spain Local time: 01:24 | ||||||
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| 3 +1 | combination swells/swells from different directions |
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double-ups Explanation: Este enlace describe y muestra los tipos de olas para surfear: http://guidetropical.com/blog/types-of-surfing-waves/ También se les llama humpback según este enlace: https://www.wavetribe.com/blogs/surfboards-waves/glossary-of... Tal y como dice parte del contexto, las series cruzadas se recomiendan para surfeadores experimentados y no para principiantes (ver primer enlace en double-ups). |
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peer agreement (net): +1combination swells/swells from different directions Explanation: Explanation in Spanish: Dos swells distintos pueden llegar a una costa Ej. MDF1 Dir 270 (W) y el otro MDF2 Dir 225 (SW), y puede que aparezcan series cruzadas, es decir estas surfeando y cada cierto tiempo viene una serie con una dirección diferente. En sitios con mucho ‘fetch’ como Hawaii suele ocurrir esto con cierta frecuencia. http://blogs.diariosur.es/surf/2009/11/29/el-viaje-las-olas/ The Stand-Up Paddler's Guide to Southern California: Paddling, ... https://books.google.es/books?isbn=089732482X ...the best shape, however, will be found during combination swells (concurrent swells from different directions, conditions that will make the surf peaky... WINTER ESCAPES: MEXICO | Surf Europe https://surfeuropemag.com/magazine/winter-escapes-mexico/ Oct 29, 2012 - ... can offer those magic 'combination' swells that beachbreaks love SURF | Tropical Beach Resort tropicalbeachresort.com/surf/ SURF. The geography of the West Sumbawa region enables the spots to pick up swells from different directions, generating waves all year round. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 hrs (2018-08-29 20:34:39 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- A more popular term for combination swells is combo swell, and gets more hits: Combo Swell A combination of swells from varying directions, which will create peaky and crossed up conditions as the waves merge together. Combo swells are great for most beachbreaks but break up the perfect lines at most reef and point breaks. Fall - This is my personal favorite time of year for surf in California. After September rolls by, the weekend crowds leave and the tourists all seem to vanish. The lineups are more empty and the waves pump with swells from the south and north - we call these "combo swells." https://californiasurfexperience.com/blogs/news/best-time-to... A Surfer's Guide to Encinitas, California - Lush Palm https://lushpalm.com/city-guide-encinitas-surf/ Southwest swells, northwest swells, combo swells, you name it, there's usually something to surf here any time of year. |
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