I-Ocean Beach (noma nje “Ibhishi” kubantu bendawo) isemngceleni wedolobha laseSan Francisco kanye noLwandlekazi iPacific amamayela amathathu. I-Ocean Beach ikhefu lolwandle elisezingeni lomhlaba ngosuku lwayo eliduma phezu kwezigxobo zesihlabathi ezichazwe kahle kodwa ezinyakazayo. Lawa amanye amabhishi ahamba phambili emhlabeni, kodwa futhi anamandla kakhulu. Amagagasi lapha asindayo kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekugcineni, aphuka cishe amamitha ayi-100 enikeza imigodi ejulile, ewugqinsi, futhi ebandayo yama-barrel fiends. Uma ingabhodloki, iba nezindonga kahle ukuze ishintshe futhi ibaze inqwaba. Kunenqwaba yezingxenye zolwandle ongakhetha kuzo, futhi abantu bendawo bazovele babhekisele esigabeni njengegama lomgwaqo eliseduze nalo noma enye ingqopha-mlando ephawulekayo.
Izingozi lapha zihlanganisa imisinga esindayo (egqugquzelwa amagagasi agcwalisa futhi athulule umthamo omkhulu wamanzi asuka e-San Francisco Bay), ukubamba isikhathi eside, izindawo zokulala, inani elikhulu loshaka abamhlophe, namanzi aqandayo. Lokhu akulona ulwandle ongaluthatha kalula, ngo-2018 umtshuzi onolwazi wagwiliza lapha, futhi akuzona izindaba ezisekhasini lokuqala lapho umuntu ongeyena umtshuzi eshona lapha (kwenzeka okungenani kanye ngonyaka, ngokuvamile ngaphezulu). Igagasi liphatha noma yibuphi usayizi, livele liqhume liqhubeke. Qaphela ukuthi i-paddle out iyinganekwane, futhi ngokuvamile iyisici esikhawulela izixuku ngezinsuku ezinkulu.
Yiziphi izimo ezingcono kakhulu zokuntweza e-Ocean Beach?
I-Ocean Beach ibamba ukuvuvukala okuncane kusukela okhalweni kuya phezulu kuye kunoma yimuphi usayizi. Izisetshenziswa zincike kusayizi kanye nemvelo yokukhukhumala: amabhodi amade, amabhodi amafushane, ama-step-up, nezibhamu kuzosebenza ngakunye ngosuku olufanele lapha. Ngokufanayo, abasaqalayo bangathola okuthile lapha ngezinsuku ezincane kodwa kufanele bakushiyele kubasubathi abaphakathi, abathuthukile, nabachwepheshile uma iba nkulu. I-Ocean Beach iwuzibuthe okhukhumele futhi ayiguquguquki (7/10). Ulwandle lude kangangokuthi kuyohlale kunesiqongo esingaminyene, ngisho nangezinsuku ezincane (4/10). Ezinsukwini ezinkulu izixuku azikhathazeki. Imimoya engcono kakhulu iwukuhewula ogwini oluvela eMpumalanga, evame kakhulu ekwindla. Ukukhukhumala okungcono kakhulu yi-West and Northwest groundswells. Ibhishi lisebenza kuwo wonke amagagasi, kodwa igagasi eliwela phansi kufanele likhulise umgodi.
Sincoma ukugqoka i-wetsuit engu-4/3 ehlobo lapho izinga lokushisa lamanzi likhuphuka lifika cishe ku-14 degrees. Ebusika i-5/4 ingcono kakhulu lapho izinga lokushisa lamanzi lehla lifika cishe ku-11 degrees. Bona ishadi lezinga lokushisa elingezansi ukuze uthole idatha eyengeziwe kulokhu.